Westwood Hires New CFO

The Westwood Council unanimously approved Durene Ayer as the borough's new CFO during their meeting this week.

The position will be 25 hours per week at a rate of $62 per hour, according to Councilman William Phayre. Ayer is scheduled to start October 1 and will transition into the position with help from the current acting CFO and borough tax collector Stephanie Stokes.

"I think she'll be a very good addition to the staff," Mayor John Birkner said.

Officials have been looking for a new CFO since the former full-time CFO Raymond Herr announced in May that he would be .

Phayre said officials decided to replace Herr with a part-time CFO because they believed a 25-hour position would still be enough, in conjunction with other finance department staff, to get all the work done. Herr was previously shared with Hillsdale before he left.

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