2020 budget hearing
SID returns albeit with much smaller budget
Resolutions here.
Ordinances aren’t published as of this writing, but 2020-33, amending and supplementing Chapter XI, sec 11-3, specifically the salaries of “Schedule D” employees, is something one of you might want to ask about. Schedule D is is for “Other and Unclassified positions”.
The ordinance setting the current rates, 2019-05, is here.
The thing that’s interesting is that I can confirm that former acting police chief Andrew Huisman has just been hired at the Belmar Department of Public Works. I have been told that his rate of pay is $90,000/year but I have not been able to confirm that yet. When I find out for sure I will confirm it (or correct it if it’s not correct.)
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Are you F ing kidding me? Please tell me Walsifer isn’t that stupid to hire that incompetent thief! He completely mismanaged the police Dept and stole thousands of dollars from the taxpayers posing as “acting “ chief raking In self serving overtime. If this is true, my family, friends, neighbors will NEVER vote for any incumbent again.
Pension credits weak even with Drews 300k salary history as Acting Chief with OT?
#1 I agree 100%. It’s the same crap over and over again
What will he be doing? Don’t we already overpay Mr. Campbell.
If that’s true, this administration is ridiculous.
That’s the rumor I heard last week. Ninety thousand to start! Guys at DPW are pissed. Some work 20 years and not make 90k. This is criminal and will be the end of the Walsifer regime.
So $90k a year is for Drew to drive the Chief around town or to be the passenger now. How is this going to work now?
Walsifer, Kirschenbaum, Campbell Huseman, Palmisano are all in bed together. They used to dock their personal boats in the marina for FREE and they still may. They should be indicted for that alone but who are you gonna call, Belmar PD, Prosecutors Office? Lol! How about the new Attorney General, he hates crooked cops. Something has to be done.
What say all you Walsifer supporters????? Cricket cricket. How dare any of you ever speak again on this blog if you don’t first answer to this crap. Again I say, vote these people out, please. And your taxes go up and up and up. Wonder why???
Isn’t Huseman the one who couldn’t pass the chiefs test? Made over a quarter million with all his overtime? We finally got rid of him and now he’s rewarded with a cushy DPW job at a top salary? Council President Brennan aren’t you up for re-election? If you allow this it will be your downfall.
#9 – I guess the Walsifer supporters are hanging out with the Doherty supporters – and nobody has anything to say. I feel like I’m in Hudson County.
I’ll never vote for any of these people again.
The only moral thing Walsifer has done since being elected Mayor was to bring back the Belmar Lifeguards which Huisman helped to scam.
Now to learn Huisman was awarded a lame position for the salary of 90k in the DPW along with the other scam artist Mike Campbell at 250k and growing, makes me wonder what hold he has on Walsifer and the administration.
The thought of this makes me sick.
I voted for Walsifer because I thought he would bring an end to the corruption and help correct the fiscal problem in the Boro.
Instead my taxes are going up, the town is so over crowded that I no longer feel safe with my health, my home or, the safety of my children.
We need a Mayor that isn’t bought by his past sins or relations. We need someone to clean up or shut up!
If this Huisman rumor is true then this administration is beyond stupid.
Huisman is a supervisor and not in the union with the rank and file.
Huisman will be driving king Campbell around now instead of Tina.
Regarding free boat slips. Huisman, Kirschenbaum and another boro employee had free boat slips for years! And king Campbell allowed it. Slap to taxpayers. It stopped last year when Kirschenbaum became BA.
This whole thing is a a payback for a coverup that happened at boro hall involving the BA.
More to come…
#11 Well you have hit that ole nail squarely on the head. Not to quibble but I think Hudson by way of Middlesex .Middlesex moved in with Doherty and hasn’t left. Too bad this little shore town has gotten abused. We need to sue for a divorce.
#4 – I’m with you! Please tell me this will just mean that Campbell is out the door soon. Over-paid, under-qualified & all those poor people who work under him or in the Boro office that make pennies.
Mark, are listening to all of these responses of Drew getting a cushion job? What the f—are you doing to us residents. My vote for you was a big mistake.
Here’s an odd approach. When a job becomes available, advertise it, take applications, then give it to the most qualified person !
#19. That’s the above average way. The way below average is to do what they do.
# 19 you are 100% correct. Or promote someone from within. Right now everyone is pissed and morale way down.
This is the stupidest thing this administration could have done. McCracken,Carvelli, Wann, Brennan. All of your re elections will be coming up sooner or later. Correct this now or I can guarantee it will come back to haunt you .
