GT Resident Gentek Officially Joins Freeholder Board
The newcomer is joined by the longest-serving freeholder, Jeffrey Nash, in being sworn in during Camden County's 2013 reorganization meeting.
Forget the aphorism—for Camden County’s freeholder board, it was in with the old, in with the new at its 2013 reorganization meeting. Jeffrey Nash, of Cherry Hill, the longest-serving freeholder, first elected in 1991, and new freeholder Michelle Gentek, of Gloucester Township, were both sworn in alongside fellow freeholder Ian Leonard among a standing-room-only crowd at Camden City Hall Friday evening. While it might’ve seemed like old hat to Nash, who started in government by serving on the Cherry Hill township council in 1990, the longtime freeholder said the election process and rejoining the board still holds plenty of meaning. “Even after eight terms, it is extremely humbling…to see how many people are actually going into a voting …
Sean McCullen
11:12 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
No, they're not full-time. It's the county equivalent of a township council or committee member. I'm not sure exactly what freeholder salaries are these days, but I'd say in the $10,000 to $15,000 per year range. more ›