Politics & Government
Englewood Appoints New Health Officer
Health official set to begin term next month, report says.
The Englewood board of health voted unanimously Thursday to hire a new health officer after the former health official declined to accept a pay cut, NorthJersey.com reported.
James M. Fedorko, the new health officer, is set to being his three-year term Aug. 5, the report said. Fedorko's annual salary will be $90,000.
The public will have a chance to meet the new health official at an event scheduled for Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m., the board's next meeting.
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City officials had sought to cut former Health Officer Nelson Xavier Cruz’s salary from from $127,000 to $99,000. Cruz first accepted the cut, but changed his mind, according to a Record report. Cruz later claimed he was being singled out as the only Hispanic head of a city agency.
City Manager Timothy Dacey had also proposed sharing Englewood’s health department with other nearby communities in a cost-saving move.Find out what's happening in Englewood-Englewood Cliffsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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