Compass rose in Ventnor City Hall.
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY
VENTNOR – Former Chief Financial Officer Al Stanley has been appointed to his own unexpired term.
At a special Zoom meeting Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Board of Commissioners passed a resolution agreeing to have Stanley work on a part-time basis for another 15 months until his previous term expires.
Stanley submitted his resignation effective Oct. 1 to take a job in Brigantine. The city sought a replacement, but the person they selected changed their mind and decided to remain in their current position. Rather than seek a full-time CFO, the city plans to promote an existing employee and hire a senior accountant to backfill that position.
Although the city had already accepted his resignation, Stanley, who also works as the city’s qualified purchasing agent, agreed to continue working in Ventnor on a part-time basis until Dec. 31, 2024. He will earn $75 per hour.
His protégé, the city comptroller, is being groomed to take his place once she completes the educational requirements needed to be certified as the chief financial officer. Stanley will be available to assist when needed, Mayor Beth Holtzman said.
According to Holtzman, the comptroller position was created two years ago to replace two other positions in the finance office.
“The Finance Office is the backbone of any business, and the city is a business,” Holtzman said. “You need to have a strong finance team in place because everything they do affects the taxpayers.”
Holtzman, who recently retired from her finance position in Atlantic County government, said it was her goal to upgrade Civil Service clerical positions, such as bookkeepers, in favor of higher level accountants.
The city is currently seeking a senior accountant to backfill a vacancy created with the shuffling of positions in the Finance Office.
The changes will save on the cost of salaries, Holtzman said.
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