HOW THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE WILL CHOOSE A NEW MEMBER ON TUESDAY

The Township Committee has released the process it plans to follow on Tuesday when it chooses a replacement for TC member Marlon Brownlee, who announced his surprise resignation last month.

Mayor Vic Deluca released the plan to be followed that night when the TC considers the three nominees put forth by the Maplewood Democratic Committee. Those include Ian Grodman, Amy Jo Curran and Garnett Hall. 

The plan states:

1. Each candidate has sent in her/his resume or bio and a paragraph as to why she/he would like to serve on the TC for the next four months. 

2. On Tuesday, September 6th, the TC will meet in closed session with each candidate for ten minutes. The TC meeting will be at the Police and Courts Building at 1618 Springfield Avenue.  

 

For the first five minutes each candidate will present why she/he would be the best choice for the vacancy, what she/he hopes to accomplish in the next four months, and what future plans she/he might have to be a candidate for the TC.  The balance of time will be for TC questions.  

We will do the interviews in alphabetical order by last name.

6:00pm - Amy Jo Curran

6:12pm - Ian Grodman

6:25pm - Garnet Hall

 

3. At the conclusion of the interviews the TC will continue to meet in closed to discuss the candidates.

 

4. At 7:00pm the TC will meet in closed to discuss regular busine  

 

5. At 7:30pm the TC will meet in open session. The first agenda item will be to fill the Township Committee vacancy created by the resignation of Marlon Brownlee.  

6. Each candidate will be asked to come to the microphone, in alphabetical order, to introduce her/himself to the public and state her/his experiences and desire to serve on the TC. Each should keep her/his intro to no more than 3 minutes.  

 

7. The TC will then choose the person to fill the vacancy.

 

8. The person chosen will be sworn onto the Township Committee by the Clerk and join the TC for the balance of the meeting.

The agenda for Tuesday's TC meeting also indicates each candidate will have a chance to make a statement at the beginning of the meeting, then the governing body will vote. That person will serve out the remainder of Brownlee's term, which ends on Dec. 31, 2016.

The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Maplewood Police and Courts building on Springfield Avenue. 

Democratic nominee Frank McGehee and Republican Mike Summersgill are currently running for the Brownlee seat. Whoever wins that election on Nov. 8, will take the seat on Jan. 1, 2017.