Nuccio could be named deputy municipal manager
City Council will first have to pass ordinance creating title
City Manager John “Jack” Kelly has a plan to create a new title that would allow him to appoint a long-time Asbury Park employee to a quasi-assistant city manager’s position.
Anthony Nuccio, the city’s director of community relations and social services, may be named the city’s “deputy municipal manager.”
The title must first be created by city ordinance.
If the City Council approves the ordinance creating the position, Nuccio would take a leave from his classified position as municipal department head and operate in the unclassified position, which means the title can be removed removed without requisite civil service layoffs, Kelly said.
Nuccio would receive a pay increase of $10,000 annually commensurate with his additional responsibilities, Kelly said. Nuccio’s current base salary is $84,539, according to public records.
As deputy municipal manager, Nuccio will primarily assume the responsible for disciplinary action, coordinating municipal activities within departments, and supervising code enforcement along with his the regular duties he performs in the social services department.
As with any city ordinance, it will have to pass its first reading and be subject to public comment before a final vote is taken.
Prior to Kelly’s appointment to the city manager position, Nuccio served as acting city manager.
The title comes with the understanding that if Assistant City Manager James Famularo is able to return to his post, Nuccio will no longer be needed at the position.
Famularo was arrested by Asbury Park police following a domestic violence incident at his home on June 17, 2012. City officials suspended Famularo without pay following the incident — a decision an independent hearing officer later upheld. The matter is still pending litigation, but Famularo still legally holds the position, Kelly said.
Police Chief Mark Kinmon stepped into the role of acting assistant city manager under former City Manager Terence Reidy, but relinquished the stipend position January 1 when he felt the requirements of the position were overwhelming, Kelly said.
[Correction: A previous version of this article stated James Famularo was suspended without pay from his post by members of city council. Members of the city’s administration determined the suspension. This version has been updated to reflect the change. The Sun regrets this error.]
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