The Asbury Park city government has a new chief executive officer. At its meeting Wednesday night, the City Council appointed John “Jack” Kelly [above] as the new city manager. Kelly brings 33 total years’ of municipal experience to the city. Until last summer, Kelly had worked as business administrator for Jersey City for three years. He […]

City Auditor David Kaplan has completed his audit of municipal finances for 2012 and presented his findings and recommendations to the city council at last week’s council meeting. The city is required to have its finances audited annually. Kaplan’s audit listed seven recommendations for the city to address. City Manager Terence Reidy [above] and Chief […]

A key appointee in the city government — City Attorney Frederick C. Raffetto — appears set to continue in his post when the City Council and its new majority are sworn in on July 1. New majorities on a municipal governing body often change their outside professionals, such as attorneys, engineers and auditors. But Raffetto [above] […]

After months of waiting for a go ahead from the state, city council members introduced a preliminary 2013 budget Wednesday night which could result in a tax increase for Asbury residents. City Manager Terry Reidy said the preliminary budget has a total deficit of approximately $1.2 million dollars. In order to help close the deficit, […]

The new incoming council majority will replace City Manager Terence Reidy, both Reidy and one of the new council members have confirmed. Newcomers John Moor, Amy Quinn and Myra Campbell, who ran on the One Asbury ticket, will assume the council majority after their scheduled swearing in on July 1. Incumbents John Loffredo and Susan […]

The process of renting homes to visitors may be simpler for landlords this summer. The city council introduced an ordinance allowing landlords to obtain seasonal certificates of occupancy [COs] for their properties. A certificate of occupancy is a document issued by the city confirming that a residence is in an acceptable state to be occupied. […]

An independent hearing officer has upheld city officials’ decision to suspend assistant city manager James Famularo without pay following an incident with the police that took place almost a year ago. Police responded to a domestic violence 9-1-1 call at Famularo’s home shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, June 17, 2012, Police Chief Mark Kinmon […]

As of yesterday, city employees are now covered by the state’s health insurance plan, in a move that is expected to save the city $1 million per year. Previously, all full-time city employees were insured by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, city manager Terence Reidy said. The new benefits are “very similar,” Reidy said, although […]

Boardwalk redeveloper Madison Marquette may shut down Convention Hall if it cannot continue its use of three surface parking lots in the city’s waterfront redevelopment area, said Gary Mottola, president of property investments for the group, yesterday. Madison Marquette is asking the city to acquiesce to several requests in order for the redeveloper to continue […]

Most of the now-closed boardwalk in Asbury Park will reopen next week, and the city council has awarded a contract to repair the remaining two sections that will remain off-limits until May 18. By a vote of 3-0, the council awarded the repair work at last night’s council meeting to GCS Contractors of Oakhurst in […]