A face that only a parent could love
DAWG
The coldest and last day of 2017.Monday is January
1, 2018 and Dawg and I wish everyone a healthy and prosperous year.
Jan.1 is also the reorganization meeting of
the Council at which time besides the state of the city address by the Mayor
who is starting a new term; certain housekeeping item such as the swearing in
of newly elected individuals as well as the appointment of various civic job
holders which are subject to the Council approval.
This
includes a resolution authorizing the execution of an agreement between the
City of Plainfield and David l. Minchello,
esq. to perform legal services as corporation counsel for the city of
Plainfield. , and a. resolution granting the
advice and consent to the reappointment of Richard J. Gartz as
chief financial officer for the City of Plainfield.
I was
unable to find any reference to the City Administrator or any of the Department
Heads. I would assume that their appointments are for the duration of a Mayor’s
term in office which for Mayor Mapp would expire 12/31 2017. He is being sworn
in as Mayor for 4 years on 1/1/2018
which is in effect a new person so I
would consider that those positions are vacant and in need of (re)appointments.
Or perhaps they will not be filled since the Mayor is now receiving compensation
greater than some neighboring full time Mayors.
I was unable
to open any of the Resolutions so I could not view the Council meeting schedule
for 2018. I have heard from a reliable source that there will be instead of the
customary vacation time July/August combined meetings that there are now FIVE
combined agenda fixing and business meetings. This Council is certainly earning
its self-voted raise.
Transparency is not a fact for Trump’s Administration and Plainfield’s
government in 2018
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