- Paying Millions to Retirees: A total of 58 city employees have retired since July 1 of last year, to a tune of $5.36 million before taxes. Many of the employees are retiring before pending state legislation caps payouts for accrued sick leave.
- Manzo: Corruption Sweep a Political Tool: Former Assemblyman and five-time mayoral candidate [...]
Although this Wednesday’s council meeting was not as packed as the last two were, a relatively large crowd of about 200 were present in council chambers for at least part of the five-hour proceeding as the council considered nine first-read ordinances, 13 second reads and 27 resolutions.
The furlough day scheduled for Friday, March 12 will close the majority of city offices; the Recreation Department will remain open, as will the police and fire departments.
Here’s the schedule for the remaining furlough days, which will run through June.
The following city offices will be closed on these days:
Friday, March 12, 2010: Administration; City [...]
Steve Gold takes a lot of great pictures at City Council meetings that often don’t make our Council Report stories because there just isn’t the space. So we will sometimes bring them to you in a slide show of outtakes. Enjoy.
The proposed municipal budget was once again the star of the show at Wednesday’s council meeting, drawing a rowdy crowd of 500 or so to the council chambers — dozens of whom spoke out in protest of what is likely to turn out to be a hefty tax hike. But there was plenty more going on as well.
- Running Out of Snow $$: The head of the Jersey City Incinerator Authority says that after this current storm, the agency may only have $100,000 or so left to clear snow. The same situation is being felt in municipalities all over New Jersey, and the region, as we’ve been hit with more snow than [...]
- At Budget Hearing, Council Hears It From Residents: Last night’s public hearing on the city’s Fiscal Year 2010 budget brought a huge crowd to City Hall. The crowd packed council chambers while speaker after speaker got up to protest the proposed budget, which would result in a property tax hike. Douglas Carlucci has a [...]
The city has confirmed that the Jersey City Free Public Library terminated 28 part-time employees across the library system last Friday. The move is expected to save $116,664 in this fiscal year, and it comes on the heels of one branch closure and upcoming hour reductions at the main library branch. The library has 109 [...]
- City Car Policy Questioned: Mayor Healy is looking to reduce the city’s municipal auto fleet by 20 percent to help cut costs; Ward E councilman Steven Fulop takes it a step further and says all take-home city vehicles need to be axed.
- Budget Hearing Tonight: Remember, the public hearing on Jersey City’s Fiscal [...]
- The state Division of Pensions and Benefits will reportedly conduct an investigation into the two high-paid city employees who retired, cashed in huge one-time pension payouts, and came back on the city payroll. Meanwhile, the trio of state bills designed to reform the pension system were unanimously approved by the state Senate yesterday; they [...]
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