Post by admin on Jan 17, 2009 9:31:22 GMT -5
Putting my previously displayed ire aside for a moment, this is a very good read. The agenda outlined here is not bad at all.
newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2009/0114/front_page/008.html
McMorrow elected freeholder director
For the first time in more than 20 years, Democrats are in control of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders.
On Jan. 6, Democrat Amy Mallet was sworn in to begin serving a three-year term on the county's governing body. She joined Barbara McMorrow and John D'Amico to give the Democrats a 3-2 majority on the board. Republicans Lillian Burry and Robert Clifton are the minority party.
McMorrow was elected to the position of freeholder director. She is the former principal of Howell High School and a former member of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough. D'Amico was elected to serve as the deputy director. He is a retired state Superior Court judge.
According to a press release from Mc- Morrow, D'Amico and Mallet, the freeholders have directed the county counsel to prepare the following initial resolutions to be placed on the agenda for vote at the regular business meetings of the board to take place this month:
• A resolution cutting the salaries of the freeholders by 10 percent. The current salary for a freeholder is $30,000.
• A resolution asking for a voluntary 10 percent reduction of the salaries for department heads, division heads, and all employees making more than $100,000 per year.
•Aresolution eliminating all vacant positions, saving the taxpayers nearly $1.2 million immediately and an additional instruction for county staff to develop plans to further reduce the county workforce in 2009 through attrition.
• A resolution proposing the sale of the Bell Model Helicopter, a taxpayer-funded aircraft.
• A resolution directing the county administrator to prepare a plan to dramatically reduce the county fleet.
• A resolution rescinding the administrative code of the County of Monmouth passed by the Republicans in December and implementing a code that reflects good government practices and the current operations of county government.
• A resolution creating the Office of the Inspector General, initiating the search process for an individual to fill that post, and a directive to ensure that all salary needs for this office are offset by cost-savings realized by eliminating vacant positions, attrition and streamlining departments in the county.
• A resolution directing the county administrator and finance director to implement the process of zero-based budgeting in key departments throughout the county.
According to the press release, the freeholders will also appoint county professionals reflecting a 10 percent cut in hourly rates for attorneys and retainer fees for auditors.
newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2009/0114/front_page/008.html
McMorrow elected freeholder director
For the first time in more than 20 years, Democrats are in control of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders.
On Jan. 6, Democrat Amy Mallet was sworn in to begin serving a three-year term on the county's governing body. She joined Barbara McMorrow and John D'Amico to give the Democrats a 3-2 majority on the board. Republicans Lillian Burry and Robert Clifton are the minority party.
McMorrow was elected to the position of freeholder director. She is the former principal of Howell High School and a former member of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough. D'Amico was elected to serve as the deputy director. He is a retired state Superior Court judge.
According to a press release from Mc- Morrow, D'Amico and Mallet, the freeholders have directed the county counsel to prepare the following initial resolutions to be placed on the agenda for vote at the regular business meetings of the board to take place this month:
• A resolution cutting the salaries of the freeholders by 10 percent. The current salary for a freeholder is $30,000.
• A resolution asking for a voluntary 10 percent reduction of the salaries for department heads, division heads, and all employees making more than $100,000 per year.
•Aresolution eliminating all vacant positions, saving the taxpayers nearly $1.2 million immediately and an additional instruction for county staff to develop plans to further reduce the county workforce in 2009 through attrition.
• A resolution proposing the sale of the Bell Model Helicopter, a taxpayer-funded aircraft.
• A resolution directing the county administrator to prepare a plan to dramatically reduce the county fleet.
• A resolution rescinding the administrative code of the County of Monmouth passed by the Republicans in December and implementing a code that reflects good government practices and the current operations of county government.
• A resolution creating the Office of the Inspector General, initiating the search process for an individual to fill that post, and a directive to ensure that all salary needs for this office are offset by cost-savings realized by eliminating vacant positions, attrition and streamlining departments in the county.
• A resolution directing the county administrator and finance director to implement the process of zero-based budgeting in key departments throughout the county.
According to the press release, the freeholders will also appoint county professionals reflecting a 10 percent cut in hourly rates for attorneys and retainer fees for auditors.