Personnel Manual | Borough of Hopatcong

MAYOR AND COUNCIL

Borough form of Government. Meets twice monthly. Mayor and 6 Council Members.

Mayor’s appointment 4 years, Council appointments 3 years

Marie Galate	MGalate@hopatcong.org	Mayor	First Responders, DPW, Water/Sewer, SWAC/PAC, Open Space, Enviornmental, Recreation, Celebration of Events, Real Estate, Redevelopment, Senior Citizens, Sussex County League of Mun., Municipal Alliance, Hopatcong Community Center/Wellness Center	12/31/27
Joseph Falconi	JFalconi@hopatcong.org	Council Member	DPW, Water/Sewer, Recreation, Celebration of Events,	12/31/27
Christine Smith	CSmith@hopatcong.org	Council Member	Open Space, Real Estate, Senior Citizens, Hopatcong Community Center/Wellness Center	12/31/25
Steve Kucevic	SKucevic@hopatcong.org	Council Member	First Responders, DPW, Redevelopment,	12/31/27
Rachel Rodriguez	RRodriguez@hopatcong.org	Council Member	First Responders, Celebration of Events, Real Estate, School Liaison	12/31/26
Jennifer Johnson	JJohnson@hopatcong.org	Council Member	Recreation, Municipal Alliance, School Liaison, Hopatcong Community Center/Wellness Center	12/31/26
Anthony Bongiovanni	ABongiovanni@hopatcong.org	Council Member		12/31/25

LAND USE BOARD

Established pursuant to NJSA 40:5D-23 and §28-1 of the Borough Code. 9 members, 4 alternates. Meets twice monthly.

Class I, II & III appointments 1 year, Class IV appointments 4 years, Alternates 2 years

BOARD OF HEALTH

Established pursuant to §245 of the Borough Code. 7 Members. Meets quarterly.

All Member appointments concurrent with council seat

BOARD OF RECREATION COMMISSIONERS

Established pursuant to NJSA 40:5-1, §9-6 of the Borough Code. 7 Members. Meets once monthly.

Member Appointments 5 years, Alternates 1 year

HOPATCONG ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION

Established pursuant to §5-8 of the Borough Code. 7 Members and 2 Alternate Members. Meets once monthly.

All Member appointments 3 years, Alternate 2 years

HOPATCONG OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE

Established pursuant to §5-17 of the Borough Code. 7 Members and 2 Alternate Members. Meets as needed.

All Member appointments 2 years, Mayor and Council member appointments coincide with council term

Marie Galate	MGalate@hopatcong.org	Mayor	12/31/27
Robert Bond- Chairman	RBond@hopatcong.org	Mayor’s appt. at large	12/31/26
Cliff Lundin- Vice Chairman	CLundin@hopatcong.org	Council appt.at large	12/31/25
Laurie Averill	LAverill@hopatcong.org	Council appt. at large	12/31/25
Michelle Francomacaro	MFrancomacaro@hopatcong.org	Member	12/31/26
Jonathan Taylor	JTaylor@hopatcong.org	Member	12/31/26
Judy Kracht	JKracht@hopatcong.org	Member	12/31/26
Dave Barella	dbarella@hopatcong.org	Recreation Commission Rep	12/31/25
Wayne Cameron	WCameron@hopatcong.org	Environmental Commission Rep	12/31/25

HOPATCONG FIRE DEPARTMENT

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Member appointments 3 year

Wade Crowley	wcrowley@hopatcong.org	Coordinator	12/31/25
Kevin Schneider		Deputy Coordinator	12/31/25

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

FIREWISE COMMITTEE

HOPATCONG SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Municipal Attorney	Michael Lavery Laverym Salvaggi & Cohen	1001 Route 517, Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Municipal Bond Counsel	John Cantalupo Archer & Greiner, P.C.	10 Highway 35, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Municipal Engineer	John Ruschke Mott MacDonald	412 Mt. Kemble Ave., Suite G22, Morristown, NJ, 07860
Municipal Planner	Joseph Vuich Van Cleef Engineering Associates, LLC	111 Howard Blvd, Suite 110, Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856
Risk Manager	Wayne Diez Skylands Risk Management	PO Box 365, Newton, NJ 07860
Borough Auditor	Nisivoccia	200 Valley Rd., Mt. Arlington, NJ, 078456
Grant Consultant	Bruno Associates	60 Columbia Road, Bld. B, STE 230, 2^nd Floor, Morristown NJ, 07960
IT Services	Quikteks	373 US 46, Fairfield, NJ, 07004
Health Services	Sussex County Health Department	201 Wheatsworth Road, Hamburg, NJ 07419 973-579-0370 Fax: 973-579-0399

OFFICE STAFF

Administrator			Ext. 120
Receptionist	Allison Shores	ashores@hopatcong.org	Ext. 114
Receptionist	Christopher Brown	cbrown@hopatcong.org	Ext. 141
CFO	Judy Curran	cfo@hopatcong.org	Ext. 115
Borough Clerk/Registrar	Shawna Jonach	sjonach@hopatcong.org	Ext. 140
Land Use Secretary	Amy Mejia	landuse@hopatcong.org	Ext. 133
Construction Official	Bill O’Connor	boconnor@hopatcong.org	Ext. 137
Zoning Officer	Bill Donegan	bdonegan@hopatcong.org	Ext. 134
Tax Assessor	Kristen Umansky	assessor@hopatcong.org	Ext. 129
DPW Superintendent	Carl Rossi	tzweigle@hopatcong.org	Ext. 400, 401
Tax Collector	Patty Emery	pemery@hopatcong.org	Ext. 125
Fire Official	Virgil Rome	vrome@sussexcountysheriff.com	973-579-0380
Police Chief	Meghan McCluskey	MMcCluskey@hopatcongpolice.org	973-398-5000
Animal Control Officer	Gianna DiMatteo	gdimatteo@hopatcong.org	Ext. 151

Hopatcong First Aid	516 River Styx Road Captain Rob Auer	973-770-0440
Hopatcong Vol. Fire Companies	Northwood #2, 440 Maxim Dr. Defiance#3, PO Box 1015, Hopatcong Hills #4, PO Box 724	973-770-1929 973-398-0030 973-398-1612
Hopatcong Post Office	32 Durban Ave.	973-398-1046
Hopatcong Board of Education	2 Windsor Ave., PO Box 1029	973-398-8800 Fax: 973-398-2590
Trash Hauler	Roselle/Suburban Disposal	973-227-7020
Hopatcong Resource/Community Center	47 Hopatchung Road	973-810-3238