{"id":20637,"date":"2013-12-13T22:52:12","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T03:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=20637"},"modified":"2013-12-13T22:53:13","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T03:53:13","slug":"brigantine-council-clash-public-safety-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/brigantine-council-clash-public-safety-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigantine Council Clash over Public Safety Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From NBC-40 TV: Chiefs or a Public Safety Director was the hot topic<\/strong> at the Brigantine City Council meeting Tuesday night as members clashed over the controversial issue.<\/p>\n<p>Some council members say they have heard the pleas to keep chiefs but haven&#8217;t seen hard proof that the current system is best for the city.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If that&#8217;s the case, show me the evidence,\u201d said Councilman Rick DeLucry. \u201cHave a little faith that I will make an informed choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;They\u2019ve all been emotionally based, we need facts,&#8221; said Councilman Joseph Picardi.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other members of Council, like Mayor Philip Guenther, state the reverse, citing a lack of evidence that a public safety director is most efficient.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbc40.net\/story\/24188449\/brigantine-council-debates-chiefs-vs-public-safety-director\" target=\"_blank\">Full NBC 40 TV story here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From NBC-40 TV: Chiefs or a Public Safety Director was the hot topic at the Brigantine City Council meeting Tuesday night as members clashed over the controversial issue. 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