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Page Four, Section Two
New jersey Senate
CANDIDATES
FOR NEW JERSEY
SENATE
(First Legislative District-
Cape May and
Cumberland COUBUM )
Vote for one
TERM; 4 yeurs
SALARY; II
FUNCTIONS1 Legislate on
state level. Confirm or veto
appointmtnts of governor.
Art as court of Impeachment
Each candidate was ashed
to supply a brief Megrophy
mid to mswer the following
questions with th*lr reply
limited to 100 words. Answers
are not edited but excess
are cut at limit
The Sentinel-Ledger voters* guide
QUESTIONS; Jersey, particularly In the
areas of; a) curriculum; b)
1. When the Equal Righy teacher training and
Amendment la referred to the evaluation; c) apstate
for ratification, will you propriations?
support the amendment'
Please give reasons for your
decision.
2. New Jersey's credit
rating may be in Jeopardy
because of its ever Increasing
amount of bonded Indebtedness.
What recommendations
do you have
regarding bonding in the
future? Be ipecifle.
3. What recommendations
would you make to the
governor to improve the
quality (4 education In New
JAMES R. HURLEY
REPUBLICAN
F.0,B«lM,Hu1vOt
Incumbent Senator.
Freeholder, Cumberland
County, 1967. N.J. Aaasmolyman
1MMM1 New Jersey
Senator 1982-M.
ANSWERS
1. Yea, I will vote (or
ratification. I already am on
record In favor of It, became
the, firit ratification effort
started in New Jersty, We
were the Brit state to ratify
and I voted for It,
Women have been
discriminated agalnit for
generations In employment
and education and in almott
every phase of human life.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27.1983
Thursday, October 27, 19$fi
Compiled by the Ocean City League of Women Voters ic Questions
2," New Jersey'! credit
rating Is not In jeopardy. New
Jersey State Treasurer
Belderman has warned that If
we are not careful we could
overeitend onr borrowing
capacity.
the Shore Protection Bond
Act includes »10 million in
tain fund* that win be paid
back to fee state and will not
CBUM debt problems for the
state.
Hw. Capitol Budget and
Planning Commission was
created for the express
purpose of evaluating all bond
proposals with specific instructions
to limit the
borrowing.
If the legislature and the
administration is not careful
In its bond proposals, we could
find ourselves in a financial
bind. Th§ safeguards rest
with the treasurer, governor,
fee legislature and the Capitol
Needs Commission.
3, Governor Kean and
Education Commissioner
Cooperman have made
recommendations to Improve
fee quality of education In
New Jersey. I support flielr
proposals.
They Include a new certification
process that allows
qualified people to become
teachers without the socalled
"hDw4o4eaeh courses..."
CHRISTOPHER H. RILEY
DEMOCRAT
1398Venevta,Vtad*Dd
NQRESPONSEm
QUESTIONNAmE
New jersey Assembly •.IT
CANDIDATES
FOR NEW JERSEY
ASSEMBLY
(First Legislative District-
Cape May and Cumberland
counties)
Vote for two
TERM: 2 years
SALARY: »18,000
FUNCTIONS: Legislate on
state level. Originate revenue
measures. Sole power to vote
impeachment charges.
Each candidate was asked
to supply a brief biography
and to answer the following
questions with their reply
limited to ZOO words. Answers
are not edited but excess
words are cut it limit.
qUESTIONSi
1. When the Equal Righto
Amendment la referred to the
Mate for ratification, will you
support the amendment?
Please give reasons for your
decision,
2. New Jersey's credit
rating may be In Jeopardy
because of Its ever increasing
amount of bonded Indebtedness,
What recommendations
do you have
regarding bonding In the
future? Be speeifie,
3, What recommendations
would you make to the
Governor to improve the
quality of education In New
Jersey, particularly In fee
areas of: a) curriculum; b)
teacher training and
evaluation; c) appropriations?
