2012 Annual Kick-off Meeting Photos by Ron Rispoli and Bruce Doorly
Raritan's 2012 Elected Officials Denise Carra, Anthony Soriano, Greg Lobell, Mayor Jo-Ann Liptak, Don Tozzi, Paul Giraldi, and Stefanie Gara
COMMITTEES ENGINEERING and PUBLIC WORKS Councilman Soriano & Councilwoman Carra FINANCE Councilwoman Carra & Councilman Giraldi POLICE and COURTS Councilman Giraldi & Councilman Lobell PUBLIC SAFETY (FIRE,RESCUE,OEM) Councilman Lobell & Councilman Soriano PUBLIC PROPERTIES Councilman Tozzi & Councilwoman Gara ADMINISTRATION and PERSONNEL Councilwoman Gara & Councilman Tozzi	COUNCIL LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS COUNCILWOMAN DENISE CARRA Youth on Main Street & Economic Development Committee COUNCILWOMAN STEFANIE GARA Environmental Commission & Senior Citizens COUNCILMAN PAUL GIRALDI Recreation Commission & Grants Committee COUNCILMAN GREG LOBELL Basilone Parade Committee & Board of Education/Schools COUNCILMAN ANTHONY SORIANO Board of Health & Regional Center COUNCILMAN DONALD TOZZI Library Board of Trustees & Cultural and Historic Committee
Mayor Jo-Ann Liptak spoke at the meeting: President Reagan said that “America is too great for small dreams.” Well, I am going to paraphrase his saying and say “Raritan is too great for small dreams". click to view full speech	Council President Stefanie Gara: We are anticipating 2012 will be a year of continued productivity, I urge all residents to get involved in any way possible. click to view full speech New Councilman Don Tozzi thanked the residents for putting their trust in him. He thought his Dad, who passed away 6 years ago, would have been proud. Don said he would give it his best to make Raritan a better place to live.
New Councilman Don Tozzi is sworn in with his wife Carrie at his side	Councilwoman Denise Carra is sworn in with her dad Anthony Hudak and son Nicholas at her side
Mayor Jo-Ann Liptak is sworn in for another term	Councilwoman Stefanie Gara is sworn in as Council President, her husband Mark and their 2 children are with her.
Following the meeting a feast for little kids & big kids was held in the community room of the Municipal Building
APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR WITHOUT CONSENT OF COUNCIL: MUNICIPAL LAND USE BOARD: Don Dinella (Class IV) 4 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/15 Thomas H. Brown (Alternate #1) 2 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/13 Mary Lou Cunningham (Alternate #2) 2 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/13 Rob McGinley (Alternate #3) 1 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/12 Rich Bracey (Alternate #4) 1 year term 1/1/12 to 12.31.12 APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL LAND USE BOARD MEMBER BY COUNCIL: Councilwoman Gara (III) 1 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/12 RECREATION COMMISSION: Smirti Agrawal 5 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/16 Alex Windrem 5 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/16 Lisa Snyder 5 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/16 ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONS MEMBERS Olga Metaxas 3 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/14 Elizabeth Horvath 3 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/14 Wayne Barry 1 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/12 (Unexpired) CULTURAL AND HISTORIC COMMITTEE Karen Eastlund 3 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/14 James Fidacaro 3 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/14 REGIONAL CENTER BOARD Mayor Liptak 1 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/12 Councilman Soriano 1 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/12 Dave Maski 1 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/12 APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR WITH CONSENT OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Alsdorf Smith 5 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/ 16 BOARD OF HEALTH Irene Sixt 3 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/15 Anna Louise Bongiovi 3 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/15 SOMERSET COUNTY CULTURAL & HERITAGE COMMISSION ADVISORY BOARD Jane Fidacaro 1 year term 1/1/11 to 12/31/11 CONSTABLE Robert DeStefano 3 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/15 John Hudak 3 year term 1/1/12 to 12/31/15