Meet
Paul Phelan
“As an involved Dad and dedicated public servant, I have worn many hats throughout my life. I have been a recreational league soccer coach, a registered Cub Scout Leader with Pack 440/448, Merit Badge Counselor with Troop 540 and a public servant for my entire career. My hope is to continue my public service here in Monroe.”
Making Monroe Home, for His Family and Yours
Paul Phelan, and his family, moved to Monroe from Middle Village, Queens almost twenty-three years ago, and has lived in the Town of Monroe on High Ridge Road in Water District #1 (WD#1) since 2002. His three children are graduates of the Monroe-Woodbury school district.Paul has worked for the City of New York as a public servant for forty-three (43) years,specializing in areas of land management, housing management and procurement.
His city career has spanned five Agencies: the Department of General Services (DGS); the Department ofHousing Preservation and Development (HPD); the Department of Design and Construction(DDC); the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)'s Bridges and Tunnels (BT); and theDepartment of Human Resources (HRA) from which he will be retiring in October 2025.
Paulholds two Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council (UPPCC) designations: Certified Professional Public Buyer; and Certified Public Purchasing Officer.
As a Town of Monroe resident, Paul was a member of the Town Board of Ethics for the past nine years, before being term limited. His work included helping to develop a Town’s Code of Ethicswhich had been non-existent. Paul contacted a Municipal Ethics Specialist, who reviewed ourTown’s Code of Ethics. This contact resulted in Paul connecting with an Ethics trainer, who currently provides Monroe Town employees with ethics training.
Paul is running for Town Council in order to address the dysfunction of the current Town Board: infighting and intolerance of opposing member opinions; mismanagement of Monroe’s water districts; and a lack of transparency with the Town’s budgeting and contracts’ process. Paul believes that an update to our Town Comprehensive Plan is overdue and that encouraging young adults to engage in local government should be a priority.