REPUBLICAN
ttlOriordSt,, Bridgeton
Cape May County
CANDIDATES FOR
COUNTY BOARD OF
CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS
Vote for two
TERM: Members are elected
at-large for 3-year overlapping
terms,
SALARY! 112,000
FUNCTIONS: The governing
body of fee county exercising
both administrative and
legislative powers. Apportions
responsibilities for
county services among the
five freeholders at
organliatlonal meeting.
Appoints non-elected officials WILLIAM E, STURM JR
and boards; creates such REPUBLICAN
boards. 10MN. Shore Road,
Rio Grande
Graduate Middle Township
Each candidate ma asked High School, attended
to «^ly a brie/ Megwphy Rutgers University and
aid to mumr the tWtowCnf Univtnlty of Maryland,
questions with their reply Completed courses In tabor
limited to t00 words. Answers relations, municipal budget
m not edited but aceest proeeis and! buitnen adwords
ore cut at limit. ministration, Former
member and chairman of
1, Ai the appointing Cape May County Board of
authority of Cape May County Electloni, Freeholder,
MUA Commissioners, what director of revenue and
can you do as a Freeholder to finance for past U yean
monitor the cost of treating Employed by N.J, Bell
sewage In Cape May County? Telephone a yean
What recommendations do ANSWERS
you have in this area? i. The enabling statute*
creating municipal utility
I, Do you beUavi the ap- authoritfea an very dear In
pointment of a professional spelling out Mr autonomy,
twine*) manager could ef- All any Freeholder «n doTi
fcet savings in the coit of ^i^t the beat people poMuli
county government now to serve as members of the
W,0B0,M0? Please give On* of the most effective
reasons for your decision. methods of controlling and
, ... . monitoring the costs of
I. Bow committed would irt
youbetoesUUislUng.Crisis p municipal utility
Intervention Unit for the authority operations under
Family Court as mandatod by
the new Juvenile Justice
(ha sans budaetary reviews
and constraints that tocal and
county gov«rnm«nU have
NO RESPONSE TO
QUESTIONNAIRE
GUYMUZIANI
REPUBLICAN
300 E. Spencer Avt.WMwood
NORESFWSETO
QUESTIONNAIRE
wife fee Division of Local
Finance In State Government
Legislation has been Introduced
to accomplish this,
and I support this legislation.
2. Several methods of
reorganizing county government
are permissible under
fee eiisting County Charter
Laws of fee State of New
Jersey. Each has Its strengths
•ad weaknesses.
I oppose the appointment of
a manager because he Is not
directly responsible to the
iupaying public. I support
the establishment^*, the
poiition of county / admmlafrBtor
beca»fjof the
growth of fee county and the
need for more Control of the
day to day Operations of
county government.
I believe feat It Is not the
form of government that
counts. It's the type of people
that you elect, and "If It ain't
broke, don't Hi it."
S. I support the establishment
of a crisis Interventton
unit for the family court. I
believe It win serve a useful
purpose in recognising
domeittc problems early m,,.
RALPH W.EVANS
REPUBLICAN
ttSM(ta«.,8ttMHarlMr
Cuttom builder for St year*
in Cap* May County,
Republican Commltt**
perton and 8ton* Harbor
leader atveraj years. Exempt
Firtmin, Put President
HgmaBuUdinAssodattoDof
Cap* Ml* County. Paat
PratidwtLloofChAofStoo*
JEANNE L.GORMAN
DEMOCRAT
324 Cental Avt,, Ocean City
Campaign Manager for
Congressman BUI Hughes.
Past President of the League
of Women Voters, Lobbyist
for the League of Women
Voters, lit District; Board of
Directors Cape May County
Environmental Council; Vice
President, Ocean City Board
of Education; Member,
Legislative and Pension
Committees, N.J. School
Board Assn.
ANSWERS
1, Absolutely. ItaUtvt In
equal pay for the same Jobs
regardless of an. Promote
laws which protect the rights
of women, provide adequate
protection for women (particularly
the contribution* of
Harbor. Member of Elks
Lodge and Moose Lodge.
Freeholder for all yean.
the homemaker) support
revision of property and
inheritance laws In accordance
with Uniform
Prolate Code.
