Belleville Mayor Elected To NJ Conference Of Mayors

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville Mayor Michael Melham was recently elected to the board of directors of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM).

Melham was sworn in at the organization’s 60th annual spring conference in Atlantic City last week.

“The NJCM is a terrific organization and I am proud to have been elected to this position by my peers,” Melham said.

“I know this board will work tirelessly to get the best results for all New Jersey residents,” he added.

According to the organization’s website:

“The New Jersey Conference of Mayors was founded in 1963 by a group of leading mayors who believed their collective voices should be heard in Trenton and Washington. As front-line soldiers in communities across the state, the founding mayors were interested in each others' activities and chose to find common ground on issues impacting their residents. The NJCM has since become the largest statewide organization in our nation to exclusively represent the interests of mayors to the state and federal legislatures and administrations.”

Other mayors elected to the board include Daniel Pronti of North Arlington, Rick Adams of Bass River, James Spango of Roseland, Jessica Doheny of Wenonah, Wayne Zitt of Guttenberg, Lance White of Mantaloking, and Daniel Francisco of Englishtown.

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