Thursday, December 6, 2012
Police Chief Eric Mason has informed the Township Committee that he plans to resign from his position as the township administrator at the end of this year.
The Township Committee has started its search for a township administrator to replace Police Chief Eric Mason, who has served as an interim administrator since September of 2011. Mason informed the governing body that as of Dec. 31, he will step down from his position as the interim administrator — a position he has held for more than a year — and focus solely on his role as the township's police chief. "At our last meeting, Commissioner (Lisa) Adubato mentioned that as of Dec. 31, he would resume working (solely) in the police department," Mayor David Robinson said, adding that Mason will continue to work with the Township Committee and his replacement administrator as a new employee transitions into the role. Adubato serves as the …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
The Township Committee is anticipating an opening for the job of police chief, and has conducted interviews in anticipation of a vacancy.
Although Cranford Police Chief Eric Mason has yet to officially announce his retirement — a move that was expected several months ago — officials say they have conducted interviews to fill his position if and when it becomes available. During the Township Committee meeting Tuesday night, township officials said they are continuing to move forward with plans to appoint Mason as the full-time township administrator. Mason has simultaneously worked as police chief and interim township administrator since September, 2011. "It remains our goal that Eric Mason becomes our administrator and that the police chief situation gets (resolved) as well," Commissioner Lisa Adubato Nesi said, adding that "this issue must transcend all politics. Adubato …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The Township Committee will interview candidates tonight and tomorrow to take over Interim Township Administrator/Police Chief Eric Mason's position.
The Township Comittee will spend the next two evenings interviewing candidates for the position of police chief, paving the way for current Chief Eric Mason to take over the duties of township administrator on a full-time basis. Mason has worked as both police chief and interim township administrator since last September, when former administrator Marlena Schmid was placed on involuntary administrative leave. Schmid is no longer employed by the township. According to Schmid's attorney, Cranford resident Frank Capece, the former township administrator worked for the town for 12 years and left her position "in good standing." "We are resuming the search for a police chief," Deputy Mayor Andis Kalnins confirmed late Tuesday after public …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Here's a look back at some of the news that made headlines in Cranford this week.
On May 12, Cranford Police arrested two men in connection with an alleged sexual assault that took place over the weekend. Taken into custody and charged with first degree aggravated sexual assault were, Marcus Mouzon, 21, of Princeton Road in Linden and Nahjee Faine, 19, of McArthur Court in Linden. New state pension guidelines may delay Police Chief Eric Mason's transition from police chief to fulltime township administrator following his planned retirement from the Cranford Police Department on May 31. The confusion involves pension guidelines that could prevent Mason from collecting his full police benefits if he jumps directly from the Cranford Police Department into the role of full-time township administrator. The Christie …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Eric Mason is scheduled to retire as chief of police on May 31. Interviews for a new chief, rumored to have been rescheduled for tomorrow, have been put on hold as officials discuss the pension board's rule changes.
New state pension guidelines may delay Police Chief Eric Mason's transition from police chief to fulltime township administrator following his planned retirement from the Cranford Police Department on May 31. A special closed-session Township Committee meeting to interview candidates for the position of police chief was cancelled earlier this month. Despite rumors that the interviews were planned for this Saturday, the meeting has yet to be rescheduled and formally announced as required by the Open Public Meetings Act. "There will not be a special meeting on Saturday for interviews," Deputy Mayor Andis Kalnins said. "I am still waiting on an official decision on the impact of the rule change. The timeline that we had of deciding on a new …
J. Sussman
5:43 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
So basically Eric Mason wasted a years worth of the governing body's time, and the taxpayers money - when you factor in his $50,000 stipend. I realize the Mayor (Robinson) will equate it to a cost savings, however, when you factor in pending issues like the Lanza lawsuit and the loss of a $500,000 grant, and missed insurance premium payments, was it really worth the savings to have someone of Mr… more ›