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[quote="Guest"]The cops should also be recognized for their willingness to work with the town during these tough economic times.[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 2:55 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I actually decided based on an earlier post to go to the minutes and see the police activity. Here is our police activity this year. As a resident since the 1970's I can say 1) I am surprised and 2) That if we had this activity in the 70's, 80's and even early to mid 90's we residents would have been up in arms. So Thank you to the police clearly they are not sitting in some field. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">January</span>- Primary incidents for the month include eight arrests, five DWIs, one burglary, two theft/shoplifting, three warrants, and two CDS arrests. Detective Bureau conducted 12 investigations this month, and seven were closed. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">Feb-</span> Detective Bureau conducted 12 investigations this month, and seven were closed. Primary incidents for the month include eight arrests, five DWIs, one burglary, two theft/shoplifting, three warrants, and two CDS arrests. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">March</span>- Detective Bureau had 21 new investigations and closed ten investigations. Mr. Taylor reported for the month of March 15 arrests, three driving while intoxicated, one burglary, eight theft/shoplifting, ten warrants, one CDS (drugs), and 55 unfounded burglar alarms. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">April- </span>There are seven new investigations and five closed investigations in the Detective Bureau. There were ten arrests last month, four DWIs, six warrants, one CDS, and 43 unfounded burglar alarms. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">May</span>- three arrests; one DWI; one assault; nine warrants; and 48 unfounded burglary alarms. Detective Bureau had eight new criminal investigations; one closed criminal investigation; nine administrative investigations; and five closed administrative investigations. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">June</span>- Detective Bureau, Mr. Taylor reported three new investigations, one closed investigation, two new administrative investigations and four closed administrative investigations. There were 11 arrests, five DWIs, six warrant arrests, one controlled dangerous substance, and 46 unfounded burglary alarms. <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">July-</span> five new criminal investigations, five new administrative investigations, and four closed administrative investigations. there were 14 arrests, four Driving While Intoxicated, one assault, three burglaries, two theft/shoplifting, six warrants, three CDS (drugs), and 65 unfounded burglar alarms. <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold">August- </span>six new criminal investigations; three closed criminal investigations; five new administrative investigations and seven closed administration investigations in the Detective Bureau. Ten arrests; one Driving While Intoxicated; one burglary; five theft/shoplifting; six warrants; two Controlled Dangerous Substance (drugs); and 64 unfounded burglar alarms</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 1:14 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I believe in 80's there were 11 or 12 officers. .10 cents an hour? wow that is really causing my taxes to go through the roof. Thode greedy bastards. Why don't we disband them altogether. We don't need police! Nothing bad happens in Cranbury.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 12:46 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Unlike yourself I read the meeting minutes and speak with people. Having lived here for over 40 years I try to stay informed. That is what this forum is supposed to be used for stating information. I don't blindly yell about taxes or like being ignorant. I try to know where my taxes are going. <br /> <br />So keep trolling if you want, as I said I knew better than to respond.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 12:37 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">The cops raise was negligible at best. We have not laid cops off like many other towns and I'm sure the cops are grateful but we have not been replacing officers who have been retiring for several years now. At some point soon we will likelly be down to the same number of officers(or less) than we had in the 1980's when there were only farms east of route 130 and there was far less traffic. This bipartisan negotiation should be commended - both sides of the table- the police union and the township representatives. Good job. It is obvious that greed did not play a role. Good job and thank you.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />taxes keep going up up up up up up <br /> <br />Police pay keeps going up up up up up <br /> <br />If we went back to the 1980's we would have 2 or 3 police on the entire force. How many do we have now? 15? 20?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I should know better than to respond to this post and troll, but I'm going to anyway. <br /> <br />The town has 16 officers and a chief. In speaking with Mr. Taylor I understand we are likely to lose 2 officers which would bring us down to 14. That is the number we had back in the early 1990's before the warehouse district, hotels, Cranbury Greene and a few other developments. Even in the mid-80's Joyce, Kleinkauf, Maxwell, Hanson, Logan, Dominic and others I forget now and am sorry I forget. <br /> <br />If you read the meeting minutes from the TC you will see our police force is very active. I wish Mr. Taylor would post the numbers here for those like the above poster who don't take time to read what is going on in town and just see Main St.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br /> <br />You seem to really know your stuff. Is this a police officer or Committee member justifying giving away our taxes?