It’s always fun making new friends in municipal government. John PaffSomerset, New Jersey ———————- Milltown taken to task on financial disclosuresLibertarian Party member reminds town of state’s reporting regulationsTuesday, May 12, 2009BY RYAN HUTCHINSFor the Star-Ledger An advocate of open government says 19 Milltown officials — including an ethics board member — haven’t followed financial […]
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Private detectives accept $30,000 to settle suit against Atlantic City Police
On December 31, 2008, Drewery Hayes and Shirleena Barnes, both of Mays Landing, each entered into $15,000 settlement agreements with the City of Atlantic City and Atlantic City Police Officers Scott Fenton, Rodney Ruark and John Slota. The settlement brings to conclusion the pair’s federal suit brought on June 13, 2008 (Hayes et al v. […]
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Appointed officials’ partners need to file Financial Disclosure Statement
Sometimes a municipal attorney may, due to illness, scheduling conflicts, or other reason, send a member of his or her firm to attend a municipal council meetings. In 1998, a question arose in North Wildwood City (Cape May County) as to whether the replacement needs to file a Financial Disclosure Statement with the City Clerk. […]
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Borough to be more diligent with financial disclosure filings
A weekly newspaper printed the story below about the New Jersey Libertarian Party’s efforts to get Milltown Borough (Middlesex County) to do a better job getting its municipal officers to file their Financial Disclosure Statements. My ethics complaint is on-line here. John PaffSomerset, New Jersey Advocate says officials violated disclosure laws Ethics Board chairman calls […]
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Committee to privately discuss and resolve defeated school board budget
I have recently written a letter to the municipal council and school board of South Bound Brook Borough (Somerset County) after being informed that the council and school board there each selected three of its members to serve on a joint committee to evaluate, without public observation, which items should be cut from a recently […]