If Huisman has an ounce of integrity he wouldn’t have even asked for this job. The fact that he did and he got it shows how our council and BA have no regard about how the residents/taxpayers feel. Huisman should just go away.
I give up!
Give a job to someone who deserves it! This is BS! Just lost my vote
I am very disturbed by the hiring of former chief Huisman by the DPW. I thought this new administration was going to clean things up not just move things around. I was told by Mr. Walsifer while he was campaigning that arrogant Mr. Campbell was going to be removed. This has not happened. My vote and the vote of my family will be for the new Independent running for office.
19-Yes, a routine procedure should be in place for hiring. Was the job created exclusively for Drew?
If your an incumbent then save your time and don’t knock on my door. I will not vote for anyone on present council.
27 – Ditto
So I guess Huisman won’t be picking up garbage on Mondays like the rest of us. Too good.
In any job, people have their aspirations. Even the guy you see emptying the trash cans in the buggy someday sees himself moving beyond driving the trash buggy. When an outsider is brought in like this, to take the top job, it tears the heart out of the men in that none of them can move up the ladder, especially an outsider such as this man (Campbell before him) who has never done any real manual labor and gotten dirty or hurt on this job.
I will be investigating the illegal docking of personal boats in the public marina. All involved face prison time.
I am the CONE MAN making the big bucks doing as little as possible & I’m back. The CONE MAN returns to wreak havoc on the peons of DPW.
The Belmar tax payers have a say. We pay for the Borough. All of these salaries are funded with our tax money.
Let’s stop paying our taxes until Mayor Walsifer cleans house at the DPW.
Yes. Cut Campbell’s salary. Get rid of Huisman and clean out the swamp in the Department of Public Works!
The Belmar tax payers have a say. We pay for the Borough. All of these salaries are funded with our tax money.
Let’s stop paying our taxes until Mayor Walsifer cleans house at the DPW.
Yes. Cut Campbell’s salary. Get rid of Huisman and clean out the swamp in the Department of Public Works!
The whole DPW needs to be revamped. The arrogant, no personality Campbell first, Fabio the The Champ who got thrown out of the marina and of course Huisman. Rank and file work hard. Those 3 must go.
#19 or do what happens everyday in the private sector. Someone leaves and job opens up but job is not filled. Allocate the work across other remaining employees and maybe give them a tiny bump in their salaries. That is how to save $
Belmar is just a cesspool of corruption, the same as many other municipalities in NJ…..
What about the beach front cash slush fund.
Remember when these people were running on a platform of being more transparent ? What a crock !!! Never voting for these clowns again.
I am bothered by the hiring of Huisman to the 90k salary without the proper posting of this position. Perhaps there are more qualified candidates at a lesser salary. Complete incompetence by the administration.
But what bothers me more is the allegation that Huisman, Kirschenbaum and other boro employees docked their boats in our marina for years paying docking fees while Campbell allowed it. As a resident I pay thousands of dollars a season to dock my boat there.
Mr Walsifer, mayor, is someone going to investigate this allegation and prosecute those responsible? This is theft and official misconduct at its highest level. I can assure you if this did occur, if these men don’t resign, I will personally contact the proper authorities, newspapers, media outlets and have these men put in jail. Do not consider this a threat but a promise.
Excuse my typographical ommittance, they have “NOT” payed docking fees for years.
I just read about a Brielle policeman who stole $700 from the union till. He is suspended without pay. Will lose his job and face possible jail time.
This is nothing compared to the thousands and thousands of dollars these guys stole in docking fees. They should be suspended immediately until the investigation is complete.
It worries me that they work in boro hall and could fix the books but that would implicate a lot of other people like CFO, clerk, etc. Curious to see what happens here.
If any of you think that anything will come of the “free boat slips” you are as dumb and irrational as Mr. T. Dilbergers’ comments.
If anybody can positively identify any boats owned by any of these people using marina facilities I will OPRA the list of slip renters to see if they are on it. Nobody is going to do anything based on some anonymous comment on a blog. Same goes for a different allegation sent in this morning about someone else. That comment I am declining to publish because it would be hurtful and I know of no evidence for it.
Kirschenbaum parked his boat directly behind Marina Grill, not sure of name or if it’s still there. Huisman parked his boat near the first aid boat for years may still be there. Not sure of other boro employees boats.
