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Asbury Park council unanimously appoints Amy Quinn as deputy mayor, approves slate of appointments and professional services
Summary
At a reorganization meeting, the Asbury Park City Council unanimously confirmed Amy Quinn as deputy mayor and approved a broad set of routine appointments, professional services contracts and committee rosters, including municipal legal officers and multiple advisory boards.
The Asbury Park City Council unanimously confirmed and swore in Amy Quinn as deputy mayor during its reorganization meeting. Council members approved the nomination by roll-call vote and administered the oath of office at the meeting.
Quinn thanked her family, city staff and residents after the swearing-in, saying, "this is always, you know, a real honor for me." Mayor John Moore and other council members offered congratulations.
Council then moved through a large consent calendar and a separate professional services consent agenda that together authorized dozens of routine appointments and contractor selections. The professional services slate listed municipal counsel, bond counsel, municipal auditor, municipal engineer, redevelopment counsel, financial advisor, appraisal services, and several project-engineering and architectural firms, among others. All measures on the consent and professional services agendas were approved by roll call with no recorded opposition.
Among individual resolutions taken separately, council reappointed Michael Shore as tax collector and approved appointment resolutions naming Ronald Tropley as municipal court judge; James Butler as city prosecutor; James Carton as alternate city prosecutor; Lawrence Latrell as city public defender; and Donald Greer as alternate public defender. The council also confirmed memberships to advisory and oversight bodies, including the Business Advisory Committee, Community Development Block program roster, Deal Lake Commission, Green Team, Parking Committee, Planning Board, Public Arts Commission, Code Enforcement Quality-of-Life Committee, Recreation Advisory Committee, Sunset Lake Commission, Mayor’s Wellness Committee, Wesley Lake Commission, the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Brownfield Development Area Steering Committee.
Votes recorded during the meeting were uniformly affirmative on these items; no "no," abstain, recusal or absent votes were recorded in the roll-call responses read aloud.
Council also acknowledged a slate of upcoming community events and volunteer activities, including a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service partnering with the American Red Cross and fire department, and a free Movies by the Sea screening scheduled for Jan. 16.
The meeting concluded after opening and immediately closing the public participation period (no public speakers were recorded) and a motion to adjourn.
What happens next: the newly confirmed deputy mayor will serve in the council leadership role, and appointees and contracted professional services listed in the consent agendas will proceed according to their engagement letters and municipal processes.
