The NJ Times says that Mayor Jackson “broke his silence” about the payroll matter yesterday. I think he told us nothing that hasn’t already been speculated in the press, and hardly confirmed any of that.
To say, at least two weeks into this mess that “We believe it’s just the one agency” to which Trenton has missing tax payments is like saying two weeks later that “We believe that either the Denver Broncos or the Carolina Panthers won the Super Bowl.” That kind of dissembling does nothing to help your credibility on this, Mr. Mayor.
Last evening at Council was truly a civics lesson. Most of the session that I saw was devoted to the conformation process, eventually unsuccessful, of the Mayor’s 3 new nominees to the City’s Municipal Court. During the extended discussion, Council President Zachary Chester told the packed Council Chamber that his votes on the nominations would not be swayed by all the influence being pressed on him over the last several weeks by the fraternity brothers of outgoing Judge Harold George.
Mr. Chester went out of his way – seriously – to assure the crowd that this political dustup would not lead to long-term Greek rancor. “Alpha Phi Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi will still be brother fraternities.”
Honest to God, that was important for him to say in open City Council session. I can’t fucking believe it.
However, when it came to review the resolution asking Council to approve a contract with a new payroll service, to replace Innovation Payroll Services, suspect in missing Millions of Dollars of tax payments to the state and/or Federal governments, Mr. Chester and his colleagues said,
Not. One. Word.
The contract was approved by a vote of 4 to 3. Members Marge Caldwell Wilson, Phyllis Holly-Ward and George Muschal voted against the contract.
I spoke at length on the whole matter, primarily to critizize the Administration for its inexcusable lack of candor, transparency and openness in the matter for the two weeks since it’s been public knowledege. But mine were the only words spoken about the subject last night. Pretty damned shameful.
It is a remarkable demonstration of how utterly screwed up this town is that the President of Trenton’s City Council feels that he has to reassure people – at great length, by the way – that Greek brotherhood will not be affected by the conduct of the City’s business, but that the matter of potentially MILLIONS OF EMBEZZLED TAXPAYER DOLLARS deserves literally not one word of comment or explanation.
Last night was a truly appalling civic display. And therefore,
I went to the wayback machine: 2008, the last line is really funny.
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Wow, Ed! I can’t imagine how a pitch like that attracted clients.
They’d have to be pretty unsophisticated idiots…
Wait. That’s Trenton!
What was that quote from D.Palmer, I know nothing, nothing. sound familiar.