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MAYOR'S NEWSLINE

January 2009

Offices: 222 West State St.
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
609-695-3481 Fax 695-0151
E-Mail mdarcy@njslom.com
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IMPORTANT EVENTS
For contributions to the Mayors’ Newsline, please contact Karen E. Venditti, CMP, Editor at kvenditti@njslom.com or (609) 695-3481, ext. 118

Jan 14	17th Annual Mayors Legislative Day in Trenton
Jan 24	“Newly Elected and Reelected Officials Orientation” at Jersey City
Feb 7	“Newly Elected and Reelected Officials Orientation” at Mt. Laurel
Feb 12	“Fraud and Forensic Accounting” at West Windsor

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
	Seminars for Newly and Re-elected Officials
	NJLM Helps Mayors Access Leaders
	2009 Legislative Priorities
	Digital Access to 93rd Conference Info

FROM THE PRESIDENT
By Timothy McDonough, Mayor, Hope

At our December meeting your Executive Board (see list at bottom of this page) authorized the creation of three new committees to focus on emergent issues important to all New Jersey Municipalities. These new committees include: the 2010 Municipal Census Awareness Committee , chaired by Mayor Randy Brown, Evesham; the Mayors ' Educational Policy Study Committee, chaired by Mayor Jun Choi, Edison; and the Municipal Emergency Management Preparedness Task Force, chaired by Mayor Chuck Chiarello, Buena Vista.

I thank Mayors Chiarello, Choi and Brown for accepting the leadership of these three committees, and addressing these important issues. But we can't expect them to do it alone. If you are interested in serving on any of these committees, please contact Bill Dressel at the League office extension 122.

Please make a note of the following important date change. The Mayors Legislative Day has been changed to Wednesday January 14. It will be held in the State House Annex, Committee Room 6, room 106. This is a different date and location from early announcements so please check your calendar. This important event will include presentations from the Administration and Legislative Leadership as well as inductions to the Elected Officials Hall of Fame. Details and registration forms are on the League web site calendar. I hope to see you there.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

OFFICERS

TIMOTHY C. McDONOUGH, President; Mayor, Hope
JAMES ANZALDI, 1st Vice President; Mayor, Clifton
LOUISE CURREY WILSON, 2nd Vice President;
Committee-woman, Montgomery
DANIEL CORONATO, 3rd Vice President;
Deputy Mayor, Hampton Twp.

Members of the Board:

CORY BOOKER (Ex-Officio)
   Mayor, Newark City
ROBERT L. BOWSER,
   Mayor, East Orange City
SHARON Robinson-BRIGGS
   Mayor, Plainfield City
RANDY BROWN
   Mayor, Evesham Township

CHUCK CHIARELLO
   Mayor, Buena Vista Township
GIUSEPPE “JOE” CHILA
  Mayor, Woolwich Township
JOHN DEAN DeRIENZO
   Mayor, Haworth Borough
FRANK J. DRUETZLER
   Mayor, Morris Plains Borough
MICHAEL FRESSOLA
   Mayor, Manchester Township
JERRAMIAH HEALY
  Mayor, Jersey City
WILLIAM MILLER
  Committeeman, Pilesgrove
JANICE S. MIRONOV
   Mayor, East Windsor Township
CAROL MUSSO
   Mayor, Deerfield
ARTHUR R. ONDISH
   Mayor, Mount Arlington Borough

GARY PASSANANTE
  Mayor, Somerdale Borough
RONALD SWOREN
  Mayor, Frenchtown
GERALD J. TARANTOLO
  Mayor, Eatontown Borough
JOSEPH TEMPESTA, JR.
  Mayor, West Caldwell Township
JANET W. TUCCI
  Mayor, West Long Branch Borough
BRIAN C. WAHLER
   Mayor, Piscataway Township
SUZANNE M. WALTERS
   Mayor, Stone Harbor Borough
RUDOLPH J. WENZEL, JR.       Mayor, Washington Township (Bergen)

Executive Staff
WILLIAM G. DRESSEL, Jr.
Executive Director
Michael J. Darcy, CAE,
Asst. Executive Director

SEMINAR FOR NEWLY ELECTED AND
RE-ELECTED OFFICIALS
-Contact Karen Venditti ext.118 or www.njslom.org

Every year the League offers this important program in two locations throughout the state to help serve the needs of municipal officials who are new to their positions or want a timely update on issues. Each seminar includes a special luncheon open forum discussion designed to specifically update and answer questions from newly elected officials. Attend these programs and get the information and answers you need about your new responsibilities. See page one of this newsline for two locations.

NEW DATE 17TH ANNUAL
MAYORS LEGISLATIVE DAY
-Contact Karen Venditti ext. 118 or www.njslom.org

NOTE THE NEW DATE for the 17th Annual Mayors Legislative Day to be held January 14 at the State House Annex in Trenton. This is a great way to kick off your administration by hearing about the State’s legislative agenda from the Governor, Administration officials and key members of the Senate and Assembly. There will also be the notable Elected Officials Hall of Fame induction.

NEW LOOK FOR NJSLOM.ORG
-Contact Bill Dressel BDressel@njslom.org

The NJLM web site has been redesigned with a new front page and a video statement by Bill Dressel. Please visit and send your thoughts on how the site can be made more helpful for municipal officials

NJLM 2009 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
http://www.njslom.org/legpriorities.html

The problems that we face cannot, for the most part, be easily divided into State issues and local concerns. Public servants at all levels of government must cooperate, in order to achieve progress on any of these long, hard walks. Let’s not waste our precious time and our potent energies on deciding who is to blame for the difficulties that face our State. Instead, we should focus on sustainable solution

NJLM HELPS MAYORS
ACCESS THE LEADERS
-Contact Bill Dressel extn 122 or BDressel@njslom.com

If you need help accessing state leaders and agencies contact the League. Your staff in Trenton interact daily will all State leaders and agencies and regularly facilitates mayors’ communication in our Capitol.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE DIGITAL ACCESS
- Visit the League web site
http://www.njslom.org/93rdconf/93rd-conf-main.html

You and your staff can followup on information from the Annual Conference with digital files available on the web. Download available PDF’s of the presentations and copies of NJLM resolutions. Order audio recordings and MP3 discs of the live presentations. See details on exhibits. And much more!

NJLM PAST PRESIDENT OFFICIALLY
NAMED MAYOR EMERITUS

In June, Manasquan passed a resolution officially awarding the title of Mayor Emeritus to NJLM Past President John Winterstella. Part of his official duties will be to represent Manasquan at meetings of NJLM, NLC and Monmouth Coastal Watershed Partnership

2009 MUNICIPAL DIRECTORY ON DISK

This handy guide contains the names, mailing addresses, email addresses (clerks only) and phone numbers of all 566 New Jersey municipalities, the mayors, clerks, engineers, attorneys, managers and administrators. Now available as either a printed booklet or in its electronic version on CD (available for Windows operating system only. This is a read only file, NOT a data file). Get the order form on line at http://www.njslom.org/2009-Miunicipal-Directory-orderform.pdf

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