News Report: Upper Saddle River Mayor & Council – January 2, 2020
The following officials were sworn in for calendar year 2020 as follow
Government
Mayor – Joanne Minichetti
Council Member – Jonathan Ditkoff
Municipal Clerk – Joy Convertini
Police Department
Officer – Timothy Erstling
Fire Department
Fire Chief – Brandon Bach
Asst. Chief – Jamie Levine
Captain – Craig Sklar
Lieutenant – Eric Rizzo
Lieutenant – Srini Rao
Fire Prevention Official
Chet Roberts
Ambulance Corps
Captain – Cynthia Dilatush
1st Lieutenant – Scott Buhl
2nd Lieutenant – Amy Lauren
3rd Lieutenant – Arman Fardanesh
Municipal & Police Physician
Dr. Yair Kissin
Planning Board Class Term
Mayor Minichetti I 1 yr. 12/31/20
Ted Preusch II 1 yr. 12/31/20
Roger DeBerardine III 1 yr. 12/31/20
James Virgona IV 4 yrs. 12/31/23
Joseph Donato IV 4 yrs. 12/31/23
Peter Bonjuklian Alt. 1 2 yrs. 12/31/21
DeAnne DeFuccio Alt. 2 1 yr. 12/31/20
M. Schaum Alt. 3 1 yr. 12/31/20
Douglas Rotella (Council Rep) 1 yr. 12/31/20
Youth Guidance Council Term
Mayor 1 yr. 12/31/20
Officer Pulizzano 1 yr. 12/31/20
James McCusker 1 yr. 12/31/20
David Kaplan 1 yr. 12/31/20
DeAnne DeFuccio 2 yrs. 12/31/21
Thao Groenwald 2 yrs. 12/31/21
Christine Hill 2 yrs. 12/31/21
Raphelle Wirstrom 2 yrs. 12/31/21
Stephanie Canariato 2 yrs. 12/31/21
Marge Fiori 1 yr. 12/31/20 (Mayor’s Rep.)
Library
Wren Di Gisi 5 yrs. 12/31/24
Steve DiMartino 1 yr. 12/31/20 (Mayor’s Rep.)
Shade Tree
Joseph O’Rourke 5 yrs. 12/31/24
Recreation
Larry DeLuise 5 yrs. 12/31/24
G. Smiechowski 5 yrs. 12/31/24
Charles Hill 5 yrs. 12/31/24
Board of Health
Cynthia Dilatush 3 yrs. 12/31/22
M. Kalchbrenner 3 yrs. 12/31/22
Roshan Ramamoothy 1 yr. 12/31/20 (Student Rep.)
Merri Stein Gurian 3 yrs. 12/31/22
Diana Nash 3 yrs. 12/31/22
Environmental
Ellen Ling 1 yr. 12/31/20
Ira Gross 1 yr. 12/31/20
Jay Perez 1 yr. 12/31/20
Mark Cinotti 1 yr. 12/31/20
Affordable Housing
Dennis Schubert 3 yrs. 12/31/22
Vincent Durante 3 yrs. 12/31/22
Joy Convertini, Secy. 3 yrs. 12/31/22
Historic Preservation
John Montoro A 3 yrs. 12/31/22
T. Olszewski A 1 y. 12/31/20
Borough Historian
Bill Yeomans 1 y. 12/31/20
Citizens Advisory Committee
Hans Kalchbrenner 1 y. 12/31/20 All serve to this date.
Susan Curran
Sharon Reissmann
Bill Yeomans
Denise Mercier
Joint Insurance Fund Commissioner
Ted Preusch 1 yr. 12/31/20
Mayor’s Health Wellness Committee
Mayor Minichetti 1 y. 12/31/20 All serve to this date.
Police Chief Rotella
Laura Bowen
Jennin Matthews
Jennifer Schier
Phyllis Schmaus
Amanda Pittman, (Student Representative)
Green Team
Joanne Florio 1 y. 12/31/20 All serve to this date.
Ted Preusch
Adam Greenbaum
Sophia Kotsopulos
Jay Perez
Tim Stoller
Jason Mathios
Appointments to Council Committees
Board of Health – Roger DeBerardine
DPW – Jonathan Ditkoff
Environmental Committee – Jonathan Ditkoff
Public Safety – Vincent Durante
Police – Roger DeBerardine
Recreation – Jonathan Ditkoff
Youth Guidance Council – Joanne Florio
Shade Tree – Roger DeBerardine
Finance – DiMartino
Historic Preservation – Roger DeBerardine
Apprehension awards were presented to police officers Gurney and Reidel.
The Borough Clerk reported receiving reports from the following departments: Police, Fire, Public Works.
Bills were paid and the consent agenda was approved.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:47pm.