"I’m not making any opinions one thing I will tell you I bleed green and gold and I'm for this town first, that’s what I worry about this town."
-Commissioner Jon Martin
Commissioner what in the world do you mean?
CamCo politics quotes at it's best?
During the Public Portion of the meeting Mayor Ward and Audubon Borough Commissioners responded to questions about the RFP for a study to consolidate police administrative functions among other police department issues. (The towns involved are Audubon, Collingswood, Mt. Ephraim, Oaklyn, Haddon Township and Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, led by retired Camden City Police Sgt. Councilman Rick DiRenzo and Public Safety Director Councilman Jack Merryfield led a successful effort to not join in starting the next phase of the Camden County Police Department).
Please watch and listen to the Mayor Ward when he responds to questions when the chiefs were actually consulted and then watch video 2. In video 1 Mayor Ward said there were conversations to involve the police chief months before the RFP came out. (The RFP study first came out in February). You can come to your own conclusion if something seems fishy. Also of note during the meeting the Commissioners voted to approve the November 26, 2013 minutes. After proceeding with the next item on the agenda they then voted to approve the actual minutes they were voting on, December 3rd meeting minutes. It begs to question if the three commissioners elected to run the Borough of Audubon actually look at what they vote. Not one of them saw December 3rd on the meeting minutes they read? Or did they not read what they were voting on a blindly voted yes because it was on the agenda?
One final point of interest is that Commissioner Jon Martin, who is also a Camden City Fire Fighter and union member when asked if he supported the study (which would spend tax dollars on a study which would result in essentially union busting) said:
"I’m not making any opinions one thing I will tell you I bleed green and gold and I'm for this town first, that’s what I worry about this town."