High Bridge Council
- 2008 Mayor and Council
- 2008 Council Meetings Schedule
- 2008 Council Committee Assignments
- 2008 Professional Appointments
- High Bridge Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes
2008 Mayor and Council
- Mayor Mark Desire
- Councilmember Brendan Coughlin
- Council President Tom Flynn
- Councilmember Colleen Hann
- Councilmember Lynn Hughes
- Councilmember Mary Murdock
- Councilmember Jon Valenta
2008 Council Meetings Schedule
The High Bridge Council meets on the second and fourth Thursday of every month. All meetings are open to the public and any issue or topic may be addressed during the 'visitors' portion of the meeting. Everyone is cordially invited to participate. The Council meetings are listed on the High Bridge Community Events Calendar for your convenience.
2008 Council Committee Assignments
1st Department - Educational and Recreational Services
Responsible for schools, libraries, active and passive recreation, cultural matters, special events and general public education. Accountable for playgrounds and playing fields, their maintenance and improvements. Responsible chair is liaison to the Board of Education and the Recreation Committee.
Councilwoman Colleen Hann, Chair
Assisting: Lynn Hughes and Mary Murdock
2nd Department - Public Health, Cultural & Historic Preservation
Responsible for public health, environmental concerns, refuse and garbage, recycling, and public assistance.Recommends to Borough Council, Boards and Committees methods and projects to improve the quality of life by reducing pollution, creating open space, and stewarding ecology and health. Responsible for acquiring and management of Borough open space. Responsible chair is liaison to the Environmental Commission. Responsible chair is liaison to the Cultural and Heritage Committee.
Councilwoman Lynn Hughes, Chair
Assisting: Colleen Hann and Jon Valenta
3rd Department - Information and Development
Responsible for economic development, grants, and donations.Responsible as liaison to merchant, commercial and industrial interests.In addition the department is responsible for the preparation and dissemination of borough information including press releases, newsletters, and Internet communication.
Councilwoman Mary Murdock, Chair
Assisting: Brendan Coughlin and Tom Flynn
4th Department - Public Works
Responsible for public works administration, and utilities such as water and sewer. Responsible for public works and building maintenance personnel. Accountable for enforcing compliance to Borough and State ordinances regarding the quality of residential and commercial property maintenance, preservation and upkeep.
Councilman Jon Valenta, Chair
Assisting: Mary Murdock and Lynn Hughes
5th Department - Planning and Engineering
Responsible for all Borough planning, engineering, infrastructure remediation, ADA compliance, affordable housing and growth management. Historical monuments, public buildings and their maintenance. Interacts and reviews projects associated with the Borough engineer and is a member of the Borough Planning Board.Recommends improvements of public buildings and grounds to public works administration and finance departments.
Councilman Brendan Coughlin, Chair
Assisting: Tom Flynn and Jon Valenta
6th Department - Finance, Golf & Community Advisory Board
Responsible for arranging the Borough's yearly financial budget, overseeing and controlling departmental budgets including operating and capital expenditures, salary and wage recommendations, loans, deferments, appropriations, insurance, legal spending and other Borough fiscal concerns.
Councilman Tom Flynn, Chair
Assisting: Colleen Hann and Brendan Coughlin
7th Department - Executive Services
Responsible for matters of general concern to the Borough of High Bridge. These include municipal finances, Borough planning, legal issues and cost control, economic development, informational activities and general administrative staff policy, including ethics, personnel issues, and wage and salary negotiations. In addition the Mayor acts as a liaison between State and Federal government as well as other municipalities.
Mayor Mark Desire
Tom Flynn, Council President
Douglas Walker, Administrator
2008 Professional Appointments
- H. Clay McEldowney. P.E., Hatch Mott MacDonald - Engineer
- Carl Montana, P.E., French and Perillo Engineering Associates - Adjunct Engineer
- Thomas P. Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Architecture-Adjunct Engineer
- Robert Swisher, Suplee, Clooney and Company- Auditor
- Barry Goodman, Esq., Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis- Borough Attorney
- William J. Caldwell, Esq., Carter, VanRensselaer & Caldwell - Planning Board/Board of Adjustment Attorney
- Dennis Drasco, Esq., Lum, Danzis, Drasco & Positan, LLC - Special Litigation Council
- Edward McManimon, Esq., McManimon & Scotland, LLC- Bond Counsel
- Howard Apgar, Esq., Mauro, Savo, Camerino & Grant- Special Counsel
- Robert Ballard, Esq., Prosecutor for the Borough of High Bridge
- Thomas Madding, Esq., - Public Defender for the Borough of High Bridge
- John Madden P.A., Maser Consulting, Inc.- Municipal Planner
- Len Carney, Capital Alternatives, - Grants Consultant
- Terry Dermody, Business & Government Insurance- Insurance Agency
- Darin Vogel, Quest Environmental- Environmental Scientific Consultant
- Mary Krugman, Mary Delaney Krugman Associates, Inc. - Historic Preservation Consultant for Solitude Dam
- Mark Gallagher, Princeton Hydro, LLC - Environmental Scientific Consultant
- Daniel Rotando, Bartlett Tree Services - Borough Tree Professional