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| Office Hours |
| Monday thru Friday 8:30 am – 12:45 pm 1:30 pm – 4 pm Monday evening 7 – 9 pm |
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| Monday thru Friday 8:30 am – 12:45 pm 1:30 pm – 4 pm Monday evening 7 – 9 pm |
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| Board meetings are held in several locations within the Municipal Building at 5 Brophy Lane. Most boards hold one meeting per month. However, circumstances sometimes require that several Planning Board or Board of Adjustment meetings be scheduled to allow for extensive presentations and testimony. | ||||||||||||||||
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descriptions below are offered for general information and are not intended to provide an official document of municipal services. |
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| Planning
Board Meetings: Every 2nd Monday (except Dec., which is 1st Mon.) Members: Nine, plus the Mayor and two alternates Secretary: Arlene Kazmark, 973-345-8100 ext. 209 E-mail Address: zoningandplanning@westpaterson.com Board Attorney: Stephen Wellinghorst Engineer: Dennis Harrington, T & M Associates General Powers and Duties: • Make and adopt and, from time to time, amend the master plan for the physical development of the Borough; • Administer the provisions of the Land Subdivision and Site Plan Review ordinances of the Borough in accordance with their provisions and the Municipal Land Use Law; • Consider and report to the Municipal Council within 35 days after referral as to any proposed development regulation submitted to it, and pass upon other matters specifically referred to the Board by the Council; • When reviewing an application, grant approval of a subdivision site plan or conditional use to the same extent and subject to the same restrictions as the Board of Adjustment; • Give site plan review and approval in accord with standards set forth by state statute. |
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| Members | Title | Term | ||||||||||||||
| Thomas
Webb Anthony Mongiardo Pat Lepore Gary Holloway Carlo Renne Dominick DiDomenico John Ballantyne Bill Karp Anthony Randazzo Richard Bernstein Sherry Van Dyk Dora Davenport |
Chairman Vice-Chairman Class I Mayor Mayor’s Delegate Class II Municipal Official Class III Council Member Member Member Member Alternate Member #1 Alternate Member #2 |
4-year 4-year Length of office Pleasure of the Mayor 1-year 1-year 4-year 4-year 4-year Unexpired 4-year 2-year 2-year |
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| Board
of Adjustment
(also referred to as the Zoning Board) Meetings: Every fourth Monday (except Dec., which is 2nd Mon.) Members: Seven, plus two alternates Secretary: Arlene Kazmark, 973-345-8100 ext. 209 E-mail Address: zoningandplanning@westpaterson.com Board Attorney: John Fiorello Engineer: To be appointed at Mar. 24, 2008 meeting Powers Granted by Law: The Zoning Board of Adjustments, in accordance with state statute, are: • Hear and decide appeals where errors are alleged in the enforcement of the zoning ordinance by a Borough official; • Hear and decide requests for interpretation of the zoning map or ordinance; • Grant a variance to allow a structure or use in a zoning district restricted against such structure or use, but only with the approval of at least two-thirds of the Board; • Refer a zoning application to the Planning Board for a report. Appeals: An appeal from any decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment approving an application for development, pursuant to state statute, must be filed within 10 days of the date of publication the Board’s decision. |
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| Members | Title | Term | ||||||||||||||
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Gianni
Intili |
Chairman Vice-Chairman Member Member Member Member Member Alternate #1 Alternate #2 |
4-year 4-year 4-year 4-year 4-year Unexpired 4-year Unexpired 4-year 4-year 4-year |
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| Board
of Health Meetings: Quarterly, on 4th Monday of month Members: Seven Registrar: Cathy Santangelo, 973-345-8100 ext. 204 E-mail Address: csantangelo@westpaterson.com Sanitary Inspector: Denise Diaz |
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| Members | Title | Term | ||||||||||||||
| Barbara Mulroony Ida Renne Eileen Egan Terry Olivo Paula Lockwood Irene Pospiech Mark Salemi |
President Vice-President Member Member Member Member Member |
3-year 3-year 3-year 3-year 3-year 3-year Unexpired 3-year |
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| Library
Board Meetings: Every 3rd Monday Members: Seven Board of Trustees, plus Mayor Director: Robert Lindsley, 973-345-8120 E-mail Address: Lindsley@wpatlibrary.org |
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Dot Poalillo |
President Vice-President Mayor Member Member Member Member Member |
5-year Unexpired 5-year Length of office 5-year 5-year Adjusted 5-year Pleasure of School Supt. Pleasure of the Mayor |
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| Municipal
Alliance Against Drugs & Alcohol Abuse |
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| Members | Title | Junior Alliance | ||||||||||||||
