Gotto Named Deputy Mayor Again as 2012 Appointments Made

Going into Tuesday's reorganization meeting at Deputy Mayor William Gotto had a feeling he would be named to that position for the second year for 2012. He was proven correct as he was unanimously named to the second seat on the council, but there were also some changes made during the meeting.

Arguably the most noticeable came from the zoning and planning boards as none of the members whose terms had expired were reappointed to their respective seats. For the planning board, Robert Antonelli was named the designee of Mayor Robert Walsh. George Gravatt, the director of the township's Department of Public Works was named as the township official on the board and Stephen Johnson was named as a Class IV member to a four year term on the board. Brian Tannenhaus was also named as Alternate 1 for a two year term. Councilman Robert Nicastro will once again be the council's representative.

The zoning board also got two new full members and one new alternate. Edward Guz and Michael Sanclimenti were named to four year terms while Nino Borrelli will serve as Alternate 2 for a two year term.

Several other appointments were made including:

• Sean Kean of the firm of Campbell Foley Delano & Adams as Municipal Prosecutor
• Jonathan H. Lomurro from the firm of Lomurro Davison as primary public defender and Frank J. Howely as the conflicts public defender
• John O. Bennett of the firm Dilworth Paxson was named as a special counsel as were Thomas G. Gannon from the firm of Hiering Gannon McKenna, Ronald D. Cucchiaro from the firm of Weiner Lesniak and Raymond D. Bogan from the firm of Sinn Fitzsimmons Cantoli
• Matthew Giacobbe of the firm Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri was named Labor Attorney
• Jerry J. Dasti from the firm of Dasti Murphy McGluckin Ulaky was named tax foreclosure attorney
• Mitchell B. Jacobs of the firm Cleary Giacobbe was named primary tax appeal attorney while Matthew J. O'Donnell will serve as the conflicts tax appeal attorney
• Andrew Bayer of the firm Gluck Walrath was named affordable housing attorney
• John O. Bennett of the firm Dilworth Paxson was named bond counsel
• Robert W. Allison from the firm Hutchins Farrell Meyer was named township auditor
• Scott MacFadden of Birdsall Engineering, John J. Stefani of CME Associates and Richard O'Connor of Grotto Associates were named consulting engineers
• Fred Heyer of Heyer Gruel & Associates was named township planner
• Randall Gottesman of Community Grants Planning and Housing was named administrative agent for affordable housing matters
• Declan O'Scanlon of FSD Enterprises was named wireless telecommunications consultant
• Paul R. Johnson of Johnson Realty Services and Arthur A. Linfante of Value Research Group were named as the appraisal services
• Wayne Allan Neville was named as the architectural services
• Charles Casagrande of Danskin Insurance was named risk management consultant
• Dominick S. Cinelli was named dental insurance broker
• Susan Davison was named tax search official while Kaye Kowalew was named assistant tax search official
• Township Clerk Penny A. Wollman was named assessment search official while Allison Ciranni was named assistant assessment search official
• Estitta Bushkin was named public agency compliance officer
• Vijaya Keshari and Patricia Fuschetto were named to three year terms on the environmental commission while Charles Senders, an alternate on the board was named to fill the remainder of a three year term on the board that expires in 2013. Art Giambrone was named Alternate 1 for a two year term and Gaetano Virone was named Atlernate 2 to fill an unexpired term that expires at the end of the year. Mayor Walsh appointed Don Smith as the chairman of the commission
• George Gravatt was named gypsy moth representative and lyme tick coordinator
• Don Cartagena was named to a five year term on the Lake Restoration & Wildlife Committee while Richard Kleeman will fill the rest of a five year term that expires in 2015. Ed Runyon was named chair of the committee
• Jessee Tantillo was named to a five year term as the township's representative on MRRSA that will begin on Feb. 1.
• Beverly Guz was named to the Metedeconk Watershed Protection Alliance for a one year term
• Charles Chirico was named as the liaison to the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders for a one year term
• Mark Cataneo was named to a five year term on the preservation task force, while John Armata was named Alternate 2 for a two year term and Linda Hernandez was named Alternate 4 for a two year term
• Jo Myman was named to a five year term on the shade tree commission while Thomas Shedaker was named Alternate 1 for a term that expires in 2013
• Amy Fankhauser was named the liaison to the board of education
• Beverly Guz was named liaison to the Freehold Regional High School District