Mayor & Borough Council

Overview

New Providence has been governed by a mayor and council since it was incorporated as an independent, self-governing municipality on March 14, 1899. The mayor is the chief executive of the borough and serves a four-year term. The mayor presides at council meetings but votes only in the case of a tie. The Borough Council acts as the legislative body of the borough and enacts the local laws or ordinances. Six council representatives are elected from the borough at large for three-year terms, which are staggered, so that two council representatives are elected each year.

Regular Meetings

  • 7:30 p.m. at Municipal Center, 360 Elkwood Ave., New Providence, NJ  07974
  • View Meeting Calendar

Agenda & Minutes

  • Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
  • View Agendas and Minutes

Mayor

  1. Al Morgan

    Allen Morgan

    Mayor
    Email Mayor Morgan
    Phone: 908-665-1400, ext. 8250

    Term expires December 31, 2026.

    Ex-officio member of all Committees.

    • Chair - Public Safety
    • Member - Shared Dispatch Executive Board

Borough Council

  1. Diane Bilicska

    Diane Bilicska

    Email Councilwoman Bilicska
    Phone: 908-665-1400, ext. 8252

    Term expires December 31, 2025.

    • Chair - Communication
    • Chair - Legal and Regulatory
    • Vice-Chair - Public Works/WWTP
    • Vice-Chair - Finance
    • Liaison - Sustainability Advisory Committee
    • Liaison - Historical Society
    • Co-Liaison - Board of Health
    • Member - Downtown Improvement District

  1. Matthew Cumiskey

    Matthew Cumiskey

    Borough Council President
    Email Councilman Cumiskey
    Phone: 908-665-1400, ext. 8253

    Term expires December 31, 2024.

    • Chair - Personnel
    • Chair - Shared Services
    • Vice-Chair - Communication
    • Vice-Chair - Engineering and Construction
    • Vice-Chair - Public Safety
    • Co-Liaison - Beautification Advisory Committee
    • Member - Business and Professional Association
    • Member - Planning Board

  1. Peter DeSarno

    Peter DeSarno

    Email Councilman DeSarno
    Phone: 908-665-1400, ext. 8254

    Term expires December 31, 2024.

    • Chair - Community Activities
    • Chair - Ethics
    • Vice-Chair - Administration
    • Vice-Chair - Legal and Regulatory
    • Liaison - Board of Education
    • Liaison - Community Pool
    • Co-Liaison - Historical Society
    • Co-Liaison - Sustainability Advisory Committee

  1. Nadine Geoffroy

    Nadine Geoffroy

    Email Councilwoman Geoffroy
    Phone: 908-665-1400, ext. 8251

    Term expires December 31, 2023.

    • Chair - Capital Review
    • Vice-Chair - Community Activities
    • Vice-Chair - Personnel
    • Vice-Chair - Shared Services
    • Vice-Chair - Public Safety
    • Liaison - Diversity Advisory Committee
    • Liaison - Mental Health
    • Liaison - Board of Health
    • Liaison - Municipal Alliance

  1. Alexander Kogan

    Alexander Kogan

    Email Councilman Kogan
    Phone: 908-665-1400, ext. 8255

    Term expires December 31, 2025.

    • Chair - Engineering and Construction
    • Chair - Public Works/WWTP
    • Vice -Chair - Capital Review
    • Vice-Chair - Communication
    • Vice-Chair - Ethics
    • Liaison - Public Art Advisory Committee
    • Co-Liaison - Diversity Advisory Committee
    • Co-Liaison - Community Pool

  1. Lisa McKnight

    Lisa McKnight

    Email Councilwoman McKnight
    Phone: 908-665-1400, ext. 8256

    Term expires December 31, 2023.

    • Chair - Administration
    • Chair - Finance
    • Vice -Chair - Ethics
    • Liaison - Beautification Advisory Committee
    • Co-Liaison - Mental Health
    • Co-Liaison - Board of Education
    • Co-Liaison - Municipal Alliance
    • Co-Liaison - Public Art Advisory Committee
    • Member - Library Board