{"id":30326,"date":"2015-10-08T06:34:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T10:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=30326"},"modified":"2019-09-18T19:28:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T23:28:47","slug":"brigantine-council-oks-big-raise-for-fire-department-buys-icemaker-for-mad-dog-morgan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/brigantine-council-oks-big-raise-for-fire-department-buys-icemaker-for-mad-dog-morgan\/","title":{"rendered":"Raises for Brigantine Fire Dept & New Icemaker for Mad Dog Morgan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brigantine City Council and Mayor Phil Guenther<\/a> voted YES on WED Oct 7, to a substantial new contract with the Fire Department.<\/p>\n

FD union leader; Tiger Platt<\/a> of Absecon was quite pleased. Brigantine taxpayers not so much. Second homeowners with no representation (footing 70% of the Brig bills) were none to happy about this new burden they’ll be forced to bare.<\/p>\n

It’s not just 2nd homeowners getting pick-pocketed.<\/strong> The local full-time residents not connected to city hall are getting hurt even more. Lower property values, job loss, remnants of Hurricane Sandy, and a struggling economy are forcing many to sell their Brigantine homes. Some are just picking up… and walking away.<\/p>\n

Fear of retaliation and harassment from Brigantine insiders keep most quiet about this budget busting union contract.<\/h2>\n

Some Contract Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Base salary now includes items that are NOT allowed. Why would City Manager Stinson do this? Answer: It dramatically increases pension payouts to retirees.<\/p>\n

Phil Guenther Financial Mis-management in Brigantine<\/p>\n

The complete FD proposed contract was not shared with the public prior to the Council meeting. Even solicitor Scerni said it should be. City Clerk Lynn Sweeney did not to share the document via the agenda posted on the BB-NJ website. Guenther, McClay & Simpson passively gave OK to hide contract terms…ready for a vote, prior to the meeting. Once again, the Brigantine public was kept in the dark.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Bill Baldwin. He’s the brother-in-law of Mayor Guenther<\/strong>. He’s also the husband of a very well paid Brigantine school employee. Baldwin is the Brigantine ‘Fire Official’.<\/p>\n

Here’s a few goodies of Baldwin’s new deal, courtesy of City Manager Ed Stinson. SEE VIDEO ><\/p>\n