Transcript below is obtained from the official CD-R recording made available to Blogfinger by the Township Clerk. See our original post about this confrontation between a citizen and the Neptune Township Mayor. Confrontation link
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @blogfinger
Scene: This exchange took place at 3 hours and 20 minutes into the meeting, during the public portion. Mr. Jack Bredin was called to the microphone. Presiding was Mayor Mary Beth Jahn.
Bredin had 5 minutes, and he began by quickly questioning Committeeman Randy Bishop about the New NERP concept plan which had been announced. After that he brought up the subject of a recent Redevelopment meeting that Bishop attended regarding the NERP but at which the Mayor, a member of the negotiating team, was absent.
The exchange below lasted about one minute and occurred about midway during Bredin’s 5 minute allowed time. At no time during the exchange did his time expire.
JB : Mayor, were you at the meeting?
MBJ: No I wasn’t able to be there.
JB: You had something busy to do? Did you arrange the meeting? Did somebody write you a letter and tell you not to go or to go or what?
MBJ: First of all, watch your tone, OK, ’cause I’m not in the mood tonight.
JB: Well yeah, you could watch your tone too.
Two loud bangs of the gavel. (a signal for the police officer in the room to remove the speaker.)
MBJ: Thank you so much Mr. Bredin. You can take your seat now.
JB: I can take my seat?
MBJ: Yes you can.
JB: My 5 minutes are up?
MBJ: Yes they are.
JB: You’re calling the police?
MBJ: Yes I am.
JB: You’re calling the police to remove me?
MBJ: I am. I am.
JB: What a terrible thing.
MBJ shouts: I’m a bitch. Sit down.
JB, as he moves away from the mic to go to his seat: I agree
Sound is muffled after that until the next speaker comes to the mic.
LOUIS PRIMA