Brick Council Appoints New BTMUA Commissioners

The Brick Township council on Tuesday night appointed a new regular commissioner to the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority and one alternate commissioner.

The vacancy on the board came after board member Joseph Veni resigned following a scandal involving alleged explicit e-mails sent from county-owned computers.

James Bayard, who was already an alternate commissioner, will become a regular commissioner, Council President Susan Lydecker announced before a vote on the appointment.

Stacey Olsen will take over Bayard's spot.

Bayard's term will last through Jan. 31, 2015, while Olsen's will last through Jan. 31, 2019.

Though both of the appointees could be eligible for taxpayer-funded health benefits, neither of them will take the package.

"Absolutely not," Lydecker said, when questioned by a resident on the matter. "That is one of the stipulations that this council ran on."

Lydecker did not know if either appointee would take a stipend to which commissioners are entitled.