Transparency

NJ State Audit: Brigantine Multiple Financial Violations, $4.5mil Pension Deficit, Insurance Scams & Over-payments.

After decades of flying under the radar, Brigantine has finally been audited by the New Jersey State Comptroller. That’s according to a scathing, but much needed report from The Press of Atlantic City. Brigantine lacks adequate policies and procedures when it comes to the oversight of sick time, overtime, comp […]

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Brigantine Called Out For Lack of Taxpayer Transparency

Nice to see the Press of Atlantic City shine some light on the lack of municipal transparency in many towns. Especially in Brigantine. The Press article hits close to home for 75% of Brigantine homeowners. They pay most of the bills, can’t vote, and are blocked from watching how their

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Brigantine City Manager Defends Lack of Transparency.

Brigantine’s City Manager & Public Works boss were both on the hot seat, Wed, Oct 20. Why are they hiding public info from those who foot the bill for 75% of Brigantine expenses? Watch how Brigantine leaders discuss reasons why 2nd homeowners can’t view City Council meetings on YouTube. Brigantine

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Brigantine Mayor Still Blocks Webcast of City Council Meetings

Most Jersey shore towns do a decent job of recording and sharing their council meetings online. Many provide live webcasting and a YouTube channel as well. Brigantine is not one of those towns. Ocean City, Ventnor and Margate all believe in taxpayer transparency via digital. Even dysfunctional Atlantic City offers

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Brigantine Council Meeting Videos Deleted. Info Blackouts.

Let’s keep Brigantine 2nd homeowners in the dark. It certainly seems that way. WATCH VIDEO. “You can DVR it”, says the snickering Simpson, obviously not caring that 75% of taxpayers don’t have access to the local signal. It’s well noted that U-stream used to record & archive every meeting. It worked

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Brigantine Police Chief Disrupts City Council Video On-Demand

Brigantine City Manager Ed Stinson & Brigantine Police Chief, Tim Reed were on the digital hot seat this week. Are they unwittingly part of a plan to keep 2nd homeowners in the dark about City Council decisions? The Brigantine City Council meeting of SEPT 17, 2015 revealed that access for

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Paff: Requesting OPRA Records Anonymously in Brigantine

Did you know that anyone can anonymously request a majority of Brigantine government records? It’s true. By NJ law, you can request most info (with some restrictions) via email using the official Brigantine form, or you may write / type a personally written request, as long as you reference ‘OPRA‘.

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Mayor Guenther Ignores Overtime Abuse?

Overtime Scandal? Brigantine Republicans Say No. Overtime payouts are soaring in Brigantine. Unions claim it’s due to lack of staffing. Others think it’s due to the Mayor not knowing who OK’s the overtime. From the Press of Atlantic City, MAY 11, 2014: Manager Jennifer Blumenthal said the spike is due

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OOPS. Video of Brigantine City Council Meeting not Available

We assume that due to issues ‘beyond their control’, Brigantine City Council & the city manager would not comment on why Brigantine residents were unable to watch the Channel 2 Council broadcast this past Wednesday night. This is why BrigantineNOW can’t show video clips as we typically do. We reached

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