Admin they both have boat slips at marina H dock I believe they back up to each other they are discounted slips because I believe something to do with it being hard to tie up a stern line, from what I heard it’s a drastic discount for a minor inconvenience, discounted slips are the ones closest to the bulkhead.
They may pay a discounted rate now which is BS. Is that available to anyone? But Huisman paid nothing for years, Kirschenbaum only a couple of years.
Well all, start a petition to revamp the DPW. I am sure it will garner more than enough signatures to get on the next ballot and may even get the Mayor and Council to take action prior.
Reposting on this thread because I’m so frustrated. This administration is completely ridiculous! Nothing more than using the boro of Belmar as a slush fund for Friends of Walsifer to milk us for everything we’ve got. Cars, new made-up positions, boat slips, raises, changes in zoning laws, whatever you want (as long as you’re a crony) that will make you money off the backs of taxpayers and residents.
Enough is Enough. They need to go.
I am very disappointed. Why?
I’m completely shocked that the Boro would hire Huisman to another Town position after he basically “stole” thousands from us as the Acting Chief where he collected his Salary and also overtime. That was totally disgraceful enough, but now you’re going to give this “thief” another high paying position. I’m quite sure there are qualified candidates already working in DPW. This is a complete sham.
Mayor Walsifer was elected to help clean-up the mess created by previous administrations. Instead it’s the same Old Boys Club! Get rich on our backs.
That’s why Walsifer will be a one tern Mayor!
We all know nothing will become of the boat slip situation, and if you do I have a bridge to sell you.
People need to complain to the Attorney Generals office. We know the Prosecutors Office and Belmar PD will do nothing. I have called but the more calls the better.
Another boro employee who docked his boat for years for free is code enforcement Poff.
Investigation continues…..
What investigation? Where is the evidence?
I’m conducting my own investigation just by going around asking questions. It amazes me how much people know and talk because they are so pissed. Huisman getting hired at DPW with a 6 figure pension and him and his cronies docking their boats for free, Campbell allowing Iraq really has people in an uproar. I truly hope charges are filed.
So how’s that “investigation” going. I do not understand why everyone jumps to conclusions without facts and data to prove it.
Everyone is talking about “change” and “voting them out” but yet will not dig deep to find facts to prove their point and do something about it.
Stop wasting your time and everyone else’s time reading ridiculous comments and bashing of employees. If you want facts OPRA, if you just want to spew misinformation, please stop,
57 Fake Investigation.
No one is jumping to conclusions or spewing misinformation. Huisman was given an 83 thousand dollar a year job that was not offered publicly to anyone else. That’s a fact.
The other fact is that he, Kirschenbaum and other boro employees docked their boats in our marina for FREE with Campbell allowing it.
The problem is they are all cops so Belmar PD , county will do nothing. If Walsifer won’t do anything he won’t be around long.
And the guy accepts a made up job on top of his $100kplus pension. You would think that if he really gave a hoot about all they people out of jobs due to Covid he would have passed and gave the job to some poor shmuck with 4 kids to keep a roof over his house and food on the table. The shmuck would have probably done the un-needed job for half the salary. Great guy isn’t he?
#58 Resident, where is your proof of the free boat slips? Come up with documents that prove this and then maybe people will buy into this bullshit story. If not it will go down as just more nonsense being spewed on this blog.
Huisman is here. Acting like a supervisor who’s been here 20 years. He’s Campbell’s boy. Morale down the tubes
Hey FAKE NEWS, what’s YOUR opinion on the Heisman made up job controversy ? Now that is NO Bullshit. That hurts the taxpayers’ more than the free boat slip stuff. #voteforgerry
Fake news. Opra marina records for last 15 years or so. See how many times you see Huisman, Poff, Kirschenbaum? Not until 2018 when they started to get “discounted “ slips for whatever reason.
Brennan your up for re-election, what’s your take on the Huisman hiring and theft of boat slips allowed by king Campbell? Vote them out!
#63 Resident, let me get this straight. So you are saying you OPRA the marina slips for the past 15 years, and because you didn’t see them listed as slip owners means they were there for free?
Maybe they were not docked there during those years. Why create hostility within the town for no reason? Prove they were docked there during those years and not paying the fee. Instead of saying they were not listed as slip renters so that must mean they were there and docking for free.
