As reported by nj.com, the last county parks department in the State will be shuttered soon, as officials in Camden County announced they plan to close the office due to a dearth of service calls and an already dwindling force. The 13 officers remaining in the parks police department will be transferred this spring
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Corrections Officers Oppose Planned Gloucester, Cumberland County Jail Merger
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As reported by nj.com, a plan to close the Gloucester County jail and enter a shared services agreement with Cumberland County has some local law enforcement personnel, as well as those who work in and run Gloucester County’s jail, questioning and debating its supposed merits. It was announced Saturday that the two counties will …
Camden FOP Rejects Offers On County Police City Plan
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As reported by nj.com, on January 31, 2013, the Camden Fraternal Order of Police rejected an offer from the County regarding hiring and representation of the planned countywide police department. The result was 142 to 62 in favor of the offer’s rejection.
If passed, the union would have to relinquish any attempt to transfer …
Camden Police FOP Push Back Vote On Plan To Consider All City Officers For County Force
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As reported by nj.com, members of the Camden Fraternal Order of Police opted to postpone until next week a vote on an offer issued by the County Freeholders that would allow all current Camden police officers to be considered for the planned countywide police force.
FOP President John Williamson stated the union vote …
Lawrence Becomes First In NJ To Privatize 911 Dispatching Services
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As reported bynj.com, with a 4-0 vote, Lawrence became the first town in New Jersey to privatize its 911 police dispatching services, a move township officials said would save up to $1.1 million over five years and enhance public safety. The decision was fiercely opposed by current dispatchers and some residents who said …
Camden FOP Leaders Reviewing Offer From Freeholders On Regional Police Department
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As reported by nj.com, the Camden Police Union’s leadership is reviewing an offer from the County Freeholder Board that would allow the bargaining unit’s full membership to be considered for employment in the new regional police department as well as provide continuity of medical and pension benefits for officers making the switch from …
Senate Passes Bill That Would Punish Towns Refusing To Merge Public Services
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As reported on nj.com, New Jersey mayors got some tough love from the State Senate, which passed a bill that would cut State funding for towns that refuse to merge public services with their neighbors. The bipartisan measure, touted as a way to lower New Jerseyans’ soaring property tax bills by reducing the size …
Bill Offers NJ Towns Choice: Share Services Or Lose Equivalent State Aid
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As reported by nj.com, a Senate panel today approved a bill to give voters in New Jersey towns a stark option: either share the services the state has recommended for you and your neighbor, or lose state aid equivalent to what you would have saved.
It was an idea born out of Senate President …
Bordentown Township Scrutinizes Plan to Merge Police Force With Bordentown City
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As reported by nj.com, a consultant’s report on the advantages of sharing Bordentown Township and Bordentown City police services was met with skepticism from the public, though officials urged people to give the idea serious consideration. Despite being separate municipalities, the two Bordentowns could and should have a shared police force, according to …
Sweeney Pushing Legislation for Shared-Services Agreements
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As reported by app.com, State Senate President Stephen Sweeney said he will push for a law aimed at moving the State’s 566 municipalities into shared-service agreements. Sweeney said he would introduce the legislation this week.
The bill is expected to revive the Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization and Consolidation Commission (“LUARC”), created some four years …