To the Editor
May 30, 2012
I’ve been quiet during the past few months, but feel I must correct some misinformation which has been posted on this blog and publically stated by elected officials.
First, the Administrator position was not posted by the Neptune Township Committee. In December 2011, the Township Committee created two new jobs: “Assistant Business Administrator”, a part-time position created by the Committee in December 2011 with a salary range of $10,000-$85,000 with no benefits and a “Police Director” position with a range of $60,000-$120,000. These two positions were created by salary ordinance 11-48 (http://www.neptunetownship.org/upload/documents/2011Clerk/Legals_121211.pdf).
The Assistant Business Administrator job was posted in February 2012 (posting: http://www.neptunetownship.org/news/2012/02/08/job-posting-asst-administrator-part-time)
The position was not advertised twice like Committeewoman Jahn states; it was posted one time for about a three week period; one week after the posting, the posting was amended to reflect “Residency Preferred” instead of “Residency Required”.
I was contacted by the Township and scheduled for an interview for Tuesday, March 20th. See http://www.neptunetownship.org/news/2012/03/20/special-meeting
I was called on March 19th and told the interviews will be postponed and I will be contacted with the rescheduled date for the interview after Easter. On Saturday, March 24th, the Democratic Executive Committee met and voted not to endorse Jahn for re-election (and I did not have a vote at that meeting). On Monday, March 26th, the same night Bishop/Jahn did not re-appoint Nick Williams to the Housing Authority (a 10-year member), the Committee decided not to interview me and I subsequently received a certified letter. These actions were clearly retaliation for Jahn not getting the support of the Democratic party.
I do not understand why I am the villain for applying for a part time job with no benefits. I am the only applicant (out of 24 who applied for the job) which some members of the Township Committee continue to bad-mouth; three months after the job posted ended. Jahn at the OG homeowners meeting Saturday did not want to discuss the two other candidates running for Committee since they were not there; but she was compelled to again bad-mouth me at the meeting.
Vito is a good guy and I wish him the best of luck in the part-time position. I don’t fault him at all. But our elected officials owe it to the public and to applicants who apply for positions that they will not be ridiculed and bad-mouthed just for applying for a position. Make your decision and move on.
The negative and vindictive actions by Jahn over the years, and especially during this personnel matter is the reason I, and many individuals are not supporting her re-election. Look at her facebook postings; look at how she attacks residents on this blog who do not agree with her – those are the reasons Jahn’s support is limited.
Sincerely,
JAMES MANNING, JR.
Neptune Township, New Jersey
The writer is a former Committeeman in Neptune Township. He is a CPM–Certified Public Manager
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