Mayor & Council held their annual Re-Organization Meeting on January 5, 2012. The official public oaths of office given to 1st Ward Councilman Andrew Casais, 2nd Ward Councilman Marc Caswell, and Councilman-At-Large Carl Hokanson. Appointed 1st Ward Councilman Eugene Meola gave his farewell address after serving 87 days when he filled the vacancy caused by the resignation of Larry Dinardo last year.

The mayor gave his annual address which included his request for council to seriously consider having a town-wide revaluation.  For the third year in a row, councilman Modesto Miranda was appointed as Council President.

Resolutions that were passed introduced a new Borough Attorney (Richard Huxford) and a new Tax Assessor (Gail Scaglione).

Along with the first 35 resolutions that were passed by unanimous council vote, the appointments of council committees as well as other board and committees were publicly announced. Councilman Miranda was the only council representative who retained the same three (3) committees as last year; Public Safety Chair, Police, and Code Enforcement.  In 2011 Mayor Accardi appointed each senior council representative to a chairmanship position but this year, 2nd Ward Councilman Marc Caswell was given a chair in place of  Councilman-At-Large Councilman Carl Hokanson – the more senior council representative of the two.

A full list of this year’s council committees is listed below:

	Marc Caswell	Andrew Casais	Carl Hokanson	Modesto Miranda	Tanya Torres	Michael Yakubov
Public Safety Chair				X
Police				X
Fire					X
1st Aid	X
Municipal Services Chair	X
DPW	X
Construction & Transportation			X
Code Enforcement				X
Finance & Administration Chair					X
Municipal Budget & Finance						X
Public Buildings & Facilities		X
Commerce					X
Public Services & Administration Chair						X
Technology		X
Human Resources						X
Legislative			X

The appointments of committees had some changes this year which included the removal of all “Alternate Council Member” positions,. Additionally all Community Center Committee posts have been changed to one-year terms, there is only one (1) Alternate instead of three (3) for the Morses Creek Flood Control Commission, and the Community Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA) has been re-named the Municipal Alliance Committee.

There are positions which still hold vacancies which are open to residents. For more information, please read the article “2012 Volunteer Committee Positions Available” (link). Below is a list of positions appointed in 2012:

2012 FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS

Position	Person	Term
Fire Chief	Joseph Signorello	3-year
Deputy Fire Chief, Central	Mark Jaskula	1-year
Deputy Fire Chief, Lorraine	Patrick White	1-year
Deputy Fire Chief, Faitoute	Ray Parenteau	1-year
Captain, Central	Neal Iaccarino	1-year
Captain, Lorraine	Scott Fuller	1-year
Captain, Faitoute	Raymond Kutera	1-year
Lieutenant, Central	Steve Thompson	1-year
Lieutenant, Lorraine	Patrick Wirkus	1-year
Lieutenant, Faitoute	Dennis Sisnetsky	1-year
Engineer Ladder 2, Central	Tom Gamaro	1-year
Engineer Engine 1, Lorraine	Mike Tevnan	1-year
Engineer Engine 3, Faitoute	Joseph Gribbon	1-year
Engineer Ladder 2, Central	Dan Norris	1-year
Engineer Engine 9, Lorraine	Jimmy Smith	1-year
Engineer Engine 4, Faitoute	John Gura	1-year
Engineer Engine 5, Faitoute	Mike Policastro	1-year

2012 FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU

Position	Person	Term
Arson Investigator	Mark Jaskula	1-year
Chief Inspector	Jeff Bonner	1-year

2012 BOARD OF HEALTH

Position	Person	Term
Commissioner	Carole Lang	3-year
Commissioner	Linda Greer	3-year
Council Representative	Carl Hokanson	1-year

2012 COMMUNITY CENTER COMMITTEE

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member (Youth)	Halisa Gjokaj	1-year
Committee Member	Barbara Goss	1-year
Committee Member	Carl Pluchino	1-year
Committee Member	Vincent Paoella	1-year
Committee Member (Senior Citizen Representative)	Eva Boyko	1-year
Committee Member Library Representative)	Elisa Miranda	1-year
Committee Member (Board Of Education Representative)	Anthony Trezza	1-year
Council Representative	Marc Caswell	1-year
Alternate Council Representative	Modesto Miranda	1-year

2012 JOINT SEWER REPRESENTATIVE

Position	Person	Term
Representative	VACANT	1-year
Alternate Representative	VACANT	1-year

2012 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Alex Balaban	5-year
Council Representative	Michael Yakubov	1-year

2012 MORSES CREEK FLOOD CONTROL

Position	Person	Term
Commission Alternate	Jeff Imperiale	1-year
Council Representative	Modesto Miranda	1-year

2012 POLICE DOCTOR / PANEL PHYSICIAN

Position	Selection	Term
Police Doctor / Panel Physician	Multi-Care, Inc.	1-year

2012 RECREATION COMMITTEE

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Elaine Weaver	4-year
Committee Member	Richard Graves	4-year
Committee Member	John Kennedy	2-year
Committee Member	Gary Bundy	1-year
Ad hoc Liaison (Basketball)	Ed Fahoury	1-year
Ad hoc Liaison (Soccer)	Anthony Trezza	1-year
Ad hoc Liaison (Wrestling)	Sam Appello	1-year
Committee Member (Senior Citizen Representative)	Eva Boyko	1-year
Committee Member Library Representative)	Elisa Miranda	1-year
Council Representative	Tanya Torres	1-year

