Elected Officials:
Mayor
Garrett Smith
636 Jackson St.
908-209-4477
term expires 12/31/2011
http://www.mayorsmith.com |
Council President
Councilman At Large
Jamel Holley
147 East Fifth
Ave.
908.241.0405
jamelholley@hotmail.com
term expires 12/31/2010 |
Council Member, Ward 1
Yves F. Aubourg
634 East Third Ave.
908-245-1941
Term expires 12/31/2011
Yves_aubourg@yahoo.com |
Council Member, Ward 2
Sylvia Turnage
1104 Morris Street
908- 967-3628
term expires 12/31/2009 |
Council Member, Ward 3
Cecilia
D. Ricks
154 West Fifth
Ave.
908.245.8520
term expires 12/31/2011 |
Council Member, Ward 4
Samantha Dow
200 Pine Street
908-956-1298
term expires 12/31/2010 |
Council Member, Ward 5
Christine Dansereau
530 Hory Street
908.241.9069
term expires 12/31/2009 |
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Council Committees
and Liaisons:
Human Resources
Cecilia D. Ricks, Chair
Jamel Holley
Yves F. Aubourg
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Public Safety
Christine Dansereau, Chair
Yves F. Aubourg, Police
Cecilia D. Ricks, Fire |
Public Works
Jamel Holley, Chair
Samantha Dow
Christine Dansereau
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Recreation
Jamel C. Holley, Chair
Sylvia Turnage
Cecilia D. Ricks |
Finance
Yves F. Aubourg, Chair
Christine Dansereau
Cecilia D. Ricks
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Health Board Liaison
Sylvia Turnage
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Library Board Liaison
Yves F. Aubourg |
Shade Tree Liaison
Christine Dansereau
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Morses Creek Liaison
Christine Dansereau
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Sr Citizens Advisory Liaison
Samantha Dow
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UC Transportation Board Liaison
Samantha Dow
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Roselle is incorporated as a borough. The salaried governing
body is the Borough Council which is made up
of six members and a mayor. The mayor and council
representative-at-large are elected by the entire borough.
The remaining five council members are elected from five
wards, one from each ward in which the member resides.
Term of office for mayor is four years; council members,
three years.
Roselle has the
"weak" mayor-council form of government. The mayor
has less control and the council more over fiscal operations
and the appointment and removal of executive officers.
The mayor has no vote except in case of a tie. The mayor
can veto legislation, but the veto can be overridden by
two-thirds vote of the council.
A borough administrator,
appointed by the Borough Council, tends to the
day-to-day operations of the municipal government.
The council is the
law-making body of the borough. Ordinances, the laws
of the municipality, must have two readings before adoption
by council. At least ten days must elapse between
date of submission (first reading) and the final passage
(second reading). During this time, the ordinance must
be published in the newspaper and citizens given an opportunity
to be heard at a public hearing.
Regular Council
Meetings are held at Borough Hall at 7:30pm in the
Council Chambers on the third Wednesday of most months.
Date may change because of holidays. Call the Borough
Clerk at (908) 245-5600 to check on meeting date. The public
may speak at these meetings during a public portion. Workshop
meetings are at 7:00pm in the Baker Room, Borough Hall 2nd floor.
Roselle ordinance
have been compiled into book form and is available
at Borough Hall.
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