Codey: Back to Work, Focused on Future

Ray Codey is happy to be putting the last three weeks behind him.

Asked about being cut by the Borough Council in an unexpected and controversial 4-2 vote last month that was , Madison's borough administrator said he is a student of history, but prefers to focus on the future.

As for Madison's future, he's focused on meeting with department heads, generating revenue for the town and ensuring several roads projects and other capital improvement projects are completed on time and on budget, he said.

His coworkers marked his first day back working since the Feb. 27 meeting with balloons and baked goods.

After the council voted unanimously to reinstate him Wednesday night, he received about 20 texts from people at the meeting, saying, Welcome back, and, See you at 8, he said.

"Madison has a heart," he said.

The move to reinstate Codey followed an outcry from residents over his dismissal.

So many people attended the March 12 Borough Council meeting to discuss the council's decision to remove Codey the meeting was moved to the across the street. More than a dozen residents, including and , protested Codey's dismissal at that meeting, while no one spoke in favor of the change.

Borough Council President Jeannie Tsukamoto said she expected management actions involving personnel or contracts would be coming in the near future to obtain savings comparable to those that were projected to be realized from cutting Codey.