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Eatontown reorganization: council president, borough attorney and municipal judge sworn in
Summary
At the reorganization meeting Virginia M. East was elected Council President; Andrew Bayer was confirmed as Borough Attorney and Eugene Melody sworn in as Municipal Court Judge. Multiple borough professionals and committee assignments were also confirmed by roll call.
The Borough of Eatontown completed its annual reorganization on Jan. 1 with several formal appointments and oaths of office. Virginia M. East was nominated and elected Council President by motion from Councilmember Meir Araman and second from Councilmember Carl Lawson; Senator Vin Gopal administered the oath. "Virginia M. East was sworn into Office for Council President by Senator Vin Gopal," the minutes state.
Council confirmed Andrew Bayer as Borough Attorney for a one-year term and took the oath; Eugene Melody was confirmed as Municipal Court Judge with the oath administered by Judge Krizman. The council also approved a slate of borough professionals (engineers, bond counsel, auditor, labor counsel) and employee appointments by motion and roll call. Many resolutions were adopted as part of a consent agenda (Resolutions 11–25) that included meeting schedules, official newspaper designations, temporary budget and various administrative authorizations. Recorded roll-call votes show unanimous ayes among sitting members with Councilmember Escalante recorded absent for these confirmations.
