Township Personnel
Main #: 609-861-9700
Dennis Township Mayor
Zeth A. Matalucci – 12/31/2019
609-602-3927
matalucci@dennistwp.org
Administration, Emergency Management, Public Safety, 911 Coordinator/Fire & Rescue, Senior Center, Revenue & Finance, Code Enforcement and Public Works.
Deputy Mayor
Scott J. Turner – 12/31/2020
609-459-0293
sturner@dennistwp.org
Public Works, Environmental Commission, Revenus & Finance, Museum & Historical Center, Land Use Board and Tax Offices.
Committee Members
Frank Germanio – 12/31/2021
fgermanio@dennistwp.org
Administration, Municipal Court, Board of Health, Construction, Grants & Cultural, Revenue & Finance, Heritage and Senior Center.
Matthew Cox – 12/31/2019
mcox@dennistwp.org
Recreation, Municipal Alliance, Tax Offices, School Liason, Senior Center, Revenue & Finance and Municipal Court.
Thomas Van Artsdalen – 12/31/2020
609-780-2343
tvanartsdalen@dennistwp.org
Construction, Code Enforcement, Recreation, Environmental Commission,
Clean Communities, Grants and Cultural & Heritage.
Administrative Staff
- Solicitor – Kyle Weinberg
- Engineer – Jack Gibson
- Clerk – Jackie Justice
Administration & Staff
Administrator for Dennis Township
Jessica Bishop Administrator/Chief Financial Officer
609-861-9700 x225 – jbishop@dennistwp.org
Animal Control
Steve Serwatka, Animal Control Officer
Chris Conroy, Wildlife Specialist – 609-861-2886
Building Inspector
Michael Morano – 609-861-9705 – construction@dennistwp.org
Clean Communities
Joseph Pettit – Coordinator – 609-854-5181 – cleancommunities@dennistwp.org
Code Enforcement
Brian Vergantino, Code Enforcement Officer – 609-861-9706 x 226- codeenforcement@dennistwp.org
Consolidated Land Use Board
Eileen McFillin, Administrative Officer – 609-861-9705 – eileen@dennistwp.org
Construction Office
Michael Morano, Construction Official – construction@dennistwp.org
Eileen McFillin, Technical Assistant – 609-861-9705 – eileen@dennistwp.org
Court
Judge James Birchmeier – 609-628-2015
Electrical Inspector
William Hoffmann, Electrical Sub-Code
Eileen McFillin, Technical Assistant – 609-861-9705 – eileen@dennistwp.org
Emergency Management
John Berg, OEM Coordinator
Adam Dotts, Deputy Coordinator – 609-861-9709 – oem@dennistwp.org
Finance
Jessica Bishop, Chief Finance Officer – 609-861-9700 ext. 225 – jbishop@dennistwp.org
Fire Protection
William Hoffmann – 609-861-9705 – construction@dennistwp.org
Municipal Alliance
Monica Divito – (609) 861-2821 x510 – mdivito@dtschools.org
Municipal Auditor
Leon P. Costello CPA/RMA – 609-399-6333
Municipal Clerk
Jacqueline Justice – 609-861-9700 – jackie@dennistwp.org
Municipal Court
Loren Ready, Administrator – 609-628-2015 – lready@uppertownship.com
Municipal Engineer
John C. Gibson – 609-861-9700 – black.jack@comcast.net
Museum & History Center
Ray Rebmann, Historian/Curator –
609-861-1899 – dennistwpmuseum@comcast.net
Deputy Curator – VACANT
Plumbing Inspector
Michael Morano, Construction Official – 609-861-9705 – construction@dennistwp.org
Public Works
Daniel Grace, Supervisor – 609-861-5309 – dtpublicworks@dennistwp.org
Recording Clerk
Debbie Berg – Recording Clerk for Township Meetings
Recreation Center
Kimberly Herron, Director – 609-861-1045 – kim@dennistwp.org
Sheree Dever, Supervisor – sheree@dennistwp.org
Christina Jamison, Attendant – christina@dennistwp.org
Senior Center
Rosemarie Essig, Director – 609-861-3137 – rosie@dennistwp.org
Solicitor
Kyle Weinberg – kyle@blaneykaravan.com
Tax Assessor Office
Alexandra Fasy, Assessor – 609-861-9704 – fasya@dennistwp.org
Jackie Singer, Clerk Typist – jsinger@dennistwp.org
Tax Collector Office
Lisa Garrison, Tax Collector – 609-861-9703 – taxcollector@dennistwp.org
Monica Heim, Assistant Municipal Tax Collector
911 Coordinator
Zeth A. Matalucci – 609-602-3927 – matalucci@dennistwp.org
Zoning Official
Eileen McFillin, Administrative Officer – 609-861-9705 – eileen@dennistwp.org
Board & Committees
Environmental Commission Members
- Chairman - Bob Penrose - 12/31/2019
- Vice Chairman - Chris Castor - 12/31/2019
- Lisa Salimbene - 12/31/2019
- Jim Herlihy - 12/31/2020
- Justin Turner - 12/31/2020
- Brad Rosenthal - 12/31/2021
- Sue Slotterback - 12/31/2021
- Alt. #1 & #2 - both vacant
Consolidated Land Use Board Members
- Chairperson - Al Butto - 2020 / Class IV
- Vice-Chairperson - Daniel Walsh - 2022 / Class IV
- David Watson – 2021 / Class IV
- Dennis Crippen - 2019 / Class IV
- Vacant – 2019 - Class I - Mayor's Designee
- Scott Turner – 2019 / Class III
- Robert Penrose - 2019 / Class II
- Les Frie - 2019 / Class IV
- Patrick Boylan - 2020 / Class IV
- Clay Pettit - 2019 / Alt. #1
- Joseph Chambers - 2020 / Alt. #2
Consolidated Land Use Board Contacts
Attorney
Jon D. Batastini - Loveland Garrett & Batastini
801 Asbury Ave, Suite 412; Ocean City, NJ 08226
(609) 399-0035 | jdb@lgblaw.com
Board Engineer
Michael Fralinger, Jr., P.E. - Fralinger Engineering P.A.
629 Shiloh Pike; Bridgeton, NJ 08302
(856) 451-2990 | mike@fralinger.com
Board Administrator
Eileen McFillin - Township of Dennis
P.O. Box 204, 571 Petersburg Rd.; Dennisville, NJ 08214-0204
(609) 861-9705 | eileen@dennistwp.org
Board Secretary
Carla Coffey
History and Organization of the Dennis Township Committee
The Township of Dennis was established in 1826. The Township operates under the Township Committee form of government with five members, one of its members serving as Mayor, pursuant to New Jersey State Statutes. All committee members serve in a part-time capacity and receive an annual salary.
Pursuant to New Jersey Law, the committee has the authority to adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance or resolution for any purpose required for the government; reviewing, revising and adopting the annual budget; make appropriations, levying taxes, authorizing bond issues; providing for the internal structure of the local government; providing by ordinance for the creation and abolition of jobs; fixing salaries; establishing municipal policy and adopting an Administrative Code. Committee also has the authority to initiate hearings for the purpose of gathering information for ordinance making, public situations or issues, as well as, supervising the spending of appropriations.
Statutes governing the Township form of government can be found in N.J.S. 40A:63-1 et seq.