JFS File Photo/Ken Mosca
By NANETTE LoBIONDO GALLOWAY
MARGATE – The Board of Commissioners Thursday, Jan. 18 had planned to vote on a resolution terminating City Administrator Kenneth J. Mosca’s contract.
The last resolution on the agenda stated the parting of ways was “in the best interest of the City of Margate.”
However, at the meeting, the board pulled the resolution without comment. Mosca was not in attendance at the meeting.
According to state law, administrators serve at the pleasure of the board and contracts may be terminated without cause.
Newly appointed Margate Municipal Administrator Ken Mosca signs his employment agreement as Commissioner John Amodeo and Municipal Clerk Johanna Casey look on.
Mosca was appointed to the post Jan. 19, 2023 by the prior administration consisting of former Mayor Michael Becker, Commissioner John Amodeo and current Commissioner Maury Blumberg. He replaced Richard Deaney, who served as the city’s part-time acting administrator for 12 years through a professional services contract with Jersey Professional Management. Deaney had 52 years of experience as a municipal administrator and worked in Ocean City for 17 years before he started working in Margate.
Advertising the administrator position resulted in numerous responses and Mosca was selected after interviews with two of the nine candidates who applied. Before working for Margate, Mosca was public affairs manager for Atlantic City Electric and previously served as administrator in the City of Linwood for seven years and in Ocean Township for two years.
Mosca was awarded a three-year contract with a starting salary of $125,000 with benefits.
The resolution, which did not include a termination date, stated he would receive 90 days severance pay and pay for unused vacation and sick leave.
Both Mosca and Mayor Michael Collins did not respond to requests for comment.
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