1. New Jenev has a Triple
A credit rating. The state has
made it very difficult for a
municipality to exceed
stauattfy limitations; furthermore,
a state finance
board regulates local bonding
and win not allow bonding
beyond their capacity to pay,
Since the Depression, New
Jersey baa a strong fiscal
control. It la probably the beat
fcroughout the United States,
3. My strongest recommendation
would be to Improve
the curriculum at me
state teachers college
bringing it In line with current
needs.
Computer technology li an
area that Is rapidly acquiring
status as a fundamental skill
»to be teamed. Our writing
curriculum ahould be improved
along wife our basic
training in the sciences and
mathematics.
Legislation could be Introduced
at both the state and
ANSWERS
1. MUA Commissioners are
appointed by the Freeholders
GENERALELECnON INFORMATION
Election day: Tuesday, Nov. I.
Potts open from 7 a A. to I pjn.
Vote for two freehoUers, one state senator, two
assembrymem m addltlM, there are eight state
questions (fear bond issue* awl fav ctautttntkawl
amendmenU) and one local municipal qwtstko to be
leetded.
Polling places
*OCEANcrrYi.l
U.S. Coast Guard SU.
Ml North Point Road.
•OCEAN CPTYW
Once Realty
100 Atlantic Boulevard
OCTANCrrYM
Qaskill Insurance
Agency
117 AtlanUc Avenue.
NrrYM
Harbor HOUM Motel
2nd Street and Bay
Avenue,
OCEAN CITY 14
Housing Authority
tQMthStreet,
OCEAN CTTYM
City hall Mine*
tth Street and Asbury
Avenue.
OCEAN CITY M
Youth Center
6th Street and AtlanUc
Avenue.
VM
Youth Center
•th Street and Atlantic
Avenue.
OCEAN CITY W
Youth Center ,
6th Street and Atlantic
Avenue -
•(nd(ut*«han|M
OCEAN CITYW
Ocean aty Board of
Realtor.
405 ttd Street.
OCEAN CITY 3-2
American Legion
l«h Street and Haven
Avenue.
V.F.W.
1501 Bay Avenue.
OCEAN CITY SH
Community Center
l«h Street and Simpson
Avenue.
OCEAN CITY 4-1
OurtadyofGood
Counsel parish hall
40th Street and Central
Avenue.
Ocean City Airport
MuStavetaadBay
Avama;
OCKANCrTY4^
t Arcade
r Avenue.
OCEAN dTV 4-4
Our Lady of Good
CotiiM parish hall
4»W8tr««raHl Central
federal level to provide far
increased tax deductions to
firms that donate computers
to schools and for equipment
donated for educational
purposes now allowable far
equipment donated for
scientific research.
Tax credit to high
technology firms mat hire
mam and sdenee teachers for
employment.
EDWARD H.SALMON
DEMOCRAT
18 Ferreea Dr., MtDvfflt
Elected youngest Mayor of
MlMUe, receiving 81 percent
and become an autonomous
body that meet and make
good sound Judgment* far the
but concerns of the County
population. My basic feeling
ja mat we must keep good
buslnets-orlented people on
this Board to they can run it
on a business basis.
I've been to many meetings
of the MUA and feel fee
Commissioners are doing a
good job. They an many
capped by state
and federal government rule*
and regulations and muat
follow their mandate*.
They are ever mindful ef
the state and federal funding
and are constantly looking for
grants wherever they may be.
This is the be*t road to follow
aa far as I'm concerned.
S. My feeling to that the
present Freeholders are
qualified and are doing the Job
we have bean elected to do.
Working In dole harmony
with good department heads
and nave dally contact with
(hem.
If we wen to have a
manager w* would ton this
dole contact and would
aunty create absenteeism air
far as the Freeholders are'
1 I support establishing a
crisi* intervention unit f or th*
family court I feel it would
ma our pmtat Juvenile
domestic load and give man
time to the domeatic courts
and our Judges to focus on
more pressing Judicial
mattwi.
