Special Report: How a vicious circle of self-interest sank a California city. Meanwhile, San Bernardino continued to boost wages along with benefits. The average salary for a full-time San Bernardino firefighter in 1997 was $75,610, adjusted for inflation into 2010 dollars. By 2010, it was nearly $147,000, according to a […]
After 40 years, The Root Beer Barell surf shop has been put up for sale. Unfortunately, they did not have the same support from the City of Brigantine. Your tax dollars at work. Freebie advertising and marketing for a Root Beer Barrel competitor. Taxpayers wonder how much revenue is pumped
To the editor: In Brigantine, new focus needs to be placed on reducing the budget in areas of employee compensation. A 6.2-cent increase, as strongly supported by the city manager, is not acceptable, especially when it forwards debt to future years without really knowing the impact of near future years
Brigantine Firefighter: $140,000 Salary + Benefits + Pension Read More »
At a recent town hall meeting, the TaxpayersFIRST organization discussed city salary & benefit issues. WATCH VIDEO>>
Wonder why Brigantine is stuck? It’s called intimidation. Much of it comes from those connected to 6 figure salaries and all-you-can-play golf course rounds.
Documents handed out at recent BTA; Brigantine Taxpayers Association meeting. These documents were also handed out at a recent City Council Meeting. These are OPRA requested documents in reference to INQUIRY into Brigantine Fire Department potential overtime abuse. Brigantine FD union leadership would prefer that these docs not be seen by
Brigantine is finally admitting that City government can’t do everything themselves. Sometimes they need to reach out to the experts. The Links at Brigantine Golf will soon receive bids on operating our 18 hole course for potentially 24 years. Taxpayers love this idea. Brigantine ‘insiders’ hate this idea.
From Taylor Cena: If you look at the Democrats , most of them were old Republicans. They eventually got so sick and tired of the nepotism and Mayor Phil Guenther & company trying to run every business on island: Golf, mini golf , travel & vacation…. no matter if it’s by boat,
The Mayor of Brigantine gets a lesson on what an unfunded liability is. Watch Video. Definition: The amount, at any given time, by which future payment obligations exceed the present value of funds available to pay them. For example, a pension plan’s payment obligations, including all income, death and termination benefits owed, are compared to the plan’s present investment experience, and if the total plan obligations exceed the projected plan assets at any point in time,
Unfunded Liability. Mayor Gets Schooled by Councilman DeLucry Read More »
Brigantine Fire Department, Police and other Public union employee salary for 2013. As seen in the Beachcomber News and supported by the Brigantine Republican GOP. Tige Platt, head of Brigantine Fire Fighters Union.
Do some locals still hate the yearly influx of visitors, part-time residents and so-called shoobies? Does Brigantine have a ‘Dept of Anti-Tourism?’ Sometime, it certainly seems that way. The Mayor of Brigantine and other members of city council poo-poo accusations that a small but vocal group of Brigantine residents and
FROM ARCHIVES: By STEVEN LEMONGELLO. Press of Atlantic City. September 5, 2010 BRIGANTINE – Visitors to City Hall this summer may have spotted an odd message on a few bumper stickers in the parking lot: “I ain’t no FOOT.” Little could they know that message may have been directed at them. During
Who runs Brigantine? The Mayor? The City Manager? The Dems or GOP? No on all counts. In reality, the most powerful entity in Brigantine are the Public Safety Unions. Making up the largest piece of the municipal budget, Brigantine Police & Fire are some of the best at what they
Government should rarely be in business, especially in Brigantine. The local BB-NJ business directory is one major example of in-efficiency and questionable activity all funded by taxpayer dollars. The past mis-management of the Brigantine Mini-Golf course is another example of lost revenue due to poor city oversight. Think about it.
