rpg25 t1_j8rrdbv wrote on February 16, 2023 at 2:19 PM

Reply to comment by playdohplaydate in Full Police Officers Salaries For The State of NJ. by vakr001

It’s not just unions. It’s the towns themselves. I know of a jurisdiction that had a massive opportunity to consolidate and not lay anyone off due to attrition (there were a large amount of people set to retire). They didn’t pursue it because they would lose home rule and there was just too much “unknown” for them.

bros402 t1_j8s24n6 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 3:34 PM

yuuup - a few towns in Monmouth used to share courts, but the other towns withdrew because they were viewing the court as a "profit machine" when the people running the court told them it was not, and they wouldn't lock people up on bullshit (and this was before the bail reform)