Brick CFO Retires After 18 Years With Township

BRICK, NJ — Brick Township's chief financial officer is stepping into retirement after 18 years working for the township.

Maureen Laffey-Berg was honored with a proclamation on Tuesday at the Township Council meeting, praising Laffey-Berg for her years of service.

"The strength and success of a municipal government depend upon the dedication, professionalism, and integrity of all its employees whose daily work ensures that essential services are delivered, public safety is protected, and quality of life for all residents is preserved," Mayor Lisa Crate said.

Laffey-Berg started working for Brick in March 2008 as the deputy department head in the finance office and was promoted to CFO in October 2016.

As CFO, she was responsible for ensuring the township complied with state regulations and she "guided the development of sound budgets and long-range fiscal planning, and implemented strong internal controls, thereby helping to make Brick Township's municipal government one of the most fiscally responsible and financially stable in the state of New Jersey," Crate said.

Her last day is Friday.

The council approved the appointment of Will Pandos, who works in the finance department, to succeed Laffey-Berg.

Laffey-Berg thanked Crate and former mayor John G. Ducey, who appointed her as CFO.

"I truly love my job, except for the early except for the yearly public budget meetings, which there was
no getting out of," she said. "It's been an exciting, nerve-wracking, strenuous, rewarding 18 years."

"And it takes a team, that team that you depend on and you trust to assist you in carrying out your job becomes people that you've grown extremely close with," she said. "I thank you all."

She also praised Joanne Bergin, Brick Township's business administrator.

"Thank you, Joanne, for being my amazing, wonderful boss for the last last part of my municipal government journey, but especially for being the wonderful friend that I love, and I plan to have many more stories be made with even after retirement," Laffey-Berg said.

"It's been a wonderful journey and I thank you all for taking the ride along with me," she said.