The West Windsor Township Council met July 1 for its last reorganization meeting in July, where it selected two of its newest members as its leaders.
Diane Ciccone was selected as president and Kamal Khanna was elected as vice president by their council peers. The pair will hold those positions for only six months, until December 31. The council will hold its first January reorganization meeting as a result of the new law allowing municipalities under the Faulkner Act to hold November elections.
The council previously passed an ordinance establishing the terms of the appointed members of boards and committees to bring them into line with the council members’ terms to complement a council decision earlier this year to move municipal elections from May to the same day as the November general elections.
That ordinance sets the terms of all members and advisors of and liaisons to the Agricultural Advisory Committee; Cable Television Advisory Board; Shade Tree Commission; Planning Board; Site Plan Review Advisory Board; and Zoning Board of Adjustment. Under the ordinance, the new terms will begin on January 1 and expire on December 31. As a result of the changes, the terms of the current members will be extended by six months.
Accordingly, the council extended the terms of its re-appointments to December 31. Ron Rumack was reappointed to the West Windsor Parking Authority. Susan Abbey and Gary Guleria were re-appointed to the Zoning Board, and Alice Ng was re-appointed as an alternate to the Zoning Board. Florence Cohen and Jean Jacobsohn were re-appointed as resident representatives to the Affordable Housing Committee, while Renu Khullar was re-appointed as Alternate II, and Myra Swanson was re-appointed as advisor to the Affordable Housing Committee.
Charles Appelget was re-appointed as a member of the township’s Agricultural Advisory Committee. Kevin Appelget was re-appointed as a member of the Shade Tree Commission, while Drewe Schoenholtz was re-appointed as advisor. Christopher Mangone was re-appointed as resident representative to the Site Plan Review Advisory Board.
The council also re-appointed John W. Hartmann as the township public defender to a one-year term. It also approved a professional services agreement with Township Attorney Michael Herbert’s firm at a rate of $165 per hour for partners and $125 per hour for associates with the firm. The agreement is in place until June 30, 2011.
Council also assigned liaisons to various boards and committees. George Borek was sworn in as a member of the Affordable Housing Committee, while Linda Geevers was sworn in as a Planning Board Class III member. Borek was appointed as the Emergency Management Council representative. Council president Diane Ciccone was appointed as liaison to the Environmental Commission.
Charles Morgan was designated as liaison to the Parking Authority and to the Government Channel Committee/Cable TV Advisory Board. Kamal Khanna was appointed as liaison to the school and zoning boards.
