New Acting City Administrator Coming

A retired administrator who served in Metuchen for seven years and in Ocean Township in Monmouth County for 20 years will take charge of day-to-day city operations starting Wednesday.

Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs, who has been serving as acting city administrator, will relinquish the post to David Kochel, a senior manager at Jersey Professional Management, she announced at Monday's City Council meeting.

Kochel will be the third person in the seat this year, succeeding the mayor and Corporation Counsel Dan Williamson, who served from January through March following former City Administrator Bibi Taylor's announcement that she was not returning from maternity leave to resume the job. Kochel can serve up to 90 days in acting capacity under the city's municipal code.

To read more about Kochel, click here and scroll down to his name on the staff roster.

--Bernice