Carlos Pomares
For Essex County

Carlos Pomares For Essex CountyCarlos Pomares For Essex CountyCarlos Pomares For Essex County

Carlos Pomares
For Essex County

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Public Service is a Public Trust

As Board President

Essex County Representative

As Board President

Pomares collaborates with the

Executive branch's administrative

team to in setting public meeting

agendas with much of the

Board’swork focused on reviewing

contracts that keeps Essex County

running efficiently each day.

The County Budget

Essex County Representative

As Board President

Essex County is one of the few

local governments in the state that

presents a balanced budget on or

before the State's deadline. Each

year, the Board conducts the​

Budget Hearings to review every

department within the County

government. The hearings are open

to the public and streamed live for

transparency and accessibility.

Essex County Representative

Essex County Representative

Essex County Representative

As Commissioner President,

Pomares often joins the County

Executive and fellow stakeholders

for ribbon-cutting events

celebrating recent

accomplishments, as well as

cultural events, and

commemorative ceremonies such

as the County’s annual Memorial

Day and 9/11 Remembrance

observences.

Engaged in the Community

Essex County Representative

Essex County Representative

Pomares takes pride in maintaining

an active schedule,attending

community meetings, celebrations,

parades, and others that recognize

the important work being done

throughout Essex County by

individuals and civic groups.

Strong Record of Accomplishments

Pomares works collaboratively with

fellow Commissioners, the County

Executive and his administrative

team and department directors,

municipal leaders, civic groups,

local unions, and partner agencies

to achieve a strong record of

success that has become the

standard in Essex County

government.

local unions, and partner agencies

to achieve a strong record of

success that has become the

standard in Essex County

government.

Highlights:

• Supported significant improvements to Essex County's Vocational Schools and Essex County College, including new buildings and technology.

• Supported improvements to our nationally recognized County Parks System, award-winning Turtle Back Zoo and three recently renovated golf courses which help raise revenue for County operations.

• Helped to initiate the County's highly successful Free TNVR Cat Spay/Neuter services (trap - neuter/spay - vaccinate - release) done collaboratively with Associated Humane Societies and CPAW NJ

• Supports Countywide Complete Streets Policy

• Supported millions of dollars of county road and intersection improvements 

• Supported and participated in 100+ food drives since Covid

• Supported the County's Statewide leading response to the Covid pandemic with testing and vaccination sites.

• Initiated the Morris Canal Greenway efforts in Essex County, including the restoration of the historic Collins House, preservation of Morris Canal waterway remnants into Canal Park at Oak Tree Lane (Bloomfield), initiating with Wayfinder signs in Bloomfield, assisting with marker signs in Belleville in collaboration with Green Belleville Association






Putting Essex County First

he Pomares family at the 2026 Essex County Reorganization Meeting

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