1M8*.A*I*IU.
of the vote In 197J. Elected
three, terms as Cumberland
County Freeholder;
Legislative Chairman of fee
Southern New Jeney
Development Council;
President of fee Southern
New Jersey Council Boy
Scouts of America- Trustee of
Ocean City Tabernacle
Assocaltion. Educator by
occupation.
ANSWERS
1. Fully supportive of the
Equal Righto Amendment
and the concepts It stands far
regarding equality of opportunity
for women, My
record shows I nave long been
a supporter of women on this
Issue.
I have been commended for
my efforts a supporter of
women on this Issue.
I have been commended for
my efforts In bringing higher
percentages of women Into
local and county government,
I have recently set In motion,
fee formation of Cumberland
County's first commission on
women which will be fully
operational by January p4,
2. Capital construction
projects funded by general
Former Staff Assistant for
Congressman William J.
Hughes. Upper Township
Treasurer for ita years who
originated the Investment
program that keeps all
monies Invested from the day
of receipt until needed for
expenses. Former Ocean City
Board of Education
Secretary. Former legal
secretary.
ANSWERS
1. As a Freeholder I would
monitor the cost of treating
sewerage in Caps May County
by ascertaining the economic
policy of each of the current
MUA Commissioners and
withholding the appointment
of anyone who dot! not have a
good track record of holding
down cost*.
2.1 believe that each of the
Freeholders should be
responsible for the cos>
efficient operation of the
department* under hi* control.
If the Board of Chown
Freeholders operatri ef.
fecUvely there would be no
need for a professional
bustne** manager.
a. I an strongly committed
to establishing B CrUU Intervention
Unit for the Family
Court because I believe that it
1* most Important for
Juvenile* and their families to
riciivi Immediate
professional help whan
problems ari*e.
obligation bonds are ail'important
component of New
Jeney "s long-term efforts to
upgrade its physical plant An
Inordinately high level ofboad
sales may contribute' to
weakening the state's tftdit
rating. -.;
Strict oversight by the
legislature and such administrative
agencies as the I
Commission on Capital
Budgeting and Planning will
assure that only thpse
projects with a Ing life expectancy
and mow of highest
priority will be financed by
long-term bonds.
Strongly support strong
legislative and executive
oversight of our state's
bonding program.
3. Strengthen basic
educational skills and
tightening up of discbjUne,and
graduation requirements
Need to provide • variety, of
programs to reflect the new
needs of society regarding
high technology skills.
Revision of the education
courses taught in our colleges
fat order for mem to be more
relevant to actual classroom |
experience of the teacher...
Vice President Sands
Department Store, Sea Isle
City, Sea Isle City Planning
Board 4 years, 3 years as Vice
Chairman, Elected to Cape
May County Democratic
Committee three twins.
Elected Cape May County
Democratic Chairman three
turn. Fifteen years business
experience.
ANSWERS
1. The present board has
consistently claimed that
because the MUA is. an
autonomous body their
obligation as Freeholders
stops with the appointment of
the commission; It la exactly
this kind of hands off attitude
tat hag contributed t».the
many MUA blunders.
The cost of treating
sewerage U related directly to
the amount of dollars spent i
and how they art spent The
key la to keep costs down and
make sure we receive a
dollars worth of services for.a
dollar paid. -: (
The lines of communication
between the Board, of
Freeholders and the MpA
mist be kept clearly open; a
permanent liaison from, the
board to the MUA can,«c- ,
oompllsh thi*. It U Important
that the Board of Freeholders
keep regular tabs on MUA
activities and work dpsely
wltt the appointed co/nmUslaiers
to Insure a, fair
anakt. to the public. '
i .i j
1 The primary respanstblUty
for a smooth running,
oosUffkiont government lies M
with Its elected officials. They •
are u* basia for any administration
with or without a
manager.
J. Th* establishment of
Cmts intervention Uoft'for
Ib* Family Court is one of iny
top prlorittaa. Our ownty
mustmertlbjrMponiibultj'to
DKMOCRAT
MftliSt, Sea bit City Abuse.
