Mayor & Council
Mountainside is governed by a Mayor and Council form of government, as authorized through the Option Municipal Charter Law (Faulkner Act). Enacted by the State Legislature in 1950, this form of local New Jersey government provides for the election of a Mayor for a term of four years and a Borough Council of varied complement. In our case, the Borough Council consists of six members, elected for staggered three year terms. Both the Mayor and Borough Council are elected at-large, that is, to represent the entire community. Elections for all officials in Mountainside are conducted during the November General Election. The Borough Council holds its meetings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 pm in Borough Hall.
Mayor Paul N. Mirabelli
- Term ends 12/31/2027
- 13 years as Councilman
- 3 years as Council President
- 15 Years as Mayor
- Mountainside resident since 1990
- Portfolio: Police Committee
Rene Dierkes
Phone: 908-403-6685
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- Councilman, term expires 12/31/2028
- 12 years as Councilman
- Mountainside resident since 1999
- Portfolio: Fire, Administrative & Executive, Recreation, Board of Tax Assessors
Donna Pacifico
Phone: 908-341-6739
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- Councilwoman, term expires 12/31/2028
- 4 years as Councilwoman
- 2 years as Council President
- Mountainside resident since 1991
- Portfolio: Recreation, Board of Health, Police, Solid Waste/Recycling, Administration & Executive, Historical Restoration Committee
Steven Matejek
Phone: 908-341-6958
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- Councilman, term expires 12/31/2026
- 5 years as Councilman
- Mountainside resident since 1976
- Portfolio: Police, Recreation, Public Works/Facilities, Recreation, Board of Education
Donald Rinaldo, Jr.
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- Councilman, term expires 12/31/2027
- 1 year as Councilman
- Mountainside resident since 1969
- Portfolio: Public Works, Fire, Solid Waste/Recycling, Library, Board of Tax Appeals
Valerie Wass
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- Councilwoman, term expires 12/31/2026
- 1 year as Councilwoman
- Portfolio: Public Works/Facilities, Rescue Squad, Planning Board, Media & Information, Children's Specialized Hospital, Senior Citizen Services
Alex Van Deusen
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- Councilman, term expires 12/31/2027
- 1 year as Councilman
- Portfolio: Administrative and Executive, Fire, Solid Waste & Recycling, Media & Information, Shade Tree
John N. Post, Esq.
- Borough Attorney
- 53 years as Borough Attorney
- Firm: Post, Polak, Goodsell, & Strauchler, P.A.
- Mountainside resident since 1972
Contact Us
Official Website of Mountainside, New Jersey
1385 US Highway 22 East
Mountainside, NJ 07092
Meeting Schedule
All meetings take place at the Mountainside Borough Hall, (1385 Route 22 East) unless otherwise noted.
Borough Council:
Work: 1st Tues. at 7:30 pm
Regular: 3rd Tues. at 7:30 pm
Board of Adjustment
4th Tues. at 7:30 pm
Municipal Court Court
held each Thurs. at 9:00 am & the last Wed. evening at 5:00 pm
Planning Board
4th Tues. at 7:30 pm
Board of Health
2nd Mon. at 7:00 pm
Library Board of Trustees
3rd Mon. at 7:30 pm (Meetings held at the Mountainside Public Library)