Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Washington Township hired a temporary acting CFO to update the town's finances even though the council voted against hiring the candidate at their previous meeting.
Washington Township has a new temporary acting CFO to update the town's financial ledger, even though the council voted against hiring her at their last meeting. "This is the first we're hearing of it," Councilman Fred Goetz said at a council meeting Monday. Mayor Janet Sobkowicz said it was necessary to bring on the acting CFO so that the ledger could be updated in time for the 2013 budget. "We cannot do the budget for the coming year until we have the general ledger done," Sobkowicz said. Former CFO Jacqueline Do retired as of November 1. Councilmen expressed concern about the move because the acting CFO is currently working at some unusual hours due to another job and because only the mayor had interviewed her, though she has previously…
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The township's former CFO retired and they need to find a replacement to work on the 2013 budget.
The Washington Township Council voted against hiring a part-time acting Chief Financial Officer during their meeting Monday. Former CFO Jacqueline Do retired as of November 1. The township had advertised the position online and in newspapers for about a month, officials said. After a couple interviews, Mayor Janet Sobkowicz recommended a candidate who has worked for the township's tax department and is certified as a CFO, she said. The position would have been part-time and paid $50 per hour, though the recommended candidate would have worked some irregular hours and weekends. Council Vice President Joseph D'Urso said that the candidate's credentials had not been shared with the council prior to Monday's meeting and he would prefer to find…
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Previous CFO Raymond Herr left the borough for Paramus in May.
The Westwood Council unanimously approved Durene Ayer as the borough's new CFO during their meeting this week. The position will be 25 hours per week at a rate of $62 per hour, according to Councilman William Phayre. Ayer is scheduled to start October 1 and will transition into the position with help from the current acting CFO and borough tax collector Stephanie Stokes. "I think she'll be a very good addition to the staff," Mayor John Birkner said. Officials have been looking for a new CFO since the former full-time CFO Raymond Herr announced in May that he would be taking a new job in Paramus. Phayre said officials decided to replace Herr with a part-time CFO because they believed a 25-hour position would still be enough, in conjunction …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Raymond Herr has been Westwood's chief financial officer since 1998.
Westwood is going to need to find a new chief financial officer. Raymond Herr, who has been Westwood's CFO since 1998, will start as the chief financial officer of Paramus on June 18. Herr is a certified CFO with a master's degree in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Bridgeport. Westwood Borough Administrator Robert Hoffmann credited Herr with helping keep Westwood's taxes to a 1 percent increase each year for the past four years and for helping improve the borough's bond rating. "He's been wonderful to work with," Hoffmann said. Unlike Westwood, Paramus has not yet adopted its annual budget. Herr will preside over a much larger sum of money in Paramus. The 2012 …
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2:43 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
oldmanwtp: How do we get alternative candidates to run? I have never had children in the school system and work full-time plus long hours or I would run myself. Are there any meetings of concerned citizens who are trying to do something about a change of governance in the next election? How would one find out about such a group? more ›