July 24, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 7 Mahwah Township searching for successor to Campion by Frank J. McMahon Mahwah officials are searching for someone to replace Brian Campion, the township administrator, who recently announced his resignation. Campion has handled the business affairs of the town- ship for 12 years and served as its township attorney and planning board attorney prior to becoming the business administrator in 2001. He tendered his resignation July 1, but his current con- tract calls for 90-day notice when terminating employment. As a result, he will remain in that position until Sept. 30. Campion emphasized that he is not retiring. He said, “I felt it was a good time to move on to other opportunities. For me personally it is a good time to move on.” “Brian is going to be missed,” said Mayor William Laforet. “This is a gentleman who has a wealth of knowl- edge about our town. It’s kind of a brain drain at some level. We have had the benefit of Brian’s experience and he is going to be sorely missed.” Asked if an effort was made to keep Campion in his job, Laforet said, “I made every effort you can imagine, but he is a professional who has been considering and contemplating this for a while and he has come to the conclusion the time is right for him. We can only thank Brian and celebrate the things he has done for our community.” Laforet said it is fortunate that Campion will be in his position until the end of September, but an active search for a new administrator has begun and is ongoing. He empha- sized the new administrator will be the person best quali- fied to do the job for Mahwah. “There is no other qualification that means more to me than that it will be the right person for our commu- nity,” Laforet said. “Mahwah has a different dynamic than smaller towns and I am determined in this search to find that next best person. We will find that next best person and everything will remain normal.” The township government was formed under the pro- visions of New Jersey’s Optional Municipal Charter Law, popularly known as the Faulkner Act, that was enacted in 1950. Under this law, and a 2010 state law that permitted Popular guest municipalities to move their elections from May to the November general election, the township government is (continued on page 15) One of Holy Cross Nursery School’s favorite visitors is Chris Wilson from the Mahwah Public Library. Wilson visits and reads to the classes, helping to instill a love of reading in their students at an early age.