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Helene Webb |
Chairperson Liaison to W.P. School District Coordinator Police Chief Police Captain Police Detective |
Lauren Criscione Nicole Webb Michael Ferrigno Daniel Webb Maggie Smith |
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| Open Space, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Committee Meetings: Four times per year Members: Two, plus three appointed officials The registered voters of the Borough of West Paterson approved a referendum to establish, as per Ordinance #05-06, an annual levy at the rate of $ .01 per every $100 dollars of property value of real property located in the Borough and to annually appropriate that revenue for any or all the following purposes or any combination thereof: • Acquisition of land for recreation and conservation purposes; • Development of land acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; • Maintenance of land acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; • Preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas or objects and the acquisition of such properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas or objects; • Payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by the Borough for any of the purposes set forth above. Amounts raised by the levy pursuant to ordinance are deposited into the “Municipal Open Space, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Trust Fund”, which is an interest-bearing account. By ordinance, the committe is comprised of five members that shall review, prioritize, and make recommendations to the Mayor and Council on the funding of qualifying projects. |
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| Members | Title | Term | ||||||||||||||
| Keith Kazmark Dominick DiDomenico Lou Taylor Thomas Minnella Vince Olivo |
Chairman, Recreation & Community Relations Committee Class III Planning Board Member Recreation Coordinator Member Member |
Length of appointment Length of appointment Length of appointment 1-year 1-year |
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| Cedar Grove, Little Falls, West Paterson Passaic Valley Regional Flood Board and Facility Participating Municipalities: Township of Cedar Grove, Township of Little Falls, and Borough of West Paterson Meetings: Every 1st Thursday Members: Three from each municipality. Chairmanship rotates annually between all three municipalities. Secretary: Dorothy O'Haire, 973-890-7278 The Board is charged with the overall management of the surface water of the Passaic River and the Peckman River Basins. To do so, its members review potential acquisition, construction, financing, improvement, maintenance and operation of flood control facilities and make recommendations to the governing bodies of Cedar Grove, Little Falls and West Paterson, along with other officials. Additionally, the Board shall jointly purchase, construct, improve, extend, enlarge or reconstruct flood control facilities on behalf of its member local units subject to the approval of the council or governing body of each of the member municipalities. |
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| West Paterson Members | Title | Term | ||||||||||||||
| Dominick DiDomenico Angela Jones Jay M. Lijoi Mayor Pat Lepore |
Member Member Member Alternate |
3-year 3-year 3-year Length of Office |
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| Board
of Assistance Ordinance expired December 31, 2005. Passaic County Dept. of Social Services: Call: 973-881-0100 - or - Click here: www.passaiccountynj.org |
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| Rent
Leveling Board By ordinance, adopted March 1, 2006, the Municipal Council was granted all powers necessary and appropriate to carry out and execute the purpose of this chapter including but not limited to the following: • To issue and promulgate the rules and regulations establish in Ordinance #06-02, which have the force of the law. • To supply information and assistance to landlords and tenants to help them comply with the provisions of the ordinance. • To hold hearings and adjudicate applications from landlords for additional rental as determined by in sections of the ordinance. The Municipal Council must give reasonable opportunity to both landlord and tenant to be heard before making any determination. • The Mayor is authorized to appoint and employ a Rent Leveling Clerk whose powers and duties are to be prescribed by the Municipal Council. • Rental issues are to be handled by the Municipal Council, with an attorney appointed by the Mayor who advises the Municipal Council. Rent Leveling Clerk: Kevin Galland Rent Leveling Issues Attorney: Al Buglione |
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| State Regulations on Renting: Contact the N.J. Dept. of Community Affairs Call: 609-292-2839 - or - Click here: www.nj.gov/dca/tenantrights.shtml State Publications on Renting: “Truth In Renting Act” Click here: www.state.nj.us/dca/codes/lt/pdf/truth%20_rent_act.pdf “9th Edition of Truth In Renting” Click here: www.nj.gov/dca/codes/lt/pdf/t_i_r.pdf “Fair Eviction Act” Click here: www.state.nj.us/dca/codes/lt/pdf/fair_evicti_notice.pdf |
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