Join us Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 at Borough Hall for our second Town Hall Meeting with local Surf City officials. Bagels, sweets and coffee courtesy of Surf City Bagels and Bakery, will be served starting at 9:45 a.m. The meeting begins at 10:00 a.m.
This is your chance to learn about how to get things done in Surf City and get your questions answered. As we’ve surveyed and talked with taxpayers, questions have come up about our roads, like: “Why are some streets repaved and others not? Why are streets flooding more than before? How do I make a request or ask a question about my street?”
Question about our taxes and town budget also continually come up. For instance: “There are things on my tax bill I don’t understand; can someone explain the bill in simple terms? How much of my tax dollars stay in Surf City? How are spending decisions made or rejected?”
To help address these and other questions you might have, our guest speakers are:
Jackie Siciliano, Surf City Councilwoman, who oversees roads and streets; and David Pawlishak, Surf City Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. You can read about their backgrounds below.
We look forward to seeing you Saturday August 22nd!
Ms. Siciliano has been a Surf City Councilwoman since July 2013. She is a University of Kentucky graduate and resident of Surf City for over 18 years. Jackie served on the Surf City Board of Health from 2009-2012 and the Surf City Land Use Board from 2012-2013. She is a Minister of Hospitality at St. Thomas of Villanova Church and former President and volunteer for LBI PTA. Currently she is volunteer for Long Beach Island Education Foundation (LBIEF). She is self employed and married to Dr. Theodore Siciliano for 20 years and has one son, Teddy, 18 years old.
- Town Hall guest speakder David Pawlishak, Surf City Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. CPA, RMA, CMFO.
David Pawlishak has been the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Borough of Surf City since 1999, where, as Director of the Department of Finance, he oversees all aspects of accounts receivable (including collection of taxes and water/sewer charges), accounts payable, budgetary operations and
payroll. Originally from a steel town in western Pennsylvania, David entered the U.S. Air Force upon graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He served as a Minuteman ICBM Launch Officer and Instructor of Missile Operations with components of the Strategic
Air Command. While on active duty, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Dakota.
After being honorably discharged with the rank of Captain, he re-entered civilian life and began working as an accountant and auditor with a public accounting firm on Long Beach Island.
Later, he started his own public accounting firm, and was appointed statutory independent auditor for multiple municipalities, school districts and utilities authorities. Eventually, the opportunity arose to apply for a job at the Borough, as the long-time Chief Financial Officer announced his retirement.