Dear neighbors, friends and family,
This is an extremely important development in Trenton.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/nj_public_worker_benefits_pens.html
Those that attended the first round of budget workshops and have reviewed the materials online will begin to see that the Administration and Council are producing results in transparency and accountability never seen before. There's much more work to be done, but its change that's working. Members of the current city council agree that substantive cuts need to be made. And we all agree that these are tough decisions make. But some of us are missing the elephant in the room.We must have forensic accounting at city hall, which this mayor supports. Having no explanation for a 155,000 short fall in the payroll account since 2007 is unacceptable, particularly under state supervision.
We also need to finish other operational audits and I wrote to Christie's office today to demand Jacobucci's release of the Police audit.
Follow the pension reforms in Trenton and continue to write your local legislators as the only real substantive property tax reform in Hoboken and New Jersey will be at the collective bargaining tables.
As always, please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns. Thanks for listening, and pass this along to your friends.
Peter Cunningham
Hoboken City Council President and 5th Ward City Councilman ◦
