Here Is The New Mayor Of Margate City, NJ

As we predicted yesterday, the new mayor of Margate City, New Jersey is Michael Collins.

That outcome is what it should be, but until today’s official reorganization meeting, the selection of the mayor and which department each commissioner will lead…couldn’t be discussed between the three or the two of them.

We can also confirm that Mayor Collins will serve as Public Works Commissioner.

Commissioner Catherine Horn will serve as Public Safety Commissioner.

Commissioner Blumberg will serve as Commissioner of Taxation and Finance.

Blumberg is understandably disappointed that he is not the mayor of Margate today.

I don’t want to rain on a very positive and beautiful day for Mayor Collins and Commissioner Horn…however, I must report that Blumberg abstained and voted for Collins to be Mayor.

When it’s clear you don’t have the votes to be mayor…Blumberg should have voted for Collins. It’s the classy thing to do. It’s the right thing to do.

Once it became clear he didn’t have the votes to be mayor…Blumberg should have voted for Collins. It’s the classy thing to do. It’s the right thing to do.

I encourage Blumberg to go back and change his vote…which he is allowed to do by law.

The citizens of Margate cast substantially more votes for Collins and Horn…than they did for Blumberg.

The mayor should be either Collins or Horn and now it is Collins.

Collins and Horn listened to the voters of Margate and did the right thing.

Presentation by Mayor Michael Collins (see below).

Photo by Shannon Wray.

Photo by Shannon Wray Norris.

Here are Mayor Collins and Commissioner Horn with New Jersey Senator Vince Polistina. Mayor Collins is the one on the right (wink).

Photo by Shannon Wray.

Photo by Shannon Wray Norris.

NOTE: The Atlantic County Board of Elections is still reviewing provisional ballots…however, there are not enough left to change the outcome of the Margate City Commission election.

They are reviewing these undecided ballots at 5pm tonight.