The Lambertville mayor now is in line to become president next year of the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
By: Linda Seida
LAMBERTVILLE Mayor David Del Vecchio has been sworn in as first vice president of the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
Mayor Del Vecchio ascends to the first vice presidency after a year as second vice president. The post traditionally leads to the position of league president after a year.
His new job within the league could be an advantage for the residents of Lambertville.
"It won’t help the city specifically, but it will allow me to interact with people that I can come back to and ask for help," Mayor Del Vecchio said.
The League of Municipalities is an educational and lobbying association for municipal officials in New Jersey. The organization held its 90th annual conference last week in Atlantic City, where Mayor Del Vecchio and other new officers were sworn in.
"I’ll be able to focus on issues that affect our town and other towns," the mayor said. "I’ll be able to push for a special session of the Legislature for tax reform and push for the constitutional convention."
He called the current system of funding schools with property taxes "unfair to working families and older residents."
He said, "The first most important issue is tax reform. The second most important issue is tax reform, and the third most important issue is tax reform. The way we fund our schools is a 300-year-old system."
Mayor Del Vecchio has held Lambertville’s top post since Jan. 1, 1991, and is serving his fifth term as mayor. After serving as a senior executive for economic development in the office of the New Jersey Treasurer, he became a construction executive for Joseph Jingoli & Son Inc., where he has been employed for seven years.
Mayor Del Vecchio also is chairman of the Hunterdon County Democratic Committee, vice chairman of the league’s Finance and Taxation Committee, a member of the Police Training Commission and co-chairman of the league’s Heavy Truck Traffic Task Force.
Also last week, Elmer Mayor Herbert D. Stiles became league president, Denville Township Mayor Gene Feyl became second vice president and East Orange Mayor Robert L. Bowser became third vice president.

