Tag: Holmdel municipal government

  • Proposed ordinance in Holmdel will allow entry level officers to skip examination

    Proposed ordinance in Holmdel will allow entry level officers to skip examination

    HOLMDEL – Members of the Holmdel Township Committee have introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, allow certain individuals to be hired as entry level law enforcement officers without taking a written examination. During a meeting on Nov. 9, Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Tom Critelli and Committeeman D.J. Luccarelli voted “yes”…

  • Holmdel voters appear to have approved increase in LOSAP benefits

    Holmdel voters appear to have approved increase in LOSAP benefits

    HOLMDEL – Residents who voted in the 2021 general election appear to have approved a public question that asked if they wanted to increase benefits to local volunteer first responders in a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP). The election was conducted with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in…

  • Open space tax rate increase appears to have been approved in Holmdel

    Open space tax rate increase appears to have been approved in Holmdel

    HOLMDEL – Residents who participated in the 2021 general election appear to have approved an increase in the tax rate that supports the Holmdel Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund from 2.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation. The election was…

  • Holmdel residents appear to have approved proposal to create charter study commission

    Holmdel residents appear to have approved proposal to create charter study commission

    HOLMDEL – Residents of Holmdel appear to have approved a public question which asked if they wanted to create a charter study commission whose members would examine Holmdel’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes in the township’s form of government. According to unofficial results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, 3,013…

  • Holmdel residents casting ballots on proposed increase in LOSAP benefits

    Holmdel residents casting ballots on proposed increase in LOSAP benefits

    HOLMDEL – Residents participating in the 2021 general election are being asked via a public question if they want to increase benefits to local volunteer first responders in a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP). The 2021 general election is being held with vote-by-mail ballots, with early in-person voting later this month and with in-person…

  • Holmdel officials ask voters to approve open space tax rate increase

    Holmdel officials ask voters to approve open space tax rate increase

    HOLMDEL – Residents participating in the 2021 general election are being asked in a public question if they want the tax rate that supports the Holmdel Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund to be increased from 2.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3.5 cents per $100 of…

  • Holmdel residents will vote on proposal to create charter study commission

    Holmdel residents will vote on proposal to create charter study commission

    HOLMDEL – Residents who participate in the 2021 general election will have the opportunity to vote on a local public question which asks if they want to create a charter study commission whose members would examine Holmdel’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes in the township’s form of government. The 2021 general election…

  • Holmdel officials will seek county funding for ‘connectivity’ project

    Holmdel officials will seek county funding for ‘connectivity’ project

    HOLMDEL – The members of the Holmdel Township Committee have voted to apply for funding from the Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Grant Program to help fund a local project. During a meeting on Sept. 14, Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Prakash Santhana and Committeeman D.J. Luccarelli voted “yes” on a motion…

  • Holmdel residents file to run for seats on charter study commission

    Holmdel residents file to run for seats on charter study commission

    HOLMDEL – Five residents have thrown their hats into the ring to run for five seats on a charter study commission in Holmdel. Municipal Clerk Wendy Patrovich confirmed to the Independent that municipal officials have received petitions from the following residents who wish to serve on the charter study commission: Janet M. Berk, Gerald Buffalino,…