After Long Search, Holmdel Committee Names Administrator

HOLMDEL, NJ — Jay Delaney, a municipal professional with broad experience in the state, will be the new township administrator, Mayor Domenico "DJ" Luccarelli announced at the Township Committee meeting Tuesday night.

Delaney, currently the Keyport administrator, will be transitioning from that position and expects to begin the job in Holmdel in about two weeks, Delaney said.

"I'm still winding down in Keyport," he said when reached Thursday. And he said he will finalize certain pre-employment paperwork before he takes on the new job. His employment contract was not discussed at the meeting, although entry into a contract was approved by resolution.

The mayor commented on the new administrator:

"After a long and thorough interview process, we are proud to have appointed Jay Delaney as our next township administrator. Jay has decades of experience that will serve us well and allow him to hit the ground running for Holmdel," said Luccarelli.

The resolution to appoint Delaney was approved unanimously at the meeting Jan. 10.

Luccarelli thanked the committee members for the work they put into the search to choose a leader for "the wonderful team we have in place."

William E. Antonides Jr., the chief financial officer for the township, has served as interim township administrator since March of last year. Former administrator Cherron Rountree resigned as the previous township administrator.

Delaney was borough administrator in Keyport since 2020, according to his LinkedIn page.

Prior to that he was assistant township manager in East Windsor; borough administrator of Spring Lake Heights; township clerk of Pequannock; and project manager at the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority.

He began his career in government from 1988 to 2006 as municipal clerk and then borough administrator in Seaside Park in Ocean County, where he currently lives.