That comment ought to light up the board for a couple days.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Vail" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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" <james.keady@> 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 james.keady@ or email the City Manager at
> > terence.reidy@
> >
> > 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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