Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • June 27, 2012 Area NBCUA commissioners retain jobs, benefits The seven Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority commissioners who received dismissal letters from Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan in April will be allowed to retain their jobs, compensation, and benefits. In his ruling, Bergen County Superior Court Judge Alexander Carver III found that Donovan had acted beyond the scope of her authority when she attempted to fire the commissioners for refusing to stop accepting their medical benefits and $5,000 stipends. Carver also overturned Donovan’s vetoes of the authority’s minutes. An appeal of his decision is expected. Earlier this year, the county counsel’s office filed a lawsuit to recover the compensation paid to the seven commissioners since November 2011. The commissioners were charged with accepting the stipends and health benefits despite Donovan’s vetoes, which were upheld by the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services. The NBCUA’s suit challenged Donovan’s vetoes and her right to fire the authority’s commissioners. Before Judge Carver rendered his decision, the Bergen County Board of Freeholders voted unanimously to halt any future pay and benefits to Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority commissioners, thereby rescinding a 1979 ordinance. The seven commissioners who received dismissal letters from Donovan include Chairman William F. Dator of Mahwah, Vice Chairman Michael Kasparian of Ho-Ho-Kus, and Commissioners Brian Chewcaskie of Allendale, Peter Dachnowicz of Waldwick, Frank Kela- her of Ramsey, Marion Plumley of Midland Park, and Jason T. Shafron of Wyckoff. Leading the way Recently, eighth grade students in Allendale’s Brookside School, participated in a Leadership Academy and Community Service event. Students rotated through seminars on leadership and volunteering given by local community leaders. Programs included: Mayor Vince Barra, ‘Volunteering in your Community;’ Councilwomen Liz White and Amy Wilczyinski, ‘Being a Good Leader’” Superintendent Michael Barcadepone, ‘Setting Goals;’ Northern Highlands Principal Joe Occhino and Assistant Principal Michael Koth, ‘Conflict Resolution;’ and Brookside parent Ted Clark, ‘Getting Others to Follow.’ Students then proceeded to Crestwood Lake to set up for a barbecue and an evening of games and a book fair hosting adults and children from Mentoring Moms and Mentoring Youth. Bernard J. Milano of the KPMG Foundation has been reelected to a two-year term on the board of governors for the international honor society Beta Gamma Sigma. Milano’s new term will begin July 1. Milano, an Allendale resident, is the president of the KPMG Foundation and president of the KPMG Disaster Relief Fund. He serves as president and member of The PhD Project Association and as a member of the board of directors and Executive Committee for the Points of Light Milano remains on Beta Gamma Sigma Board Foundation, Worldwide Board of Directors-Students in Free Enterprise, and the Business Civic Leadership Center. Milano has received many awards including the 2011 initial induction into PhD Project Hall of Fame, the 2010 NABA Legends award, and an MLK Special Achievement Award from Bentley University. Milano holds honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from North Carolina A&T State University and Kent State University. He earned his BS in accounting from Temple University.