Politics & Government
How Government Works: Contractors
Township Committee hires $680,000 in lawyers, engineers and planners at Wednesday's meeting
Each new year brings a new mayor and a new deputy mayor, but much of the administration of the town remains the same. The lawyers, engineers and planners who handle some critical functions of the town are independent contractors, paid for with your tax money and hired by those you elected to make the right decisions.
At this week’s organization meeting of the Township Committee, the governing body, by unanimous vote, hired $679,500 worth of contractors in 19 positions to augment the salaried staff positions helping to keep the town running. Some of these positions provide specific expertise unavailable from the town’s payroll; others are on stand-by, in case they’re needed.
The following is a list of the people in those positions, in no particular order, and the money they were allotted for the 2013 calendar year:
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Municipal Lawyer
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Sean Kean
$145/hr. up to $265,000
Bond Counsel
John M. Cantalupo, of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer
$145/hr. up to $12,500
Tax Appeal Lawyer
Matthew O’Donnell, of O’Donnell McCord PC
$145/hr. up to $25,000
Township Auditor
Robert W. Allison, of Hutchins Farrell Meyer & Allison
No hourly rate provided, up to $43,000
Township Prosecutor
John T. Lane, Esq.
No hourly rate provided, up to $10,000
Consulting Engineer
John S. Truhan, of John S. Truhan Consulting Engineers, Inc.
$125/hr. up to $20,000
Water/Sewer Engineer
Carmella Roberts, of Roberts Engineering Group
$125/hr. up to $20,000
Consulting Planner
Cheryl Bergailo, of Taylor Design Group
$118/hr. up to $10,000
Mt. Laurel Counsel
Jeffrey R. Surenian, of Jeffrey Surenian & Associates
$170/hr. up to $150,000
Labor Counsel
Matthew Giacobbe, of Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri & Jacobs
$145/hr. up to $10,000
Special Counsel
Bathgate Wegener & Wolf PC
$145/hr. up to $10,000
Special Counsel
Mark Kitrick, of King Kitrick & Jackson
$135/hr. up to $10,000
Special Counsel
John Prindiville, of Barry & Prindiville
$130/hr. up to $10,000
Special Counsel
Brian M. Nelson, of Nelson Supko & Hanlon
$135/hr. up to $10,000
Special Counsel
Michael D. Fitzgerald
$145/hr. up to $10,000
Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Counsel
Geoffrey S. Cramer Esq.
$120/hr. up to $9,000
Environmental Engineer Consultant
French & Parrello
$135/hr. up to $15,000
Environmental Engineer for Special Projects
Birdsall Engineering, Eatontown
$135/hr. up to $15,000
Environmental Engineer for Special Projects
The ELM Group, Inc.
No hourly rate provided, up to $15,000
Real Estate Appraiser
Peter Sockler, of Stockler Realty Service Group
$127/hr. up to $10,000
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