' EXPLANATION ON QUESTIONS
There are three types of ballot questions ta New Jeney,
Voters are asked to vote yes or no on the following- 1
Constitutional Amendments, 2. Public Quartans and 3
Bond tomes. ,
-M\ three propositions must pass both houses of the
legislature In order to appear on the ballot. My bond
issues and public questions, however, require the
dgnature of the governor as weU.
When there is more than one statewide proposition the
Secretary of State directs the order In which they shall
appear on the ballot.
Generally speaking, all three are referred to as public
questions.
The public Questions appear In thin order on the Nov. 8
Ocean City ballot:
State Public Question No, 1
GREEN ACRES BOND ISSUE
Should the "New Jersey Green Acres Bond Act of 1983,"
I authorizing the state to Issue bonds in the amount of tlS5
mVtlon for the purposes of state acquisition and
development of lands for recreation and conservation and
rtote loans to local government units for the acquisition
and development of bids for recreation and conservation,
establishing a revolving fund for the making of
MW loots, and providing the ways and meant to pay the
Interest on these bonds and to discharge the principal
thereof, be approved?
This bond Issue would provide funds for low Interest
> loans and for matching grants for the acquisition and
'development of lands for recreation and conservation
purposes.
• rrhe act provides |H million for state recreation end
conservation projects, fJO million for loans to local
•gsyemments and ITS million for matching grant* to local
governmental unite,
1 Municipalities would receive compensation for loss of
i ta* revenue by rea»on of the acquisition and ownership of
property by the state of New Jersey on a decreasing scale
tor 13 yean,
1 - ' State Public Question No, 1
• < SHORE PROTECTION BOND ISSUE
1 ffieuld the "Share Protection Bond Am of JIM" which
authorizes the state to Issue bonds in the amount of UO
'frtllton for the purpose of state projects and the making of
state fronts and loans to counties and municipalities for
• the rmearMng, planning, acquiring, developing, constructing
aid maintaining o/ oounty and municipal shore
protection projects, providing the ways and means to pay
• that in interest of such debt and also to pay and discharge
' the principal thereof, be approved?
The funds authorised by mis bond issue would provide
loans and matching grant! to counties and municipalities
for researching, acquiring, and maintaining shore
• protection projects. $35 million would provide grant* on a
7S percent state-25 percent municipality basts, iU million
' would be available for loans to small communities. These
loans could be used ai the jnunldpality's portion of the
frant.
State Public Question No. J
1981 WATER BOND AMENDMENT
-. fflMlltheaniendnwntsto the -Water Supply Bond Art of
•1981," which authorize the urn of water supply bond funds
far certain additional state aid local water supply
jwj/ects. programt, and studies relating to ground,
•aurfam and storm water monflfement. Mater delivery
and treatment, water conservation and contamination, be
approved?
This bill authorizes the use of water supply bonds for
certain water supply plans, programs and studies.
, This Is not additional funding; It Is a correction to the
.''Water Supply Bond Act of 1981."
.' When that bond act was passed no funds were
flcally provided for feasibility and engineering
ts which are required before public hearings on
i can be held,
Jjone of the funds can be used for these studies since It U
not spelled out in the original bond Issue, This bill win
authorize the useof bond funds to finance studies.
"'*-" State Public Question No. 4
BRIDGEREHABILrTATlON BOND ISSUE
Shall the following tut be approved? An act authorizing
the creation of a debt ef the State of New Jeney by
kSuanceofbondsoftheBtateinthesumof$135muHonfor
•tfa purpose of rehabilttattngand Improving bridges in the
•state; provide the ways and means to pay and discharge
• ftitpHneipal thereof and interest thereon, 1 provide/or the
»SMonttf«ton of this act to fte people at the General Hae.
i"Uan and make en appropriation?
