The Police Advisory Committee met last night. New City Prosecutor Lauren Van Embden was the invited guest. The committee discussed various matters. The topic most on the minds of the committee was the proposal to layoff the police dispatchers and move all services to Cumberland County. We were told that the county sent a request for information to the police chief in December. It was a long list of questions to be returned so that the county could tell the police what the will and will not provide. The police do not know what all the details at this time but the County did say to the Chief that only basic emergency services would be provided. The committee was informed that the police department would have to pull police off the streets to answer calls. The overwhelming majority of the police in NJ that participate in the County dispatches have 5-10 police officers. Millville is ranked 58th in the state for the number of police officers.A committee member stated that the 911 ends up transferring to the Millville dispatch. I know this to be true in my experience. Millville has 6 dispatchers at present. The city claims that the ending of the dispatch will save $450,000. The plans for the 2011 budget are starting and decisions will be made starting in the spring and by July the outlines of the budget will be made. At this time it is still just a proposal amongst many to save $$ for next year's budget. The city is in a position where it can not raise taxes 2 years in a row. This issue will be covered and discussed further by the city and this blog as well as the proposal is further developed.
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Police dispatch, not necessary. Weed and Seed coordinator, not necessary. Recreation Supervisor, not necessary. Planning Director, not necessary. Economic Developer, not necessary. 3 supervisors in payroll with no one to supervise, not necessary. Employees who lost their driving privileges due to DUI and cannot perform their duties, not necessary. Renting a building to house Inspection Unit, not necessary. New offices on 15th Street, not necessary. I detect a tax cut as opposed to an increase.
Anonymous, you should run for office. You definitely have my vote.
King Lou is giving up his health benefits through his position on the Freeholder Board. Time for our commissioner's to give up their health benefits. They are not employees. The chose to run for office and serve the public. And we appreciate their service. But we don't have the money to pay for their health insurance anymore.
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