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Governor Christie's 2010 Budget Address
After listening to Governor Christie’s speech on the budget, Camden County Administrator Ross Angilella had this to say, in a story in today’s Courier-Post, about budgeting through tough times:
Camden County officials say it is possible to function on less. "In the last three years, we've cut the direct cost of government to taxpayers by $17.1 million," said County Administrator Ross Angilella. "The cost of county government here has dropped. I believe we're the only government in the state to do that."
While many municipalities resumed wringing their hands after Christie's budget speech Tuesday afternoon, the example Camden County has set might be proof that it is possible to survive the current environment without a drastic decrease in services or increase in property taxes. "I disagree with any attempt to scapegoat public employees. But having said that, we also have to make structural changes in how we do government in New Jersey," Angilella said. "It's about how much government we have and how we provide services."
Camden County has experienced plummeting revenues and cost increases along with the rest of the country, and Angilella described both last year's and this year's budgets as extremely tough. The county reduced its workforce by 600 employees over the past three years through attrition and has not had to resort to layoffs, he added.
The 2010 Budget Address is in PDF format. To view and print this file, you will need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer.
Click here to download the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader
For the full text of this article, CLICK HERE
Camden County officials say it is possible to function on less. "In the last three years, we've cut the direct cost of government to taxpayers by $17.1 million," said County Administrator Ross Angilella. "The cost of county government here has dropped. I believe we're the only government in the state to do that."
While many municipalities resumed wringing their hands after Christie's budget speech Tuesday afternoon, the example Camden County has set might be proof that it is possible to survive the current environment without a drastic decrease in services or increase in property taxes. "I disagree with any attempt to scapegoat public employees. But having said that, we also have to make structural changes in how we do government in New Jersey," Angilella said. "It's about how much government we have and how we provide services."
Camden County has experienced plummeting revenues and cost increases along with the rest of the country, and Angilella described both last year's and this year's budgets as extremely tough. The county reduced its workforce by 600 employees over the past three years through attrition and has not had to resort to layoffs, he added.
The 2010 Budget Address is in PDF format. To view and print this file, you will need Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer.
Click here to download the Free Adobe Acrobat Reader
For the full text of this article, CLICK HERE