Town of Clinton, NJ

TOWN COUNCIL

The Clinton Town Council is composed of 6 Council members that are elected by the community. Council terms of office are three years and two Council seats are up for election each year. The primary responsibilities of the Council are to serve as the legislative body of the town, approve the annual budget presented by the Mayor, approve payment of bills and serve as Liaisons to several Boards and Committees.

Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:30PM at the Municipal Building. Each regular meeting has a portion available for public comment on any issue. In addition, each proposed Ordinance must have a hearing before adoption . All are invited to attend.

Town Council Agendas and Minutes

2012 Town of Clinton Mayor and Council
(l to r) Councilman Pendergast, Councilwoman Insel, Councilman Duffy,
Mayor Kovach ,
Councilman Smith, Councilwoman Valenta , Councilman Shea

Member	Term Exp	Member	Term Exp
Councilwoman Maria Valenta 908-500-4509	12/31/14	Councilman Marty Pendergast 908-413-3993	12/31/14
Councilman Robert B. Smith, PE 908-735-7276	12/31/13	Councilman Daniel Shea 908-735-8591	12/31/12
Councilwoman Laurie Insel 908-713-0193	12/31/2012	Councilman Richard Duffy 732-713-0530	11/4/2013

Council Committee and department/board assignments are as follows:

Affordable Housing Board	Councilwoman Insel /Councilman Pendergast
Board of Assistance	Councilman Duffy
Board of Health	Councilwoman Valenta
Board of Recreation Commission	Councilwoman Valenta Councilwoman Duffy
Building & Grounds	Councilman Smith Councilman Duffy (*) Councilman Pendergast
Cable TV	Councilman Smith
Citizens Advisory Committee	Councilman Smith
Clinton Guild	Councilwoman Insel
Environmental Commission	Councilwoman Valenta
Film Commission	Mayor Kovach Chief of Police
Finance Committee	Mayor Kovach Councilman Duffy Councilman Shea
Fire Commissioner	Councilman Duffy
Grants Committee	Mayor Kovach Councilwoman Insel Councilwoman Valenta (*)
Historical Commission	Councilwoman Valenta (*)
Insurance	Councilman Duffy Councilman Shea
Municipal Court	Mayor Kovach Councilman Pendergast (Alt)
Newsletter / Website	Councilman Valenta
Personnel Committee	Mayor Kovach (*) Councilman Pendergast Councilman Shea
Planning Board	Councilwoman Insel
Police Commission	Mayor Kovach Councilman Pendergast Councilman Duffy
Rescue Squad	Councilman Smith
Road Committee	Councilwoman Insel Councilman Shea (*) Councilman Smith
Sanitation	Mayor Kovach
School Board	Councilwoman Valenta
Sewer Committee	Mayor Kovach Councilman Smith Councilman Pendergast (*)
Shade Tree Commission	Councilman Shea
Smart Growth Committee	Councilwoman Insel (*) Councilman Pendergast Councilman Shea
Water Committee	Mayor Kovach () Councilman Pendergast Councilman Smith ()
County: S.W.A.C.	Councilman Pendergast (Alt) Councilman Shea
County: TMA
(*) Designates Chairperson/Commissioner