Bridgewater Matthew Moench Sworn In As Mayor

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Republican Matthew Moench was sworn in as the new mayor of Bridgewater during the township's reorganization meeting on Wednesday. Michael Kirsch and Timothy Ring were both also sworn in as councilmen. All three were elected following the November election.

Moench was sworn into his first four-year term as mayor after previously serving as Council President. Kirsch and Ring were both sworn into the two four-year council seats.

During the meeting, Moench also announced the following appointments:

• Michael Pappas as Director of Department of Administration
• Natasha Turchan as Director of the Department of Finance/Chief Financial Officer
• Christine Madrid as Director of Department of Human Services
• Rose Witt, QPA as Public Agency Compliance Officer
• Michael Pappas as Registrar of Vital Statistics
• Christopher M. Corsini, Esq. as Director of the Department of Law (Township Attorney) for a four year contract and hiring the law firm of Savo, Schalk, Cillespie, O'Grodnick & Fisher for an amount not to exceed $460,000 for 2020.
• Thomas Genova as Acting Director of Municipal Services
• William Burr as Acting Township Engineer
• Acting Chief Paul Payne as Acting Director of the Police Department and Acting Chief of Police
• Hiring Chief Municipal Prosecutor Carl A. Taylor Esq. for no more than $80,000
• Scarlett Doyle as Township Planner for $60,000 for 2020
• Hiring Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfiere & Jacobs LLC, Florio, Perucci, Steinhardt & Cappelli, LLC and Ruderman & Roth LLC as the Labor Counsel for 2020

Committee Appointments:

• CREATIVE ARTS COMMITTEE: Caitlin Annese, Adam Perle, and Christine Juechter
• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE: JP Levin, Lauren Vescio, and Belinda Li
• HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD: Bruce Bongiorno
• PARK BOARD: Chris Ireland, Susan Weideli, and Suzanne Wright
• RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD: Lori Watson, Claudio Vescio, and Mark Neubaurer
• REGIONAL CENTER PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE: Matthew Moench, Michael Pappas, Wells Winegar, Filipe Pedroso, and Timothy Ring -Alternate
• GREEN BROOK FLOOD CONTROL COMMISSION: Thomas Genova, Timothy Ring – Council Representative, Michael Kirsh – Alternate
• RARITAN MILLSTONE FLOOD CONTROL COMMISSION: Thomas Genova, Allen Kurdyla – Council Representative
• SHADE TREE COMMITTEE: Dr. Niren Choudury and Hubert Ling
• PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS: Mayor Matthew C. Moench, Michael Pappas, Henry Wang, Alan Fross, and Alternate 2 – Maurizio Vescio
• LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL: Howard Norgalis, Wells Winegar, Steve Rodzinak, Timothy Ring, Christine Madrid, Paul Payne, Richard Shimp, and Dr. Gina Villani
• SOMERSET COUNTY SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Thomas Genova and Howard Norgalis – Council Representative
• SOMERSET COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM: Michael Pappas, Natasha Turchan, Alternate, Allen Kurdyla, and Timothy Ring – Alternate
• RISK MANAGER –JIF: Michael Pappas and Chris Corsini - Alternate
• RISK MANAGER –HEALTH: Scott Readlinger, Round Hill Partner
• RISK MANAGER – PROPERTY & CASUALTY: John Campbell, C&M Consulting Group
• OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Chris Ireland (Park Board Rep), Maurizio Vescio (Planning Board Rep), and Mark Neubaurer (Recreation Board Rep).

Council Appointments:

• AUDITOR - Robert B. Cagnassola -Suplee, Clooney & Co.
• ASSESSMENT SEARCH OFFICER - Linda J. Doyle, RMC
• TAX SEARCH OFFICER - Darrow Murdock
• CLASS III PLANNING BOARD MEMBER - Michael Kirsh
• BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT - Dawn Guttschall – Regular Member, John Fallone – Regular Member, Jeffrey Foose – Alternate 1, Daniel Ahern – Alternate 2, Donna Kelly – Alternate 3, and Andrew Fresco – Alternate 4
• BRIDGEWATER-RARITAN MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE FOR PREVENTION OF ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE - Timothy Ring and Jeff Danco
• SOMERSET REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE - Toni Hoffman, Willem Rijksen, and Kenneth Burdi - Alternate
• OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Yan Ren, James Weideli, and Dave Stempien

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