NEW TOWNSHIP CLERK

The Warren Township Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Cathy Falzarano Reese as Township Clerk for the Township of Warren for a term commencing August 1, 2016. Ms. Reese was serving as Township Clerk in Long Hill Township since 2013 and previously served as Clerk in Alexandria Township from 2009 to 2013. Ms. Reese is certified by the NJ Department of Community Affairs as a Registered Municipal Clerk. Ms. Reese’s’ salary in this position will be $85,000.
Prior to her service in NJ Local Government, Ms. Reese served as Controller and Senior Director of Operations for Southeast Computer Solutions, Miami, Florida from 1996 to 2009 and Comptroller for Southeast Florida Electric in Hialeah, Florida.
Ms. Reese replaced Patricia A. DiRocco, who is retiring after 16 years as Township Clerk.
The Township Committee conducted a hiring process, which was led by Deputy Mayor, Carolann Garafola and Township Committeeman, Mick Marion. Ms. Reese was selected due to her experience as a Municipal Clerk including her experience in utilizing technology to improve municipal office operations, and her experience in the private sector.
The Township Committee is excited to have Ms. Reese as a member of the Warren team and looks forward to working with her.
The Township Committee accepted, by Resolution, the resignation for purposes of retirement of Patricia DiRocco, RMC as Township Clerk effective July 31, 2016. Ms. DiRocco has served as Township Clerk since October 1, 2000, nearly sixteen years.
Ms. DiRocco has served with nine Township Committee members during her tenure and has successfully accomplished all her goals. She realigned election districts, which greatly improved the ease of voting for residents, implemented a records management program, streamlined Township agendas, minutes, and other procedures, while providing guidance to Elected Officials and all staff. She has prided herself on maintaining an open office and welcomed and accommodated Township residents and other building visitors to ensure that they obtained accurate and timely information, while always greeting everyone with a warm smile.
In her resignation letter to the Township Committee, Ms. DiRocco said, “My career as Township Clerk in Warren has been fulfilling and rewarding.I have derived great personal satisfaction serving the Township Committee and the residents of this fine community. I have always been very grateful and I thank you for the opportunity to have had the best job of my professional working career.”
“Patricia always ensured that we were well prepared and understood the details of the important actions that we must take as elected officials. She always ensured that we were well informed of the concerns of the Township residents and took action on our behalf to ensure that residents’ complaints were resolved,” said Mayor George Lazo.
The Township Committee extends its heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Ms. DiRocco for her advice in navigating the procedures of municipal government and her hard work and dedication to the Township and its residents. The Committee, Township Administrator and all the employees of Warren, extend their best wishes on her.