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Hamilton Township council elects Pappapero as president, Nancy Phillips as vice president
Summary
At its reorganization meeting, Hamilton Township Council nominated and elected Pappapero as council president and Nancy Phillips as vice president; both nominations passed on roll-call votes recorded as 5–0. Newly sworn councilmembers also delivered remarks and officials from the county attended.
Council members at Hamilton Township’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 elected a new council leadership team and completed the ceremonial swearing-in of elected officials.
A councilmember moved to nominate Pappapero for council president; another councilmember seconded the nomination. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote and the motion passed, recorded in the transcript as a unanimous roll-call (voice responses recorded as 5–0). The council subsequently nominated Nancy Phillips for vice president; the nomination was seconded and approved by roll-call with recorded affirmative responses.
The meeting also included multiple oaths of office. Anthony Carabelli repeated the oath and delivered brief remarks thanking residents and pledging collaborative work on township business. Another councilmember, Charles Whelan, also took the oath of office and the person administering that oath addressed the council before formal business resumed.
County and state officials attended; the incoming council leadership recognized Senator Linda Greenstein, Assemblyman Wayne D’Angelo, Assemblywoman Teneal McCoy, Mercer County commissioners and Mayor Jeff Martin among others. The council paused for a short family photo recess before returning to handle agenda business.
The council’s selections for president and vice president were made by nomination and roll-call vote during this reorganization session. The clerk’s roll-call recordings in the transcript show affirmative votes from multiple members for both leadership posts. The council will begin its new term under that leadership and progress to regular agenda items following this reorganization.
The council did not adopt any ordinances at this meeting beyond first-reading introductions (addressed elsewhere) and did not take any recorded formal action to alter the council’s leadership decisions after the vote.
