H. James Polos
48 Skyview Terrace
Highland Park, NJ 08904

Governmental Experience

1998-Present	Middlesex County Freeholder
1993-Present	New Jersey League of Municipalities Representative to the New Jersey State Police Training Commission
1995-1999	Vice President Middlesex County Mayors Association
1993-1999	Member Board of Directors of NJ Conference of Mayors
1992-1999	Mayor Borough of Highland Park
1989-1992	Public Safety Police Commissioner
1988-1999	Member NJ League of Municipalities Legislative Committee
1987	Council President
1982-1991	Councilman Borough of Highland Park

Civic/Volunteer Services

2008-Present	Saint Peter’s University Hospital Board of Trustees
1994-Present	Member AHEPA Monroe Chapter #75
1981-Present	Volunteer Emergency Management Coordinator, Borough of Highland Park
1995	Board Member Highland Park POP Warner
1983	Captain Highland Park Volunteer First Aid Squad
1980-1989	Member Highland Park Volunteer First Aid Squad
1980	Secretary Highland Park Democratic Committee
1979-1982	4th District Committeeman - Highland Park Democratic Committee

Accomplishments and Awards

2008	Middlesex County Education Association – Friends of Education Award
2007	N.J. Board of Public Utilities – Clean Energy Municipal Leadership Award
2006	Organization Award – N.J. Coalition for Inclusive Ministries
2005	Appreciation Award – Open Road
2004	N.J. Senate Resolution – Recognizing creation of Middlesex Rx Prescription Program
2004	Community Achievement Award – Prodigal Foundation
2004	Ahepan of the Year Award – American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
2001	Appreciation Award – Camp Gan Israel
1997	Public Service Award – Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva
1994	Leadership Award – Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Experience
President and CEO of Polos Realty Group and Midlantic Property Management, located in Highland Park, NJ

Personal Achievements as a Freeholder

• Created the Middlesex Rx, a prescription discount plan for all county residents.
• Created and co-chaired the Middlesex County task force on school violence and emergency preparedness.
• Authored the Clean Air Initiative of 2004, to integrate hybrid vehicles and alternative fuels into the County motor fleet.
• Developed the Middlesex County Showroom of Environmental Technology (MCSET) to assist municipalities, schools, businesses, and residents integrate green technology and sustainability.
• Obtained a $75,000 state grant to develop the state’s first County Sustainability Plan now being developed with the N.J. State Sustainability Institute.
• Introduced Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as an environmentally sensible approach to pest control for all County properties and parks. IPM was fully supported by the NJ Environmental Federation and has now become a County policy.
• Developed the “Slow Down In Our Town” Program, which is a partnership between neighborhood residents and local law enforcement, working together to coordinate placement of lawn signs in a targeted neighborhood to slow down speeders.
• Created the Drive Response Impaired Vision Exercise (DRIVE), a partnership with the N.J. State Police, utilizing fatal vision goggles and golf carts on a special course to teach the dangers of drinking and driving.
• Initiated the creation of the Green Economic Development Zone (GEDZ) Advisory Board to develop a strategy to attract green collar job opportunities in our county by attracting green technology and manufacturing businesses to empty warehouses.
• Successfully lobbied the state for the creation of state funded County Shared Service Coordinators to promote local shared service initiatives.
• Oversaw consolidation and reorganization of the Department of Roads and the Department of Public Properties into the Department of Public Works.
• Led initiative to create County Department of Transportation to maximize efficiency of para-transit operations and vehicle maintenance operations.
• Created the Middlesex County Common Cents Cooperative Pricing Program for all municipalities and schools to benefit from the County’s buying power to reduce prices for goods and services.