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 12:26 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">The cops raise was negligible at best. We have not laid cops off like many other towns and I'm sure the cops are grateful but we have not been replacing officers who have been retiring for several years now. At some point soon we will likelly be down to the same number of officers(or less) than we had in the 1980's when there were only farms east of route 130 and there was far less traffic. This bipartisan negotiation should be commended - both sides of the table- the police union and the township representatives. Good job. It is obvious that greed did not play a role. Good job and thank you.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />taxes keep going up up up up up up <br /> <br />Police pay keeps going up up up up up <br /> <br />If we went back to the 1980's we would have 2 or 3 police on the entire force. How many do we have now? 15? 20?</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I should know better than to respond to this post and troll, but I'm going to anyway. <br /> <br />The town has 16 officers and a chief. In speaking with Mr. Taylor I understand we are likely to lose 2 officers which would bring us down to 14. That is the number we had back in the early 1990's before the warehouse district, hotels, Cranbury Greene and a few other developments. Even in the mid-80's Joyce, Kleinkauf, Maxwell, Hanson, Logan, Dominic and others I forget now and am sorry I forget. <br /> <br />If you read the meeting minutes from the TC you will see our police force is very active. I wish Mr. Taylor would post the numbers here for those like the above poster who don't take time to read what is going on in town and just see Main St.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 12:17 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Let me put this in context for the complainer. In year 1 a first year officer will get a raise of 10 cents an hr a top officer will get 31 cents more an hour. By the end of the contract the top officer will get roughly 90 cents more an hr. The bottom officer will get roughly .43 cents more an hour. Assuming they work 40 hrs. <br /> <br />If our economy rebounds in 5 years than 2% will be great for the town. If it doesn't then it is still very good. <br /> <br />Either way This is a very good deal for tax payers. The police and negotiating team have helped out the town.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 12:16 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">The cops raise was negligible at best. We have not laid cops off like many other towns and I'm sure the cops are grateful but we have not been replacing officers who have been retiring for several years now. At some point soon we will likelly be down to the same number of officers(or less) than we had in the 1980's when there were only farms east of route 130 and there was far less traffic. This bipartisan negotiation should be commended - both sides of the table- the police union and the township representatives. Good job. It is obvious that greed did not play a role. Good job and thank you.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />taxes keep going up up up up up up <br /> <br />Police pay keeps going up up up up up <br /> <br />If we went back to the 1980's we would have 2 or 3 police on the entire force. How many do we have now? 15? 20?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 11:55 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">The cops raise was negligible at best. We have not laid cops off like many other towns and I'm sure the cops are grateful but we have not been replacing officers who have been retiring for several years now. At some point soon we will likelly be down to the same number of officers(or less) than we had in the 1980's when there were only farms east of route 130 and there was far less traffic. This bipartisan negotiation should be commended - both sides of the table- the police union and the township representatives. Good job. It is obvious that greed did not play a role. Good job and thank you.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 11:46 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Considering there only 3 police on duty at a time I really don't think three cars in a field would or could happen all that often. Especially since our chief is a town resident and runs the department as a tax payer. <br /> <br />Further, I usually see cars by themselves running speed patrol. <br /> <br />You sound like the person who complained about getting a ticket on old Trenton Rd. Just look at the other thread to counter your own statement. The warrants, arrests and investigations Cranbury is not just Main St. <br /> <br />Plus the department is down 10% in staff. The town moved up officers when the two chiefs were not replaced.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 11:35 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">I could not agree more. The police could have been like those in many other towns and fight for every available dollar. Instead they showed they are vested in our community and put their own money at stake. I applaud everyone for putting their own issues aside to do what is right for the town. <br /> <br />The last contract took 3 years to settle this one 4 months. I plan to thank the TC members and officers I see. They saved my taxes. we complain about a 2k tree, but this is where the real savings are achieved or lost. <br /> <br />I think the teachers are up next and I think this effort by the police will hopefully carry over to the teachers negotiation.