TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE INTRODUCES ORDINANCE TO RAISE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE'S SALARY BY 25%

In the video clips below, the Township Committee debates issues concerning raising the Municipal Court Judge's salary by 25%.

1) Committeeman Barry Wright recuses himself from voting on the portion of the ordinance that involves the salary adjustment for the Municipal Judge, but still intends to vote on the ordinance. (CLICK HERE for details regarding Wright's conflict.) Committeewoman Gibison challenges and questions how you can isolate one part of the ordinance and still vote on the balance of the measures without voting line item by line item.

2) Dialog continues concerning the financial situation of the Township. References are made to the recent police officers who were laid-off and Township employees who were forced to take furlough days in an effort to save their jobs.

Committeewoman Gibison:

"...In regards to the Municipal Judge, who's salary if this goes through will be $49,054. as amended...One day a week of coming to Winslow Township..."

Part 1 of 2

Part 2 of 2

In the brief video clip below, Committeeman Chuck Flamini, Director of Finance, discusses the anticipated difficulties with the 2011 municipal budget. This is the same Chuck Flamini who just voted to introduce a 25% salary increase for the Municipal Judge.



The final vote on this matter is expected to take place during the next Township Committee meeting, Tuesday September 28, 2010. The September 28 meeting is not scheduled to be televised.

There will be a special public comment period during the September 28, 2010 meeting specifically for this matter. Typically this type of matter is handled early on in the meeting agenda. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 P.M.

CLICK HERE to review the actual text of the introduced ordinance.

UNofficially Winslow Receives E-mail

---------- Original message ----------
From: MARK COLLINS markymarky99@msn.com
Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 3:43 AM
Subject: A raise for the fake Judge ?
To: unofficiallywinslow@comcast.net

Dear Unofficially Winslow,

Hope all is well! I just heard the joke of a judge in Winslow is getting a raise?!!!

That crooked crumb bum gets a raise for his efforts of separating honest people from their hard earned money eh? I'm still owed 300 bucks from that $%$&*&%$ the way I see it. Disgusting stuff, really makes me sick. My wife and I spent a year in Winslow and couldn't wait to move. It was by far the worst experience in my life (40 years). I was constantly followed on local roads as I came off of the expressway at exit 38 from my casino job late at night. Several times the police "escorted" me right to my house, then circled back again as I walked down the sidewalk from parking my vehicle. My wife and I are hard working people (she's now a school teacher and I'm very close to finishing my teaching degree). You are very familiar with the railroad job Officer Urban and "Judge" Diamond did to me over a bogus ticket that Urban decided to issue. He's a liar and the Judge is a joke. The Appellate Court wasted no time in throwing out the ridiculous ticket. The sad thing is, many people don't have the wherewithal or the ability to follow the appeals process. Accordingly, Winslow Twp reaps the benefit of stealing money from innocent people, but they hurt themselves by chasing good people out of the town. Things couldn't be better in our new town. It was like a huge weight was lifted from our shoulders. I didn't feel free in Winslow and I certainly didn't feel as though my Constitutional rights were safe in that town. I feel bad for the people of Winslow. There's a crooked, ignorant Judge on the bench and a known lying officer (Urban) in their midst. Both of those two guys should feel ashamed of themselves and find a way to get 300 dollars (cost of appeals process, gas, time, etc) back in my family's budget. They'll get there "just-due" someday, it's just a shame that in the mean time, more innocent people are going to be robbed of their civil liberties and their money. A raise for Diamond? He's a disgrace to the Justice system, and that's saying a lot.

I wish you the best in that town,

God Bless!

Mark V. Collins (Robbed by officer Urban and Judge Diamond in 2009)





CLICK HERE for the original posting on UNofficially Winslow of the court case the author of this email was making reference to. Including the judge's remarks and other documents.


From the Camden County Superior Court Opinion and Order:

" Judge Diamond's finding that Mr. Collins left the expressway at exit 31 and not at exit 38, as Mr. Collins testified, is speculative and without any foundation in the evidence".

UNofficially Winslow Receives E-mail

----- Original Message -----
From: UNofficially Winslow Receives E-mail
To: unofficially winslow
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 11:43 AM
Subject: Township Meeting

25% Pay Increase for Diamond the Judge! I watched the township meeting on Friday night and I was so mad that the 25% pay increase for Diamond went through. How could they vote yes after so many in our township lost their jobs this year, between the police officers and the schools. I just don't get it. The more I drive around the township. I see more and more abandoned homes and homes for sale. Talk about yes people! I saw how the vote went, who voted yes and who voted no.






UNofficially Winslow Responds:







The vote noted by the author of the above e-mail did take place. However, that vote was one of two that is required to pass a new ordinance.


The final vote is expected to take place during the next Township Committee meeting, Tuesday September 28, 2010. The September 28 meeting is not scheduled to be televised.


There will be a special public comment period during the September 28, 2010 meeting specifically for this matter. Typically this type of matter is handled early on in the meeting agenda. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 P.M.


UNofficially Winlsow plans to post video, and other documentation on this subject shortly.