Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Town Council approves erasing amount owed by Knoll.
The Parsippany Town Council voted 4-1 to cancel the financially struggling Knoll Golf Utility's debt to the water and sewer utility at its Tuesday night regular meeting at Town Hall. The issue was briefly mentioned at the Dec. 11 council agenda meeting. Councilman Michael dePierro, who is the body's Knoll liaison, said in the past, when the golf club routinely operated with surpluses, the township sometimes used some of the utility's excess funds to offset deficits in other areas of municipal government. Wiping away the debt, he said, would make things even and reduce the burden hanging over the golf club. A resolution authorizing the erasure of the Knoll Country Club's 2012 water and sewer receivable balances, as expected, came up …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Democrat Jonathan Nelson supports GOP councilman's plan to limit number of high-ranking police officers.
Councilman Michael dePierro set off a debate Tuesday night with his plan to amend a township ordinance in an effort to cap the number of high-ranking officers in the Parsippany Police Department. But the veteran municipal lawmaker can now say his idea has bipartisan support. Many residents—among them, Mayor James Barberio, a fellow Republican—vehemently opposed dePierro's plan, which would limit the PPD to three police captains. The department's table of operations shows three captains now serving. Barberio and Police Chief Anthony DeZenzo want to promote Lt. Jeffrey Storms to become the town's fourth captain. With the promotion, Storms would help oversee the Parsippany Office of Emergency Management, which recently was placed under PPD …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Patch wants to know your thoughts on having another police captain or more officers on the streets.
The Parsippany Township Council is considering an ordinance change to limit the Parsippany Police Department to having three rather than four police captains on its employee roster. Currently, there are three police captains, but Mayor James Barberio and Police Chief Anthony DeZenzo want to promote Lt. Jeffrey Storms to captain to help oversee the Office of Emergency Management, which is now part of the PPD. Council members Michael dePierro and Paul Carifi Jr. argue that the department has too many employees in upper ranks and not enough patrolmen and detectives. Carifi says Deputy Chief Paul Philipps or Storms—as a lieutenant—can oversee OEM capably. All of these men are employed by the town's residents, so Patch wants to know: What do …
Michael dePierro wants to change the law and cut the allowed number of police captains.
Parsippany Councilman Michael dePierro said the Parsippany Police Department needs more rank-and-file officers on the street, not a fourth police captain. "We do not need more chiefs," dePierro stated at Tuesday night's council agenda meeting. "We need more Indians. Parsippany tax dollars would be better spent on hiring more patrol officers." To that end, the councilman recommended changing township law to mandate a police force of no more than 113 full-time active-duty members including one chief and one deputy chief, and a maximum of three captains, eight lieutenants, 19 sergeants and 80 patrol officers. The ordinance allows four captains at present. "When Michael Peckerman became chief of police, the organization consisted of four …
John Meyer
8:46 pm on Sunday, December 23, 2012
Looks like the councilmen and their friends and families will get a free pass for their rounds of golf next year. That should help them get back on their feet and solvent... One hand washes the other in politics. more ›