Morris County 2025 Reorganization Meeting Set for Jan. 3

Published on December 13, 2024

Public Invited to Attend In-Person and Online Event

MCLOGO The Morris County Board of County Commissioners will convene for its annual reorganization meeting on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at 6 p.m., where Commissioner Tayfun Selen is slated to succeed Christine Myers as director, while Commissioner Stephen Shaw will continue serving as deputy director.

Commissioners Stephen H. Shaw, John Krickus, and Deborah Smith, who were re-elected in November to additional three-year terms, will take their oaths of office. Morris County Surrogate Heather Darling, who also was re-elected in November, will be sworn in to her second five-year term.

The meeting will be held on the fifth floor of the Administration and Records Building at 10 Court St. in Morristown and will also be accessible for viewing via WebEx.

About the Reelected Commissioners

  • Stephen H. Shaw is entering his third term on the board. A former mayor and 12-year council member in Mountain Lakes, Shaw currently represents Morris County on the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and was elected secretary of the NJTPA Board of Trustees in early 2024.
  • John Krickus will begin his fourth term as a commissioner. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Krickus previously served 12 years as mayor and committee member in Washington Township. He also has served as board director.
  • Deborah Smith, first elected in 2016, will also begin her fourth term. A longtime Denville council member, Smith served as council president for two years and led the Board of Commissioners as director during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

The Board of County Commissioners is composed of seven members. In addition to Shaw, Krickus, Smith, Selen, and Myers, the board includes Commissioners Douglas R. Cabana and Thomas J. Mastrangelo.

About County Government

Morris County’s seven-member Board of County Commissioners is elected at-large to serve staggered three-year terms. The board oversees policies for six county departments, including Employee Resources, Finance, Human Services, Law & Public Safety, Public Works, and Information Technology. Day-to-day operations are managed by County Administrator Deena Leary, with each commissioner acting as a liaison to specific departments and areas of government.

The essential services provided by county government are those that either cannot appropriately be provided by the state or are beyond the scope or ability of local governments.

County government responsibilities are divided into two distinct types:

  1. functions the county must perform as mandated by the state
  2. permissive functions the county may carry out in compliance with state law

 

The mandatory areas of responsibility are:

  • Court facilities (New Jersey State runs court operations)
  • Law enforcement and the operation of a county jail
  • General assistance or welfare
  • Education
  • Construction and maintenance of county roads and bridges
  • Conducting elections

In addition to required services, Morris County government provides a variety of programs and services which benefit the entire county. County-level management and delivery of these services provides significant cost savings and efficiencies over duplicative services from municipality to municipality. This saves taxpayer dollars, while enhancing the quality of life for those living and working in the county.

These vital services include:

 

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