Fulgenzi Sworn in as Mount Pleasant Supervisor
A new era in Mount Pleasant government began on Wednesday when veteran Councilman Carl Fulgenzi was sworn in as town supervisor.
Fulgenzi, a 60-year-old Hawthorne native, was unanimously appointed to the post by the town board at its Oct. 28 meeting.
Fulgenzi had been serving as interim supervisor since Oct. 10 when Joan Maybury officially resigned for personal reasons. He is making a prorated salary of $135,000.
“I want to thank the board for their support and confidence in me,” Fulgenzi said following the vote. “I look forward to serving the residents of the Town of Mount Pleasant.”
Fulgenzi said that in his new post he would “try to keep the taxes as low as we possibly can while still maintaining the services town residents deserve.”
He thanked Maybury for her service to the town and looked forward to the assistance she would provide in the future.
Fulgenzi will serve in the post through the end of next year, when the current term expires. He plans to run for a full term next November, he said.
Councilman Mark Rubeo, who made the motion for the appointment, praised his town board colleague. He first met Fulgenzi when he was interviewed for an open town board seat in 2010.
In his service on the town board, Fulgenzi has worked behind the scenes to benefit many aspects of the local community, including charity work with the Lion’s Club and other organizations, Rubeo said.
It is expected that the town board will make an appointment to fill the vacant town board seat by late November or early December, Fulgenzi said.
Fulgenzi first served as councilman from 1990 to 1993, was elected again in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. He was appointed deputy supervisor in January 2011.
