Among votes on Tuesday, the City Council will adopt Rules of Order that contain numerous committee assignments and council liaisons to various boards and agencies.
Committee chairs and members are:
Administration and Finance, Adrian Mapp, chair; William Reid, Cory Storch.
Economic Development, Cory Storch, chair; Bridget Rivers, William Reid.
City and Neighborhood Services, Vera Greaves, chair; Tracey Brown, Bridget Rivers.
Public Safety, Rebecca Williams, chair; Bridget Rivers, Vera Greaves.
Information Technology, Bridget Rivers, chair; Rebecca Williams.
Recreation, Bridget Rivers, chair; Rebecca Williams.
Committee chairs are expected to give reports at agenda fixing sessions. The last two committees are new for 2013.
Liaisons are:
Mayor's Citizens Advisory Board, Adrian Mapp, alternate Bridget Rivers.
Planning Board, William Reid.
Board of Education, Bridget Rivers, alternate Tracey Brown.
Green Brook Flood Commission, Vera Greaves, alternate Adrian Mapp.
Union County Community Development Revenue Sharing, Cory Storch, alternate Bridget Rivers.
Cable TV, Adrian Mapp, alternate Rebecca Williams.
Housing Authority of Plainfield, Bridget Rivers, alternate William Reid.
Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority, Bridget Rivers, alternate Tracey Brown.
Special Improvement District, Cory Storch, Vera Greaves, alternate Adrian Mapp.
Shade Tree Commission, Rebecca Williams, alternate Cory Storch.
Muhlenberg, Adrian Mapp, Vera Greaves, alternate Rebecca Williams.
*Senior Center, Adrian Mapp, Vera Greaves, William Reid.
Plaintalker's understanding of liaisons is that they are to attend meetings of the entities to which they are assigned and then bring back to the council at large any pertinent information or concerns. However, some liaisons in the past acted as apologists for the entity rather than as envoys from the governing body.
Given that there are only seven council members, these assignments add a layer of duty that has often ended up being honored in the breach as most council members have jobs and are elected to serve part-time. Assignments have shifted over time with no public discussion of why they have changed. Take a look at a past roster here. What do you think?
*left off list by mistake
--Bernice
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It is beyond unusual, it is a plain conflict of interest for Bridget Rivers to be the council liaison to the Plainfield Housing Authority when her sister, Joanne Hollis is a commissioner on that Authority. Even worse is for Tracey Brown, who only weeks ago was a PMUA Commissioner, to be a council liaison to that outfit. Not only shouldn't she be allowed this function, she ought to be forced to recuse herself from any votes regarding PMUA because she has an obvious pecuniary interest in making sure no commissioner is appointed who is willing to hold her accountable for the thousands in illegal compensation she has pocketed away during her years of 'service'. Take it as a warning that the days of looking the other way must come to an end.
ReplyDeleteoh Alan... I believe the days of looking the other way are only just upon us.
DeleteBridget is already showing her inability to manage, or have any leadership qualities. For
ReplyDeleteCommittee positions:
Rivers - 5 (you may remember that Bridget was either absent or on the phone for most of the meetings) and never gave a report on the ONE or TWO committees she served on
Williams - 3
Storch - 2
Reid - 2
Greaves - 2
Mapp -1
Brown - 1
Liaisons - Surprise - Rivers / Brown are on PMUA
Mapp - 5
Rivers - 5
Williams - 3 (2 as alternate)
Storch - 3
Greaves - 3
Brown - 2
Reid - 2
Poor management - poor decisions - poor Plainfield.
This system should be changed if at all possible - 7 people participating in multiple roles and carrying the load for 18 committees and agencies. Absurd!
ReplyDeleteIt's a little suspect Rivers and Recreation and dave wynn in her ear.
ReplyDelete11:33, What? you didn't know they are bringing Dave back, they have all the votes they need to let him run amuck. I am sure he's very happy to bring his reign of terror back to Plfd.
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