.. Approval of mil act would provide 1135 million for the
Tehabilltatton and improvement of the state, county and
municipal bridges with 937,5 million reserved for county
•and municipal bridge projects, and *97.5 million reserved
< joriitats bridge projects.
i-.-TJiese funds are essential to make necessary repairs
•4ttd Improvements, the cost of which far exceeds funding
; which can be provided by state appropriations and monies
.generated through the New Jersey Transportation,
..Rehabilitation and Improvement Bond Act of 1979.
The fuUcostofrehabllltation and Improvement of state
, brldgea would be defrayed by the bond proceeds while 80
percent of the cost would be defrayed on county or
'municipal bridges with the county or municipality
'defraying 20 percent of the cost
'• Ooit ol'fci rehabilitation and Improvement of railroad
"overhead bridges carrying state, county or municipal
'•roads are also to be defrayed by bond proceeds In varying
-amounts.
; ea|nOTNo.i
'.' CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT-JUDGES
"'Matt tht ammdmam to Arttete W, Section III
,.Wrairnph J end StOhn VI. paragraphs I and 3 of tot
'Qratttiiflon creating a family part of the Chancery
UvMon, trmtfmingjudfrMofthajuvmUt and domestic
relations court* or /arnuVeowt and county district courts
*;tht Superior Court upon tfte abolman of those courts
jmdparnmntjudgti of thorn formtr court* who have
^obqtdred tenurt or Judge* of the Superior Court who
) , trflufred tenuntprior to theft 1 appoMmmt to the Superior
Court to have nmure a* Suptri» Court Judges and/udgw
• affhoMformtr court* who have not acqulnd tmun to
qoqidre tenure upon reappolntment to the Superior Court,
tx approved!
This propoaed constltuUonal *roendm*nt cr«at«* a
separate family part of the Superior Court Queen
• artsion. The Judges of the juvenile and don2
'relations courtt or family court which pre**ntly haw
' 'Jurisdiction over most family mattwi and tb« JudatM of
•Se'county district court* would to to-anifarridto ma
^BWCort. . ""
under th* Constitution, judfM of tb* Bumm
j b t t o d b y th* Governor and conflrm*d
THE SENTINEL-LEDGER, OCEAliCITY, N J, PAGE § — SECTION TWO
by fee Senate before taking office, this amendment
propose* that upon fee abouMon of fee Juvenile and
domestic relations courts or family court and county
district courts, Judges of those former courts would be
Judges of the Superior Court without being rMgjnjfr*
and reconfirmed.
In addition, Judges of those former courts who bavt
tenure and untenured Judge* of the Superior Court who
tad previously acquired tenure as Judges of fee Juvenile
and domestic relations or family court or county district
courts would have tenure a* Judge* of the Superior Court.
Judges who have not acquired tenure on fee Juvenile
and domestic relations courts or family court or county
district courts would continue to serve for their uneiplred
terms and became tenured as Superior Oourt Judges upon
reappolntment
State PmbUeQaestti No. I
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT-BONDS
Do you approve the amendment to Article VTO. SecMon
17. paragraph 3 of the Constitution, which authoring the
Legislature to enact lauB.wtthoU/urther approva/by the
voters, authorttlng the creation of a debt or debts for the
reflnancHui of all or a portion of any aurwrt or future
outstanding debt or liability of the State previously approval
by the voters, so fans as such low* shall require
that the refinancing provide a debt service saUngS T
The approval of this amendment would allow the
legislature to authorize fee refinancing of state Indebtedness
without further voter approval In thoae cases
where a debt service savings naufa.
The amendment would allow the legislature to take
advantage of refinancing possibilities in those eases in
which fee state would reaUn a savings from the
refinancing of a bond issue previously autbortted by fee
voters.
State Public Quertkm No. 1
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT -SURVIVOR
DEDUCTION
Do joy approve of the amendment to the Constitution of
the State of New Jersey which entitle* a surviving spouse
of a veteran to receive the veteran's nal and personal
property tax deduction?
This amendment would remove the genderbased
language so that fee widower of a female veteran would
continue to receive the *50 local property tax deduction or
exemption under thmme circumstances as the widow of
a male veteran.