Hey Heisman, I mean FAKE NEWS. How’s your new job stealing more money from the Belmar taxpayers going. Don’t you feel bad putting other people out of work to satisfy your GREED. Move to Florida and tell war stories to whoever may listen to you. You’re wonderful. Boat slips are a little cheaper down there.
I am neither Heisman or HUISMAN, I am simply asking why someone would say they have a listing of all boat slip owners for the last 15 years and believes that because they are not listed on said list means they have docked there for free. It doesn’t make sense. Again, if someone has proof that they were docked there for years in those slips for free then show it to the appropriate people. Don’t bash Borough employees on a blog based off of their own “investigation”, which is based off of nothing but false information.
This is being done simply to divide an already horribly divided angry town.
Fake news. It’s not rocket science. Everyone knows those guys docked their boats in our marina for years. So if they are not listed as slip renters means they never paid! Pretty simple.
Hey FLAKE NEWS. Answer the question or you will be delegitimized. Are you in favor of making up a $83k job, as you raise taxes again, to give to an unqualified crony knowing full well it will not be taken lightly by other dedicated public works employees?? One year at his salary amounts to about 25 years of free boat slips. Robbery.
CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT is a scam being played on all the taxpayers to disguise their deceit into the hiring of Huisman.
Why complain???? The town is clearly corrupt as well as the state of NJ… The tax payer in NJ and Belmar are clearly getting screwed… Our great governor just bonded a large sum of money… Instead of complaining start planning… You are in control of your financial future and in NJ it dont look good…
This is coming here soon if our “authorities” don’t wise up soon.
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#68 wait….you are going to delegitimize me? That’s funny, my posts have been about the “free boat slips” Borough Employees allegedly got.
No one has proof of this and you are going to say you will delegitimize me on some blog that allows people to spew false information without any proof for backing.
If you feel so strongly about Huismans’ position, then email the mayor, call in to the Borough Meeting.
Instead, people are obsessing about boat slips that they believe have been given away for free.
So ridiculous!!!!!!
Fake news let’s look at what we do know.
Huisman has his boat docked in our marina for years. FACT
Poff had his boat docked in our marina for years. FACT
Kirschenbaum had his boat docked in our marina. FACT
Now that the new administration put a stop to this they are paying discounted rates offered to no else but them. FACT
Campbell runs the marina and gets a stipend for it. FACT
Palmisano was the chief who knows all about the goings on in the marina. FACT
They are all cops or were. FACT
I don’t know who brought up that they didn’t pay but it seems an odd topic to bring up if there wasn’t some truth to it. It should be easy for any investigator to figure out what’s going on here. That’s if the books haven’t been cooked yet. But they were that would implicate a lot of other people.
#73 you seem to know so much, with all of your FACTS.
Still not sure what the problem is with them docking at the Marina. And if something was done illegally, why is it now coming to a head? Just because Huisman was hired, seems ridiculous right.
Again, what is your proof that they have illegally docked there for years without paying. And how many other people in the marina get a discounted rate?
Fake News, AKA Kirschenbaum. These are the things that an investigation should reveal. Where is the proof that they did pay? That should be easy to see if in fact they did. Discounted rate? No one.
#75 not Kirschenbaum either. Let’s just agree to disagree on this one. You have zero proof of your allegations.
#76 Walsifer booted Poff from his slip because he was getting it using comp time instead of paying for it under Colleen and Matt , Drew has had the same slip for as long as he has owned the green Regulator over 10 years and he has been allowed to pay for only the months he uses it not like every other boater in the marina under Colleen and Matt on another note now that Drew is the new town electrician at 83,000.00 I would expect every light outside borough hall, boardwalk, marina,10th ave plaza and every other property the town owns should all be working before we turn the clocks back,I doubt that will happen.
#77 again you are missing my point. Everything you said is irrelevant without proof to back your accusations.
Like I said let’s agree to disagree, instead of still bashing employees without proof.
Now Drew can afford to pay for a slip fr the whole season, on your tax dime, to the tune of $83k a year for a totally made up, custom job that no one else in this world was allowed to apply for. Get rid of this Walsifer crew now before he gets too comfortable. #voteforgerry
Hiring Huisman back to a boys club job is a bad look for the current administration…. This hiring sends a clear message….
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#81 let me know how that works out for you. Proof is needed even with the AG’s Office.
Why not pick something else to obsess about?
Who knew hiring one person would create such drama. Geez!
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