2012 AD HOC ARTS COUNCIL (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Leona Seufert	1-year
Committee Member	Pico Reinoso	1-year
Committee Member	Thos Shipley	1-year
Committee Member	Diane Kurz	1-year
Council Liaison	Marc Caswell	1-year

2012 CHAIR OF AD HOC TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE & AD HOC LOCAL ACCESS TELEVISION SUB-COMMITTEE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Saul Qersdyn	1-year

2012 AD HOC TECHNOLOGY SUB-COMMITTEE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Sean Kinney	1-year
Committee Member	VACANT	1-year
Committee Member	Vincent Paoella	1-year
Committee Member	VACANT	1-year
Committee Member	VACANT	1-year
Council Liaison	Andrew Casais	1-year

2012 AD HOC LOCAL ACCESS TELEVISION SUB-COMMITTEE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Ellen Bachert	1-year
Committee Member	Nick Florio	1-year
Committee Member	Donna Corrigan	1-year
Committee Member	Nancy Caliendo	1-year
Committee Member	Jesse Rineer	1-year
Committee Member	Keith Heyman	1-year
Council Liaison	Michael Yakubov	1-year

2012 ANIMAL CONTROL BUREAU (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Member	Carl Hokanson	1-year

2012 BOARD OF EDUCATION COUNCIL LIAISON (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Council Liaison	Tanya Torres	1-year
Ex-Officio	Joseph Accardi	1-year

2012 CLEAN COMMUNITIES (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Council Liaison	Modesto Miranda	1-year

2012 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Dawn Rannigan	1-year
Committee Member	Karen Intile	1-year
Alternate Committee Member	Antonette Signorello	1-year
Alternate Committee Member	Teresa Santos	1-year
Council Liaison	Tanya Torres	1-year

2012 CONSTABLES (No Council Confirmation Needed)

POSITION	PERSON	TERM
Constable	Carol Accetta	3-year
Constable	Joe Alfano	3-year
Constable	Ed Alfano	3-year

* Constable is an old law position that is authorized to serve legal documents, among other things.

2012 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Commission Member	Al Bartolomucci	3-year
Commission Member	Brooke Paskewich	3-year
Alternate Commission Member	Alex Balaban	2-year
Council Representative	Michael Yakubov	1-year

2012 HISTORIAN (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Borough Historian	Patricia Pagnetti	1-year
Council Representative	Andrew Casais	1-year

2012 MATRONS (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Matron	Joyce Cicariello Rosenberg	1-year
Matron	Carmen Wilson	1-year

* Matron is the female present in the Roselle Park jail whenever there are females being held.

2012 MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE COMMITTEE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Raymond Kuterka	1-year
Committee Member	Janet Kuterka	1-year
Committee Member	Angelica Russo	1-year
Committee Member	James Foy	1-year
Committee Member	Robin Keegan	1-year
Committee Member	Jason Kaulfers	1-year
Committee Member	Mariana DaSilva	1-year
Committee Member	Brian Palang	1-year
Council Liaison	Tanya Torres	1-year
Ex-Officio Committee Member	Mayor Joseph Accardi

2012 MUNICIPAL LAND USE BOARD (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member, Class II	Richard Huxford	1-year
Committee Member, Class III	Marc Caswell	3-year
Committee Member, Class IV	Frank Gallicchio	4-year
Committee Member, Class IV	John Velasquez	1-year
Committee Member, Alternate I	Glen Costello	1-year
Committee Member, Alternate IV	Diane Kurz	2-Year (Unexpired Term)

2012 POET LAUREATE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Poet Laureate	Leona Seufert	1-year

2012 OFFICIAL BELL RINGER (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Bell Ringer	Edward Leonard	1-year

* Official Bell Ringer is an honorary title for the person who will ring the bell at the Kelly Kaulfers Park on July 4th and September 11th

2012 SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
MLUB Member	Diane Kurz	1-year
Councilmember	Tanya Torres	1-year
Construction Official / Designee	Carl Pluchino	1-year
Resident	VACANT	1-year

2012 SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COUNCIL OF UNION COUNTY (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Designee	Vincent Cahill	1-year

2012 STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Joseph Signorello	1-year
Committee Member	Patrick White	1-year

2012 UNION COUNTY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Vincent Cahill	1-year
Alternate	Marc Caswell	1-year
Alternate	VACANT	1-year

2012 ANTHONY SIGNORELLO YOUTH CENTER COUNCIL LIAISON (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Council Liaison	Tanya Torres	1-year

2012 ANTHONY SIGNORELLO YOUTH CENTER AD HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (No Council Confirmation Needed)

Position	Person	Term
Committee Member	Joseph Signorello	1-year
Committee Member	Antonette Signorello	1-year
Council Liaison	Tanya Torres	1-year