Central Regional Board Of Ed Member To Resign Soon, Citing Personal Reasons

The Central Regional Board of Education will have a vacancy for one of the Berkeley Township seats after the 2018, following the resignation of Jennifer Gindel, who recently announced her intention to step down.

The board will appoint someone to fill Gindel's seat for the rest of 2017 and the rest of 2018. Then in November of 2018, interested persons can file to run for the remainder of Gindel's term.

"She will be resigning after the July Board of Ed meeting, " said school administrator Kevin O'Shea.

The criteria for this seat include:

• Shall be a citizen and resident of Berkeley Township for at least one year prior to appointment.
• Must be able to read and write.
• Shall be registered to vote in Berkeley, and notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:51-1, or any other law to the contrary, he or she is not disqualified as a voter pursuant to R.S. 19:4-1.
• Shall not hold office as mayor or member of the municipal governing body of any constituent municipality (Berkeley,Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Island Heights, Ocean Gate)
• Board members shall not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract with or claim against the board.

Anyone who is interested in running for the 2018 remainder of Gindel's term can send a letter of interest and a resume to Board President Tracy Mianulli.

The board is expected to appoint her replacement for the rest of 2017 and 2018, at the August or September board meetings, O'Shea said.

Since Gindel's term runs through 2019, anyone who wants to run for the last year of her seat will have to run in the November 2018 general election, he said.

The nine-member board has five Berkeley Township seats, one from Island Heights, one from Seaside Heights, one from Ocean Gate and one from Seaside Park.

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