Holmdel Administrator Jay Delaney Tackles His First Day On The Job

HOLMDEL, NJ — By the end of his first day as Holmdel Township Administrator, Jay Delaney said he covered a lot of territory.

He met with township employees and also with Mayor DJ Luccarrelli - and learned the technical ropes of getting settled into a new office.

"It was a long, busy, exciting day," Delaney said in a late afternoon interview.

Luccarelli reminded residents at this past Tuesday's meeting that Delaney was starting Thursday and would be meeting with the staff.

"We're looking forward to working with Jay," he said at the meeting.

The Township Committee approved his hiring earlier this month. Delaney was the former Keyport administrator.

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

In his committee report Tuesday, Committeeman Brian Foster praised Antonides for "stepping up" and "helping us to get to this point."

And the mayor said Antonides will be recognized further at the next committee meeting.

Luccarelli commented on the new administrator earlier this month:

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

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.