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Laura DePinto, a regular Bayonne Public Advocate contributor, was able to obtain a copy of the so-called “Matrix Reports” via Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request.
The Matrix Consulting Group was hired in November 2006 to do an efficiency study of the city Police and Fire departments. The reports were provided in draft form to the [...]
It was reported recently in the Jersey Journal that Bayonne city business administrator Peter Cresci advocated switching the city over to a new prescription plan that (according to him) will save the city an estimated $3.1 million dollars a year. This would be a win for the taxpayers and a win for the city workers [...]
UPDATE (2:15PM): I just got en email from Stan Marko, as it turns out he emailed all members of the city Council on July 14th with the graffiti issue after the original story by Scott Y was picked up on a blog known as Plancks Constant.
Recently in the Jersey Journal and on the local Bayonne [...]
I have acquired a copy of the Exec Summary and the Draft.  Though requested, I was told I’m NOT  entitled to the entire unabridged, unredacted version. Is there any interest in my posting them? They are lengthy.
The contract negotiations between the Bayonne Police & Fire Department workers and the city of Bayonne have begun this week. No mention has been made in any publications as of yet, however this is a pivotal issue to the taxpayers of Bayonne. The city currently has an operating budget of approximately $52million a year. However [...]
Does anyone know what became of the “Mobile Precinct”,a “state of the art” fortress-like truck which was to be sent to local hot spots to ensure overwhelming police presence to prevent crime and citizen unrest? It was probably purchased with federal grant funds, but was almost never used. Whatever happened to it?
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