Clark Township reorganization: Albanese elected council president, Smith vice president; council confirms appointments and introduces three ordinances

Clark Township — At its Jan. 1, 2025, reorganization meeting at Brewer Municipal Building, the Clark Township Council sworn in officials, elected leadership, and handled routine organizational business needed to start the year.

Angel Albanese was confirmed as council president and William F. (Bill) Smith as council vice president by unanimous roll call. All seven council members voted yes: Councilwoman Angel Albanese, Councilman Steve Hunt, Councilman Frank Mazzarella, Councilman James Manitti, Councilman Pat O'Connor, Councilman William F. Smith and Councilman Brian Toll.

The leadership votes were part of a wider package of organizational actions the council took on Jan. 1: professional services contracts were awarded after a request-for-proposals process; the council confirmed mayoral appointments including the business administrator and department liaisons; a multi-item consent agenda (resolutions 17–38) covering temporary budgets, petty-cash authorizations, purchasing and procurement rules, designation of official newspapers and other procedural items passed by unanimous roll call; and the council introduced three ordinances with public hearings set for Jan. 21.

Why it matters: Reorganization meetings set the township’s year-long leadership, confirm the administrative team that executes policy and budgets, and put in place procedural authorizations that allow normal municipal operations — from paying bills to advertising for bids.

Most significant actions

- Leadership: Angel Albanese was elected council president and William F. Smith elected vice president on motions put before the council and confirmed by roll call. The votes were recorded individually and were unanimous.

- Professional services: The council approved awards for several professional-service roles that are required annually…