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />And like other towns we could have had police layoffs. The Police have it easy here in Cranbury its not New Brunswick where the police make less and do more. <br /> <br />It must be nice to make the money they make and then to see 2 or 3 police cars parked out in a remote part of town in the fields "patrolling". <br /> <br />At least the crops are safe</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 11:30 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">WAIT! <br /> <br />STOP! <br /> <br />My taxes and yours went up this year. <br /> <br />The Police are receiving a raise not only this year but for the next 5 years. <br /> <br />No Police have been laid off in Cranbury. <br /> <br />Now we should be thankful they worked with us? <br /> <br />The Police should be lucky they have jobs and the residents were nice enough to give to them raises without laying a single police officer off. <br /> <br />End of story.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 11:00 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I could not agree more. The police could have been like those in many other towns and fight for every available dollar. Instead they showed they are vested in our community and put their own money at stake. I applaud everyone for putting their own issues aside to do what is right for the town. <br /> <br />The last contract took 3 years to settle this one 4 months. I plan to thank the TC members and officers I see. They saved my taxes. we complain about a 2k tree, but this is where the real savings are achieved or lost. <br /> <br />I think the teachers are up next and I think this effort by the police will hopefully carry over to the teachers negotiation.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 10:35 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">The cops should also be recognized for their willingness to work with the town during these tough economic times.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Oct 14 2011, 9:11 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">With all the talk on the debate and party politics I think it's important to note this article. A bi-partisan negotiating team Dave and Jay continue to do as they promised and look at savings and ways to reduce costs. To have a police contract that is less than 1% for the first two years and tops out at 2% at the end of 5 yrs saves our town a lot and protects us for 5 yrs. That they did this with minimal legal expense is a sign of how we need to do things. Also saving us on dispatch is huge. As we see costs continue to increase we now see reductions without impacting service. I also want to say thanks to the police. We hear all the complaints, but they are there when needed and have stepped up here. <br /> <br />With all the negative on this board I want to stop and say Thank you.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Oct 13 2011, 8:27 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: CRANBURY: Township saves money through new police contracts</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"><a href="http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2011/10/13/cranbury_press/news/doc4e97387ea096a074459915.txt" target="_blank">http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2011/10/13/cranbury_press/news/doc4e97387ea096a074459915.txt</a> <br /> <br /> <br />David Kilby, Managing Editor <br /> <br /> CRANBURY — The township’s new dispatch contract with Hightstown will save the township tens of thousands of dollars over the next few years, and the township saved more than $50,000 in legal fees while negotiating raises for its police officers. <br /> <br /> The last contract Cranbury police officers had was a three-year contract and expired earlier this year. <br /> <br /> ”As police liaison, I wanted to settle the contract as quickly as possible,” said Committeeman James Taylor, liaison to the Cranbury Police Department. “The FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) came to the table and said ‘It’s a tough economic environment, and we want to help the town out.’ They proposed a very fair offer.” <br /> <br /> A subcommittee was appointed to negotiate the contract. The subcommittee consisted of Cranbury Committeemen Dave Cook and Mr. Taylor, Cranbury Business Administrator Denise Marabello and FOP members Mike Cipriano, Ryan Deworzanski, Todd Galla and Matt Schneider. <br /> The subcommittee’s first meeting was in June, and it had one meeting per month. <br /> <br /> ”From the very beginning, we wanted to get something done to make the town safer,” Mr. Taylor said. “It was pretty easy to decide that we wanted a five-year deal.” <br /> <br /> In the new contract, Cranbury’s 16 police officers will receive a .995 percent increase in 2012; a .7 percent increase in 2013, a 1.91 percent increase in 2014 and a 2 percent increase in 2015 and 2016 to their base salaries. <br /> <br /> Since there were no attorneys involved in negotiating the contract, the legal fees to settle the contract were just over $3,000, saving the township $53,000 when compared to the fees to settle the last police contract three years ago, Mr. Taylor added. <br /> <br /> In addition to the contract with the FOP, Cranbury has had a dispatch contract with Hightstown for decades, but the most recent three-year contract was due to expire this year. <br /> <br /> Chief Rickey Varga and Mr. Taylor discussed the cost of the dispatch service to see if there were potential savings there. <br /> <br /> ”We agreed that Hightstown was providing us with a solid service,” Mr. Taylor said. “We knew Hightstown took their dispatching very seriously. The concern was just the cost.” <br /> <br /> Hightstown’s proposal was originally $149,000 with a 2 percent increase every year. <br /> <br /> In August, Chief Varga and Mr. Taylor spoke with Hightstown Council President Lawrence Quattrone and Mayor Steve Kirson and discussed what was working and what wasn’t. <br /> <br /> ”They expressed their desire to stay with us and prepared different proposals,” Mr. Taylor said. <br /> <br /> The new contract that was settled upon was $110,000 for one year with the option to renew it next year at the same price. Mr. Taylor also said Cranbury Township Clerk Kathy Cunningham was instrumental in helping the township negotiate the contract since she is a resident of Hightstown.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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