Angela Pulvino

A life long county resident. Angela Pulvine is seeking her third five-year term as county clerk. An active member in many state and court associations, as well as in local civic organizations. Mrs. Pulvino was recently appointed president of the Cape May county unit of the American Cancer Society. The clerk and her husband James live in Ocean City. 'She has three grown children and one granddaughter. (From Page l) “real challenge" to her 30-member office staff is "trying to do what we do with as little (noney and as much efficiency as we can.” "We all have to live within our budget...and that’s something that is important to the taxpayers...We can’t just institute programs or anything without thoroughly investigating them and making sure they are cost effective,” she added. Noting that over the years the^tate has continuously dumped more responsibility into the laps of. county clerks, Mrs. Pulvino acknowledged that it’s been a "challenge" to administer the mandates with existing staff and financial resources. "I.think we've learned, to use the ex- ’ pression, ‘work smarter.’ When you have to do something you,do it...you find the means and the ways." Questioned whether additional responsibilities levied by the state are overburdening the administrative capabilities of her office, the clerk replied. "That's a very complicated question because we (state and county) have to work together...Of course we must, and should, cooperate and help each other out.” CONCERNING THE personal characteristics, skills and qualities she feels county clerk should have, Pulvino

emphasized the necessity of a strong administrative background. “I think you also have to be able to deal with people. ..deal with the public," she said. "I think you have to know a little At about everything." She explains the reason she wants to serve another five-year term is because she "enjoys county government." "I enjoy the contact with people*.I Have a lot of projects I’ve started and other projects I’d like to get into," she added. Continuing, Pulvino pointed out that one of the many projects she’s been working on — computerized bookkeeping of financial records — is set to go on line the beginning of October. “We’re, doing away with the old ledger sy$Wm." she said, noting that all accounts, totaling over $1 million, will be entirely on the system by Jan. 1983. A life-long county resident, Mrs. Pulvino told the newspaper her goal has been, and Mwill continue to be if reelected, to "see that county government is run efficiently with as little taxpayers money as possible...We work towards this all the time...I feel that is extremely important." REGARDING HER a c - complishmcnts over the past 10 years, the clerk pointed with pride to three areas. The first was the institQtion of an internal receipts system. According to Mrs. Pulvino, prior to the time she took office no receipts were required when money was passed between’ county departments. A second accomplishment, in the clerk’s opinion, has been her program directed at having all county records put on microfilm. "This gives security to everyone in the county," she noted, emphasizing that should the records ever be destroyed by some natural disaster, they can now be reproduced. The third successful project Pulvino instituted was the computerization of the index system in the Record Room. This, the clerk stressW, has in the long run been a "big savings" for the county both financially and in the time required for record keeping Although many consider the Board of Chosen Freeholders to be the driving force behind the effective administration of any county government, ask fMrs. Pulvino and she’ll tell you the county clerk is the "heart of county government." "I think it (clerk) is one of the most important offices in county government...The courts deal with justice, and deeds and mortgages are land records of people. If these things didn’t go on day-to-day there wouldn’t be county (Page 32 Please)

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(From Page 1) some background in real estate, and possess an exceptional ability for organization. "I think yoi/ should know a little bit about deeds and mortgages," he said. "I’m not saying that I have a big background in that area, but I’m willing to learn.” QUESTIONED ABOUT the official duties of a county clerk in New'Jersey, Rosenberg responded, "Basically I believe it's a record keeping office, aftd in general a record keeping office deals with peoples lives and properties." The candidate emphasized the importance of the clerk's involvement in the elecVion process, the court system, and the recording of land traasactions. "The clerk’s duties are many and varied, but everything they do is important," he said. "I think the most important part of the office, as far as the county cterk is concerned, is making sure everything runs smoothly in these different areas ... They're all important. The elections. That’s tremendously important," Rosehberg went on. "There you are dealing with the future of the people in this county. He added that the recording of deeds and mor tgages, and court duties are also impor tant because they deal with people and property. "Anything dealing with people or property is important." he said. ASKED HOW he intends to improve the efficiency of the office, the candidate asserted that one of his major goals is to improve the "morale of the office itself." "I think within the office itself, as far as I can ascertain, there's a morale problem ... Over the years there's been a lot of unhappy people working there. "If people are happy, the office itself becomes more efficient," the candidate said. "Maybe you don’t really have to improve the system itself. Maybe you

turned bu s I ness m a fi, Edward Rosenberg is seeking hisl first elective

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The 33 year old native has a BA in Education from Glass boro State Col lege and has taken graduate courses at both Glassboro and Jersey City State. A youth league basketball coa$h in Wlldwltad and a part tirie .writer, he lives in,Otpe May Court Hbuse wffh his wife Nancy and their thVre children. Heather, eight, Emily, fiile and Eddie,

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can just improve the relationship of the leadership*towards the people that are in the office " Rosenberg said he wantslto be county clerk because hc'V interested in "becoming a full-time public servant." "I think Fhave a knack for organization ... I/eel I'm creative I consider myself a people person," the candidate explained. He added that he believes some of the many things he's done in his life have been "innovative." "I consider myself sensitive to the (Page 32 Please)

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