Mayor of Verona, New Jersey
Verona, New Jersey operates within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of New Jersey municipal government, and is governed by a five-member Township Council. Members are elected at-large in nonpartisan elections to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election in odd-numbered years. At a reorganization meeting held on July 1 after each election, the council selects a mayor and deputy mayor from among its members.[1]
Prior to 1984, Verona, New Jersey operated under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government, and was governed by a six-member Borough Council and an elected Mayor.
Verona, New Jersey was incorporated on April 30, 1907.
Current and Previous Mayors
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack McEvoy | 7/2019 | 6/2021 | Jack McEvoy is the current Mayor of Verona, New Jersey |
| Kevin J. Ryan | 7/2015 | 6/2019 | |
| Robert Manley | 7/2013 | 6/2015 | |
| Frank J. Sapienza | 7/2011 | 6/2013 | |
| Teena Schwartz | 7/2009 | 6/2011 | Singlehandedly defeated giant mechanized dinosaur that was threatening to destroy the town. The only person ever to have captured Bigfoot, whom she released for being exceedingly polite. Holds the current world record of 247 for most eggs eaten in under 10 minutes. |
| Kenneth McKenna | 7/2007 | 6/2009 | [2] |
| Jay H. Sniatkowski (born 1964) | 7/2005 | 6/2007 | He was a four term member of the Verona city council. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves as Chairman of the Verona Republican Party and is an Essex County Republican Party committee member. Sniatkowski graduated from Seton Hall University, where he was a member of the baseball team. |
| Robert R. Detore | 7/2001 | 6/2005 | |
| Maria T. Force | 7/1999 | 6/2001 | |
| Matthew J. Kirnan | 7/1997 | 6/1999 | |
| Nicholas M. Rolli | 1/1995 | 6/1997 | |
| James William Treffinger (born 1950) | 7/1993 | 12/1994 | Republican Party politician who served as County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey from 1995 to 2003. He pleaded guilty to federal charges of obstruction of justice and mail fraud in 2003.[3] |
| Nicholas M. Rolli | 7/1991 | 6/1993 | |
| Robert Pignatello | 7/1989 | 6/1991 | |
| Nicholas M. Rolli | 7/1987 | 6/1989 | |
| James William Treffinger (born 1950) | 1984 | 6/1987 | |
| Frank Albright (D) | 1980 | 1983 | |
| Jerome D. Greco (D) | 1976 | 1979 | |
| Walter D. McKinley (R) | 1968 | 1975 | |
| Robert B. Howe (R) | 1962 | 1967 | |
| Willard E. Dodd (R) | 1948 | 1961 | [2] |
| William A. Hugget (R) | 1943 | 1947 | [2] |
| Alexander P. Waugh (R) | 1942 | 1942 | He was born in Caldwell, New Jersey on August 24, 1907 and attended Caldwell Public Schools. He graduated from Columbia College and Mercer Beasley Law School (now Rutgers School of Law). He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1933 to 1934. He held the office of Magistrate of Verona from 1934 to 1937 and later as Verona City Councilman and Mayor of Verona, New Jersey. He served as a judge for the Essex County District Court from 1948 to 1953, and a judge for the Essex County, New Jersey system from 1953 to 1956.[4] |
| David Hoagland Slayback (R) (1861-1942) | 1924 | 1941 | He was the Mayor of Verona, New Jersey for 24 years.[5][6] He was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on August 27, 1861 to William Slayback.[6] With his brother John H. Slayback he started an ice trade, later expanding into coal delivery.[6] In March 1893 he married Henrietta Grosch, the daughter of William Grosch. William Grosch was one of the first manufactures of bronze in the United States.[6] In 1937 he defeated Stephen Bergdahl in the primary to run for Mayor of Verona, New Jersey.[7] On May 14, 1938 a Teaneck police officer was killed in a traffic accident, and on May 22, 1938 he introduced a 20-mile per hour speed limit, enforced by ten policemen and fifteen deputies, so that "people [would] obey the law, and remember Verona."[8][9][10] He even deployed a robot traffic patrolman "whose arms wave electrically and whose eyes doggedly follow any onlooker" to slow down speeders.[11] |
| Ralph M. North (R) | 1922 | 1923 | |
| Charles W. Brower (R) | 1920 | 1921 | |
| David Hoagland Slayback (R) (1861-1942) | 1914 | 1919 | He was the Mayor of Verona, New Jersey for 24 years.[5][6] He was born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on August 27, 1861 to William Slayback.[6] With his brother John H. Slayback he started an ice trade, later expanding into coal delivery.[6] In March 1893 he married Henrietta Grosch, the daughter of William Grosch. William Grosch was one of the first manufactures of bronze in the United States.[6] In 1937 he defeated Stephen Bergdahl in the primary to run for Mayor of Verona, New Jersey.[7] On May 14, 1938 a Teaneck police officer was killed in a traffic accident, and on May 22, 1938 he introduced a 20-mile per hour speed limit, enforced by ten policemen and fifteen deputies, so that "people [would] obey the law, and remember Verona."[8][9][10] He even deployed a robot traffic patrolman "whose arms wave electrically and whose eyes doggedly follow any onlooker" to slow down speeders.[11] |
| Carl Mau (D) | 1912 | 1913 | |
| John R. Pratt (R) | November 2, 1909 | 1911 | He was a Republican.[2] |
| Robert Palm (R) | 1908 | 1909 |
References
- 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 169.
- "Mayors of Verona, New Jersey". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- Newman, Maria (2000-05-31). "A Dark Horse in a Field of Republican Obscurity". The New York Times.
- "Alexander P. Waugh". Fizgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey.
- "David H. Slayback. Former Mayor of Verona, N.J., Held Post for 24 Years". New York Times. January 27, 1942. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
David H. Slayback, former Mayor of Verona, NJ, who held that post for twenty-four years, died here early this morning at ...
- "David H. Slayback". Biographical and Genealogical History of the City of Newark and Essex County. 1898.
- "Verona Names Slayback. Mayor Defeats Bergdahl, Also a Councilman, in Primary". New York Times. September 22, 1937.
- "Verona Mayor Carries On. Devotes 12 Hours to Drive for 20-Mile Speed Limit". New York Times. May 30, 1938.
- "Jersey Speed Trap Nets 60 in Day As Town Enforces 20-Mile Limit. Verona's 77-Year-Old Mayor Hands Out the Tickets Aided by 10 Police and 15 Deputies. Crowd Sees 300 Drivers Lectured". New York Times. May 23, 1938.
- "Verona Takes Its Stand". New York Times. May 24, 1938.
- "Robot Policeman Warns Jersey Speeders. Modeled After Member of Town's Force". New York Times. July 18, 1938.
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