“ Representing our residents as mayor for the next 12 months in a town I truly love is something I am looking forward to. Your unwavering support for the five of us is greatly appreciated. Thank you to the public, my friends, my family, for coming out. In his mayor’s address during the reorganization meeting at the municipal building, Walker said he was “extremely moved by seeing all of the people in this room. “A municipality is evaluated by its residents for how it provides services to the community and we are always striving to do better for the taxpayer,” he said. “I want all of our employees to feel they can come to me or any member of the Township Committee to discuss how we could do things better or improve processes. Before joining the governing body, Walker served on the Parks and Recreation Commission from 2011-19.Īsked about his goals for the year, Walker said, “While we have a fantastic group of municipal employees who love working for Freehold Township, one thing the committee and administration has identified is turnover in certain positions and I would like to be a part of the solution to have better retention of our workforce in those areas. Walker, who was appointed to the Township Committee in 2020 to fill an open seat, won a three-year term in November 2020. He has served on the committee since 2015. Preston was elected to serve as deputy mayor. 10.ĭuring the reorganization meeting, Cook nominated Walker to serve as mayor and a vote of the four committee members in attendance confirmed him for the position. She was elected to a new three-year term in November and was sworn in to begin serving that term during a regular meeting on Jan.
All five committee members are Republicans.įasano, who served as mayor in 2022, was not in attendance at the Jan. Walker is joined on the committee by Anthony Ammiano, Thomas Cook, Lester A. When the Township Committee reorganizes each January, one of the five committee members is selected by his or her peers to serve as mayor for the year.
In Freehold Township’s form of government, the mayor is not directly elected by residents.
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