Ho-Ho-Kus November 16, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 7 Unexpired term on borough council remains unfilled by Jennifer Crusco The unexpired term on the Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Council, which was most recently held by Kimberly Weiss, is currently vacant. The seat, which had been held by Kevin Crossley from 2004 until he moved out of town this summer, was not listed on the general election ballot due to an apparent oversight. Weiss had been appointed for a term that ended on Election Day (Nov. 8). Neither her name, nor the unexpired term, which ends in December 2012, was listed on the ballot. When borough officials realized the oversight, they appealed to Bergen County, but Judge Robert Wilson, who heard the case, ruled that no one’s name could appear on the November ballot this year. The council must now decide how to proceed. The council could decide to hold a special election to fill the seat, ask the Ho-Ho-Kus County Committee to submit the names of three Republicans and name one of those individuals to the seat, or may continue to work with five council members. If the council were to pursue this last option, the seat would not be filled until January 2013, since a candidate would have to file for election in the spring of 2012, receive voters’ approval in the June primary election, and be officially elected to office in November 2012. Those who are elected in the November general election are seated at the reorganization meeting the following January. Aside from the question revolving around the unexpired term, the election did not produce any unanticipated results. The candidates did not face any challenges in this year’s election. Ho-Ho-Kus voters re-elected incumbent Republican Thomas Randall to the mayor’s post with 489 ballots. Voters also endorsed incumbent Councilwoman Maryellen Lennon, who received 515 votes, and newcomer Steve Shell, who received 497 ballots. Both council members are Republicans. Randall, a practicing attorney with Randall & Randall, The Ramapo Valley Railroad Club’s annual holiday show will be held Nov. 20 and 27, and Dec. 4, 11, and 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, and $1 for children under age 12, with a maximum of $12 per family. Visitors will find a modern windmill farm, an operating drive-in theater showing John Wayne movies, and Ho- Railroad club offers holiday display Ho-Kus Electric, the massive energy facility that keeps the lights on the trains running. The 500 feet of mainline track on the multi-tiered layout features a wide variety of bridges, tunnels, mountains, yards, engine facilities, and industries. The large, detailed computerized HO scale layout is located in the Ho-Ho-Kus VFW building at 620 Cliff Street, Ho-Ho-Kus. was last elected in 2007. Before he became mayor, he spent 13 years as a member of the council. A graduate of Notre Dame University and Seton Hall Law School, Randall has served as council president, police commissioner, DPW commissioner, deputy finance commissioner, and council liaison to the zoning board. Randall has coached recreation baseball and soccer and the traveling basketball team. He has also been active with the Bergen County Scouts, the Northwest Bergen Chapter of the American Heart Association, and the Northeast Republican Organization. Lennon, a 33-year borough resident, is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s College and was an elementary school teacher. The councilwoman’s activities have included troop leader for Girl Scouts, YAC Dance co-chair, and Red Cross Babysitting Course and Saint Gabriel’s CCD instructor. She has run a nursery program in town for preschoolers, and served as a substitute teacher in several local districts. Lennon was elected to her first term in 2005 and has served as council president. Shell and his wife Elizabeth have been residents of Ho-Ho-Kus since 1995. Their three daughters are being educated at the Ho-Ho-Kus/Waldwick Nursery School, the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, and Northern Highlands Regional High School. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Shell began a 28-year career in sales, marketing, and management with Stauffer Chemicals, Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, American Cyanamid, and Pfizer. He is currently vice president and general manager in the U.S. Animal Health Division of Merck & Co., where he is responsible for the management of three business units and a staff of more than 250.