PETER S. PALMER 22 Prospect Street Bernardsville, NJ 07924 Term Expires: 12/31/11

Freeholders Office: (908) 231-7030
Freeholders Fax: (908) 231-8754
E-mail: FreeholdersOffice@co.somerset.nj.us

Freeholder Responsibilities:
HUMAN SERVICES: Mental Health Center, Board of Social Services, Office on Aging & Disability Services, Office of Operations & Planning, Juvenile Institutional Services, GRWIB & One Stop Training Division, Community Development, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Volunteer Services.

Liaison:
Agriculture Development Board, Joint Insurance Fund, Board of Social Services, Youth Services Commission, New Jersey Association of Counties, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Leadership Somerset, Youth Leadership Somerset-Until June, Regional Center Partnership Committee-Alternate, Vo-Tech Stewardship Group-Alternate, Somerset County Business Partnership-Alternate, Raritan Valley Rail Coalition, Somerset County Improvement Authority-Until Budget Adoption, Park Commission Foundation, Cultural & Heritage Commission, GSA-Hillsborough Advisory Committee.

Public Service:
Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Member, 1997-present, Director, 1998, 2003, 2008, Deputy Director, 2002, 2007, 2012, Public Works I, Chairman, 1999, 2006, 2007, Human Services, Chairman, 2001, 2002, 2005, Finance/Administration, Chairman, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2010, Public Health & Safety, Chairman, 2011; Somerset County Planning Board, Member, 1995-1996; Bernardsville Borough, Mayor, 1985-1994; Bernardsville Borough Council, Member, 1968-1984; Bernardsville Board of Education, Member, 1962-1968.

Affiliations & Community Service:
New Jersey Association of Counties, Past President, 2010; North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Member, 1999-present, Chairman, 2004, 2005, Freight Initiatives Committee, Chairman, 2003-present; Raritan Valley Rail Coalition, Chairman, Board of Trustees; Somerset County Business Partnership, Board of Directors, Member; Six County Coalition, Founding Member; Somerset County Governing Officials Association, President, 1985; Clinton Hill Area Redevelopment Corp., Newark (low- and moderate-income housing), Board Member, 1977-2007; Bernards High School Marching Band, Volunteer Assistant Director, 1956-2006; Somerset County Commission on Child Abuse & Missing Children, Co-Chair; Liberty Corridor Technical Committee, Member, 2007-present.

Biography:
Lifelong resident of Somerset County and Bernardsville; married to the former Kathleen Corman; served in U.S. Army Signal Corps, Honorable Discharge as 1st Lieutenant; Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., 1963-1991, retired as vice president and actuary; Society of Actuaries, Fellow; Cornell University, Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering; Princeton University, Master of Science Degree, Engineering; completed courses required for New Jersey State accreditation as Certified County and Municipal Finance Officer, 1994-1996; Bernards High School, Graduate; Bernardsville United Methodist Church, Member.

Awards:
New Jersey Association of Counties, Freeholder of the Year, 2011; New Jersey Conference of Mayors, County Leadership Award, 2007; Somerset County Commission on Child Abuse & Missing Children, Richard Z. Voorhees Award for Child Advocacy, 2005; Regional Business Partnership of Newark, Transportation Leadership Award, 2005; National Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, first-ever award for Outstanding Elected Official Leadership, 2004; managed award-winning reconstruction of own landmark commercial office building in Bernardsville, 1991-1993.
 

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