East Hampton Town made multiple hires this week to address its recent staffing shortages, including the addition of Richard Normoyle Jr. as the town’s principal building inspector. Since March, the Building Department has been without a head, and large backlogs of work have been reported.
A town press release reports that Mr. Normoyle has more than 30 years’ experience in municipal code enforcement and construction inspection, previously serving as Plans Examiner for the Town of Babylon. He has held “leadership roles in special inspection and engineering oversight in both the public and private sectors” as well.
A resident of Shirley, he is scheduled to begin his new role on Sept. 29.
Another addition to the Building Department is Joseph Berti as building plans examiner, a new position created in late August. He will review building applications for code compliance; coordinate with applicants, and add efficiency to the permit approval process.
Mr. Berti is an East Hampton resident who has worked in residential construction with R. Berti Construction Inc. He will begin his new job on Monday.
In late July, the tax receiver’s office lost most of its employees within the span of a week, leaving only its head, Christine Schnell, and a part-timer. Ms. Schnell now has a new deputy, Christie Kinney, an East Hampton resident who is scheduled to start on Sept. 29.
Ms. Kinney brings a varied 25-year career in financial services and client relations. “With a strong background in financial operations, regulatory compliance, and customer service, Ms. Kinney is well prepared to serve East Hampton taxpayers with accuracy and professionalism,” according to the release.
The town has also announced that Mark Morgan-Perez, who lives in Sagaponack, will be the new director of housing in the Housing and Community Development Department, a position that has been vacant since February. Mr. Morgan-Perez is said to have held numerous real estate and development roles, most recently with Argent Partners L.L.C., a company he founded. According to his LinkedIn profile, Argent Partners fostered “partnerships with public sector officials, local entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders to ramp up established economic development initiatives via creative financing and land use solutions.”
The new housing director has worked in the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and with Habitat for Humanity NYC, and served on the planning board and board of directors of the Hudson Development Corporation in Hudson, N.Y. He began work on Tuesday.
“These appointments are about strengthening the services that touch people’s lives every day,” Supervisor Kathee Burke-Gonzalez stated in the release. “From creating more housing opportunities for hard-working families, young folks, and seniors, to ensuring construction is safe and permits are processed swiftly, and tax services are carried out with care, each of these professionals will help us serve our community with the reliability and compassion East Hampton residents deserve.”
