The proposed appointments have been withdrawn, so no real need to attend the meeting tonight.
However, it is a great chance to see our County Freeholders at work! Michael Michael W. Brim, Municipal Chairman Asbury Park Democratic Executive Committee 321 Sunset Avenue, Unit 5F Asbury Park NJ 07712-5550 Cell: 732-996-8160 From: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com [mailto:asburyp...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael W. Brim Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:39 PM To: mw...@verizon.net Subject: [AsburyPark] Attend the Freeholder's Meeting Tomorrow!! Your Support is Needed! More is involved then just the reduction in the hourly fee paid for legal fees . the Republicans are attempting to extend contact for the auditors for another year. All appointments should be held-up until the new Freehold board takes office in January! Please attend the Freeholder's meeting, tomorrow at 7:00PM in the Hall of Records, 1 E. Main St., Freehold to show your support for the incoming Democratic majority! The more people we have attending and showing support will make them thing again about pulling their plans off! Thanks, Michael Michael W. Brim, Municipal Chairman Asbury Park Democratic Executive Committee 321 Sunset Avenue, Unit 5F Asbury Park NJ 07712-5550 Cell: 732-996-8160 >From APP.com The Monmouth County Democrats have begun to roll out their transition details for the county government, starting with a 10 percent cut in hourly fees paid to county lawyers. A resolution calling for the change will be considered by the freeholder board at its meeting on Thursday. The board will have a Democratic majority in January for the first time since 1986. Freeholder-elect Amy A. Mallet defeated Republican John Curley in last month's election for the decisive seat. Democratic Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow said the current legal fees for county lawyers range from $155 to $125 per hour, depending on the type of work. "In these tough economic times, when families are trying to tighten their belts wherever possible, government must do the same," McMorrow said on Tuesday. "Reducing legal fees is a needed first step in the process of reducing the expense of county government." Republicans said they will consider supporting the change. "I look forward to a good discussion about this, but I want to make sure that while saving the taxpayers as much money as possible, we can also retain the best legal representation," Republican Freeholder Robert D. Clifton said. Clifton said prospective county attorneys "are unlikely to be happy," but added, "In this economy, just to be working is desirable." Another transition topic is the fate of a controversial Republican-sponsored administrative code proposal, which will be discussed Thursday at the 1 p.m. workshop meeting. The business meeting is at 7 p.m. Both sessions will take place at the Hall of Records, 1 E. Main St., Freehold. Freeholder John D'Amico, a Democrat, said rules are needed to clarify lines of authority and responsibility in the county government, but said the proposed code "is poorly drafted, incomplete, incoherent, inconsistent with the structure of Monmouth County government, and incompatible with needed changes and reforms." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/