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SOUTH ORANGE VILLAGE GOVERNMENT

The Township of South Orange Village's governing body is comprised of an elected Board of Trustees consisting of six elected Trustees and an elected Village President, all seven of whom serve four-year terms without any remuneration. Three Trustees are elected biennially.

VILLAGE PRESIDENT

Alex Torpey

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Walter Clarke
Sheena Collum
Steve Schnall
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The Board of Trustees typically meets twice monthly:

  • Special Meeting & Conference Agenda Meeting:  Second Monday at 7:30 pm in Village Hall
  • Regular Meeting:  Fourth Monday at 8:00 pm in Village Hall

When holidays conflict with Monday meeting dates, these meeting generally are rescheduled for the following Wednesday.  Additional Special Meetings are scheduled, such as for Budget Workshops and Town Hall Meetings, and their dates are posted on the Village Calendar -- both online, in Village Hall, and in the Library

Trustee Standing Committees
The Board of Trustees' work is supported by Village staff and six standing Trustee committees:

  • Finance & Information Technology Committee
    • Trustees Howard Levison (Chair), Janine Bauer, Mark Rosner
  • Legal & Personnel Committee
    • Trustees Deborah Davis Ford (Chair), Janine Bauer, Howard Levison
  • Planning & Zoning Committee
    • Trustees Mark Rosner (Chair), Michael Goldberg, Nancy Gould
  • Public Safety Committee
    • Trustees Michael Goldberg (Chair), Deborah Davis Ford, Nancy Gould
  • Public Works & Infrastructure Committee
    • Trustees Janine Bauer (Chair), Michael Goldberg, Howard Levison
  • Recreation & Cultural Affairs Committee
    • Trustees Nancy Gould (Chair), Deborah Davis Ford, Mark Rosner

Village Administration

Barry R. Lewis, Jr. - Village Administrator
John O. Gross - Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Robin Kline - Village Clerk & Registrar of Vital Statistics
Steven Rother- Village Counsel
James M. Chelel - Police Chief
Jeff Markey - Fire Chief
Ronke Zaccheus- Tax Collector
Ellen Foye Malgieri - Tax Assessor & Purchasing Agent
Tom Michetti - Public Works Director
Salvatore Renda - Engineer
Anthony Grenci - Building & Code Enforcement Director
Kate Schmidt - Recreation & Cultural Affairs Director
Melissa Kopecky - Library Director

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