As reported in the North Jersey News Publication, The Daily Record, Morris County Sheriff Edward V. Rochford has formally been advised by the freeholders and county administrator that a labor contract he privately negotiated with the Morris County Sheriff’s Officer’s union that provides a 20 percent (20%) increase in salaries over three years —
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Memphis’s Pension Crisis is Now a Public Safety Crisis–Will New Jersey Repeat the River City’s Mistakes?
Yesterday, I received an email from one of our readers, Ed Mecka, from Hoboken, New Jersey, who turned me on to an article regarding the pension crisis that is taking place in Memphis, Tennessee. The crisis in Memphis has caught the national media’s attention, and an article was printed in the Wall Street Journal a…
Christie Taking Pension Appeal To Appellate Division
As reported by NJ.com, Governor Chris Christie’s administration has filed a formal notice that it will appeal a Court ruling that it broke the law by slashing this year’s payment into New Jersey’s public worker pension system. A State Superior Court Judge sided with public unions who sued Governor Christie to force him to…
Hightstown To Vote On FOP Police Union Agreement, Salaries
As reported by NJ.com, as Hightstown considers outsourcing its police department to East Windsor, the Council is set to vote on a new police union agreement tonight. The council vote would ratify the memorandum of agreement with the police officers and execute a collective bargaining agreement for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. A separate…
New Rules For Investigations Of NJ Police Debated
As reported by NJ.com, state lawmakers are pushing dueling proposals to rebuild the public’ trust of investigations into police misconduct as racial tensions continue to flare in Ferguson, Mo., where two police officers were shot and seriously injured. A State Senate panel discussed a bill that would require special prosecutors to be appointed any…
Trenton Officials Are Interviewing 18 Police Director, 17 Fire Director Candidates
As reported by NJ.com, Trenton officials are interviewing 18 candidates for the position of police director and 17 candidates for the job of fire director.
Acting Police Director Ernest Parrey, Jr. was brought in to interview for the position he has held since July. Parrey said he knew when he took the job in…
Senator Sweeney Calls Christie’s Labor Negotiations Tactics into Question
As reported on the website, the New Jersey Politicker, Senator Sweeney recently questioned the labor negotiating tactics of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Sweeney went on the record stating “When you hear [Governor Chris Christie] focusing on pension reforms and benefit costs, it got the attention of a lot of people nationally. But the reality…
Trenton Police Department Promotes 14 Officers, Reversing Some Demotions From 2011 Layoffs
As reported by NJ.com, fourteen (14) Trenton police officers were promoted on Monday during a subdued City Hall ceremony. The officers raised their right hands and took oaths to become sergeants, lieutenants, captains without family and friends in the audience. The only attendees were fellow officers, who leaned against the wall and took occasional…
East Windsor’s 2015 Budget Does Not Include Consolidated Police Services With Hightstown
As reported by NJ.com, the $21.2 million budget East Windsor is proposing for 2015 does not include consolidated police services with Hightstown, Mayor Janic Mironov said. “The budget we have prepared does not in any manner reflect any possible police services agreement with Hightstown,” she said.
Closed-door discussions between the towns are ongoing as…
Pemberton Township Considers Hiring a Civilian Police Director to Run its Force
As reported in the Burlington County Times, a controversial ordinance to revise the local code to create a Civilian Police Director’s position has been put on hold. The Pemberton Township Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to table a vote on the ordinance and create a subcommittee to research and review the position of Civilian Police…