StaUPubUcQuestionNo.B
, CONSnTUTIONALAMENDMENT-VETO EX-
TENSION
Shoe the amendment to A rncbV, Section I, paragraph
M. of Ote Consti tutton. agreed *» by the tefjjfatyre, ond
extending by. days the time that the Governor has to tign
any Mil passed by the Legislature within 10 days
preceding the ejcpiranon of the second legislative year be
approved?
At present those bills passed during the last 10 days of
the closing of the legislative session must be signed by fee
governor More the legislative session ends.
This amendment would give fee governor seven days
after the close of the session to consider thesebtlls.
p P » t t .„
OCEANCrTYSALARYRErEItENDUM '
ihall the salaries of Managerial Executives and
Confidential Employees of the City of Ocean City be increased
at follows?
Construction
Cod» Official
City Bnoinetr
City Tremurer/
Dlr. of Finance
Superintendent
of Recreation
PtrtontMl Director
Rlik Minager
Director of
Public Relation!
Html Maw;
*4M*. 133,700. tM,iM.
15,434. mmQ. M44M.
13,4*4. M0,M0, U*,tM>,
UA3f>. mm*. IMJ33.
U,W $33,700. SM,»?.
mim*. m,m
Interpretive Statement on the Qaeatfam
A "Yes" vote increase* fee *alary of the**
from the present annual salary to the
salary for the 1963 calendar year.
A'^o" vote will maintain the salary for tnwe positions
at their present annual salary for the 1963 calendar year.
The dry engineer, Treasurer, and Personnel Director
are no longer wife the aty. Their Increases would be
payable retroactively to Jan. 1,1983 from the dates of
their resignations or elimination of position.
This referendum was presented to the City Clerk by the
Committee of Petitioners: Jack Bittner, Mary Fried, O.
John Schrelner, Jr., Edward MacClane, Harry A.
Delventhal, Jr. upon fee collection of 748 signature*. It
was certified for the General Election ballot after
verification of fee required number of signatures by fee
aty Clerk. It win appear as follows:
The League requested statements from the Committee
of Petitioners and from Management supporting their
positions:
Statement by Petitioners:
The people's right to petition Its government Is a time
honored and legally protected extension of voter participation
In fee state of New Jersey. The referendum Is
nece*sarytocorrect the course of our clty'Bihlp.
aty Council's carte blanche approach toward the
budget ta part and parcel ol me Otaesa which caused our
Uperemt tax Increase.
The opposition's attempt to confuse the public and
belittle fee amount of money Involved here 1* th* attitude
which threaten! me Ufa blood «f our future c«y budgets.
We ated no further proof than our recent ataeasment
notices to rtaUM feat now to the time to set me tone for
reasonable pay for city management employee*.
AND voti iia vote aptaat the salaries.;A YES vote U
tor the salary Increase* to voter* read th* question and
don't ba confused.
Statement by Manafenwat:
It 1* not equitable Oat only time employee* should not
receive their 1963 salary Increase* that have bean lnduded
In Urel9MbuoVi*t You wffl net be further aj*e**ed
to grant the salaries.
We have signed a vaJM contract with the City which U
not being honored (JuallfUd people wffl think twice bafort
wrtmgmacociinnmh>iimbl*tohonorltsa)ntract*.
Management offared to wttle for cosUrf-Uvlng raise*
andglveuppromtoedtacrtmmti. Th* mayor refused tin*
compronu**. Becaua* of nil the Qfr h« tort good par.
sonnri and w*.drscg*d Into* usde*«»7B,0O0UwsulL
HtBBUsament oTsalariaa to the Job of administratin
•nd kglslatiYe branch** of government To ask th*
•wag* elttM to perform tttafunction to UBntsnoibto.
ONU City moat b* run to a profewlonal manmr by
professional, «xp«rienc*d p*raomel. Thl* Is th* way to
sm mon*y and imur* *fflcknt gonrnnMnt.
SH0UUWI
VOTHH
You loiow that's what you're going to say
if your candidate doesn't win.
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