Where to start? The Courier today , Bernice's Plaintalker, and yesterday's Dan's Plainfield Today have covered the PMUA situation in a manner that repetition would be superfluous.
Just a few thoughts; The sudden resignations of the oligarchic management trio which is blamed on "relentless negative (public) criticism" IA: "unjustified" as stated in the press release appears to be an attempt to jump ship to avoid a potential State Investigation of the Authority. If that were to occur and unconscionable use of authority funds such as routinely booking most expensive hotel suites instead of regular rooms for top executives, expensive meals on the tab, personal time reported as convention expenses, etc. be found resignation today would not preclude legal and perhaps criminal action against guilty parties.
The Commissioners continued violation of the Intra-local agreement should negate that agreement and also permit the Council to vote their removal from office. The perks in health care and pension plans etc. received by these individuals besides their "salary" has helped make the appointments a benefit of political favoritism. It is true that the Mayor "recommends' and the Council "approves" , but despite cries of anguish we have a realistic suspicion where these appointments originate.
Article 2.8 of the city charter gives the Council the right to investigate any commission and to fine or subpoena any official (Commissioner) who refuses to meet with the Council. Does the Council have the will to go that route remains to be seen.
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Doc, these appointments were made when Al McWilliams was mayor.
ReplyDeleteAnon 11:18- Makes no difference who appointed them.6 years have past and all should have been or have been reappointed by present administration. Politics should not be the issue, Responsibility and accountability to the public is the the issue
ReplyDeleteTo my knowledge there is only one person on the current board who could be consider a McWilliams appointee and that person may have been reappointed by the current mayor.
ReplyDeleteI was the first appointee during the McWilliams administration and that was as an alternate. The other members were appointed by the prior administration.
As to any perks that I may have received, the easiest way to resolve that is to publish the benefits received by all the commissioners during their term of service to include stipends, medical, trips, meals and whatever other cost were incurred. I have no problem with this being made public and think the citizens of Plainfield have a right to know how their dollars were spent. I have pointed out that recently boss Green showed up at my house and asked me if I was interest in reappointed. I turned him down. See my blog post click here ‘Assemblyman Jerry Green, closeted Anti-Semite in sheep's clothing’, 11/24/10.
Just in case: http://d-damerica.blogspot.com/2010/11/assemblyman-jerry-green-closeted-anti.html
11:18 am is wrong. The only current appointee who was on the PMUA during the McWilliams administration is Carol Brokaw. A check of the terms will show that. Why does 11:18 am want to deliberately spread misinformation? I guess we know, playing politics.
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