Jim,
Does your ego permit you to feel any sense of shame when you attack
the council majority in this irresponsible fashion?
I was just wondering.
Paul Vail
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jwkeady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Friends of Asbury Park:
>
> At the November 7th City Council Meeting, Terry Reidy, the City
> Manager, announced that he is seeking citizens to serve on a
Budget
> Committee. I was excited to learn of this because in recent weeks,
I
> have been working on a draft plan for a "Committee for Fiscal
> Responsibility." From his brief explanation of what he has in
mind, I
> believe we are on the same page on this issue. I have included a
copy
> of my draft plan below for your review and have submitted this
plan
> to the City Manager, along with a short list of names of citizens
> that I feel should serve on this committee.
>
> It is important for each of you to know why this committee is so
> necessary at this point in Asbury Park's development. Because of
the
> failed policies of the Council majority, most specifically in
regards
> to the Waterfront Redevelopment Plan and the Waterfront
Redevelopment
> Agreement, our city is short $8 million dollars in tax revenue to
> cover our bills for 2007 and it is projected that we will be short
> $12.5 million dollars in 2008.
>
> For those of you who are unaware, by this point in the
redevelopment
> of the waterfront, we should have been close to having 1200 new
> condominium units (300 each year). To date, we have approximately
40.
> One cannot blame the most recent market shifts for this lack of
> performance. This is a matter of incompetence on the part of
Asbury
> Partners and an unwillingness to play hard ball on the part of the
> Council majority.
>
> These are the facts and we must deal with them. What is necessary
now
> is clear leadership and direction to get our fiscal house in
order.
> We must recruit the most qualified citizens to help the city reach
> the goals and objectives I have outlined below.
>
> If you are interested in serving on this committee, please email
me
> at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or email the City Manager at
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> For your convenience I have posted this information on my blog at
> www.keadyreport.blogspot.com. If you have comments you would like
> other citizens to read, please post them there.
>
> I hope this finds you well.
>
> Peace, Councilman Jim Keady
>
> PROPOSAL BY COUNCILMAN JIM KEADY
> COMMITTEE FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
> DRAFT: MISSION, GOALS, OBJECTIVES
>
> Mission:
>
> The Committee for Fiscal Responsibility will advise the CFO, City
> Manager, and City Council to create an efficient, cost effective,
and
> performance-orientated City government.
>
> Goals:
>
> 1. To reduce overall spending by 5% for the 2008 fiscal year and
7.5%
> for fiscal year 2009.
> 2. To increase revenues by 5% for the 2008 fiscal year and by 7.5%
> for fiscal year 2009.
> 3. To establish a five-year strategic plan for the City
government.
>
> Objectives:
>
> 1. City Council will vote on the creation of this committee and
> appoint its members by December 31, 2007.
>
> 2. All City Departments will submit 2008 mission, goals,
objectives
> and budgets by December 31, 2007 and project for their departments
> the goals and budgets for each fiscal year from 2009 through 2012.
>
> 3. The Committee will meet once a week beginning January 2008.
>
> 4. The Committee will review proposed 2008 mission, goals,
objectives
> and budgets and recommend spending cuts and income enhancements
for
> each department by February 15, 2008.
>
> 5. The Committee will develop a draft five-year strategic plan for
> revenues and expenditures in collaboration with the CFO and City
> Manager by March 15, 2008.
>
> 6. The City Council will review, revise and adopt a five-year
> strategic plan by April 15, 2008.
>
> 7. The Committee will meet monthly with the CFO and City Manager
to
> review the implementation of the five-year plan to review its
> adherence to the department budgets and the income projections,
and
> make recommendations for necessary adjustments.
>
> Committee Membership:
>
> One member from each of the nine voting districts in Asbury Park;
two
> Asbury Park City Council members; two Asbury Park business owners;
> one member from the NJ Department of Community Affairs, one member
> from the NJ Treasurer's Office.
>
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