Public Safety Director Saldida Retires; Long Branch Hires Replacement

LONG BRANCH, NJ — This September, Long Branch Public Safety Director Domingos Saldida announced he is retiring from the top job, and will be relocating to Florida with his family.

Saldida was Long Branch's public safety director for two years and his contract expired on June 30, 2022. He was paid $178,000 in a yearly salary.

His replacement, William Broughton, is the new public safety director and will be paid $175,000 per year.

Long Branch Mayor John Pallone created the position of Public Safety Director to oversee the police and fire departments, and eliminated the position of Long Branch police chief, last held by Jason Roebuck. Roebuck moved to South Carolina after the position of police chief was eliminated.

Saldida said last week he was leaving the city of Long Branch on amicable terms and that he never planned to be at the job for more than a few years. Before being hired by Long Branch, Saldida was a deputy chief for the Newark Police Department.

At the Wednesday night Council meeting, the city Council approved a recommendation from Pallone to hire Broughton as the city's new public safety director.

Broughton comes from the Teaneck Police Department and has spent 26 years in law enforcement. He started his career as a patrolman in Teaneck in 1983 and rose through the ranks to lead the juvenile bureau and then the Detective Bureau, where he served as commander of all adult criminal investigations.

In 2003, he was promoted to captain of auxiliary services, which included administration, budget, facilities and equipment for the Teaneck Police Department. In 2005 he was sought out by the newly elected Bergen County Sheriff and accepted the position of chief of department at the Bergen County Sheriff’s office, with more than 550 employees. He was responsible for the budget, capital projects, court security, prisoner transportation, facilities security, crime scene investigations, warrant and process service, as well as internal affairs. In 2009, Broughton retired from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office as an undersheriff.

The following year, Broughton was hired as the Township Manager for the Township of Teaneck, where he served for more than nine years. As Township Manager and Chief Executive, he oversaw the day-to-day operations of all Township departments including police, fire, public works and administered an annual budget of over $70 million.

“We are very fortunate William Broughton applied to this position. He has a lot of great ideas for our city and we are excited to get started,” said Pallone in a statement.

Broughton serves on the finance and ushers ministries of his church and "is proud to live a life grounded in the word of God," he says. He is married to "his soul mate and best friend, Sandy." They have four children, Stephen, Tyler, Gabrielle and Ariana.

He is a past recipient of the Bergen County NAACP’s Reverend Edward P. Dixon III Community Service Award, The Teaneck Chamber of Commerce Public Service Award and the Teaneck Comes Together (TCT) Champion Award.