Kevin Aberant Appointed Moorestown Township Manager

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Former Moorestown mayor and current township solicitor Kevin Aberant is set to become the new township manager at the end of July, township officials announced on Monday.

He assumes the role from Tom Merchel, who is stepping down from the position to focus on his role as the township’s chief financial officer. Read more here: Tom Merchel Resigns As Moorestown Manager For Second Time

“Council has been engaged in an exhaustive search for a Township Manager since February and has screened over 30 candidates for the position,” Moorestown Mayor Nicole Gillespie said. “Kevin has a long-standing commitment to our community, extensive experience in municipal law and is deeply knowledgeable of the many complex issues we are dealing with in Moorestown. There’s just no question that he is the right person for the job, and we are thrilled that he has agreed to serve as township manager.”

Aberant, an attorney with the Moorestown firm of Taenzer, Ettenson & Aberant since 1994, has served various municipalities throughout Burlington County, including terms as Planning and Zoning Board Solicitor in Burlington Township.

He was elected to Moorestown Township Council in 2004, and he served as mayor from 2005-2008. In 2019, Aberant was appointed as township solicitor. As manager, Aberant will oversee five municipal departments and 139 township employees.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management from Rutgers University and a J.D. Cum Laude from Vermont Law School. He is a member of the New Jersey Bar and Pennsylvania Bar.

Aberant is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Moorestown, a trustee of the Moorestown Improvement Association and former president of the Moorestown Business Association.

“I am humbled that the Township Council has selected me for the position and am excited to get started,” said Aberant, who has lived in Moorestown for 25 years. “I intend to carry on the tradition of exemplary service to the residents of Moorestown demonstrated by my predecessors.”

Moorestown is governed under the Council-Manager form of municipal government, in which the Township Council appoints the manager as the chief executive of the township, responsible for executing and enforcing all ordinances, resolutions, and policies of the Township Council along with all applicable state and federal laws.