May 25, 2006

Everyone and their mothers'-in-law are on the county payroll

Rubbing the nepotism in our faces



During the Union County budget hearings recently it was announced that county run Runnells Specialized Hospital is expected to run a half million dollars in the red this year. This didn’t keep the all-Democrat controlled freeholder board from adding the county manager’s mother-in-law to the Runnells payroll with a salary of $40,430 in the new year.



Glenna Bowen is the new Assistant to the Foundation Director. Assemblywoman Linda Stender is the Foundation Director with a salary of $72,858 up from $66,083 in 2005 when her title was Director of Volunteer Services. Stender is now running for Congress where as I’d presume getting paid to supervise people who are working for free doesn’t look as good on the campaign trail as being a Foundation Director.



Tina Renna

President

Union County Watchdog Association, Inc.



http://www.unioncountynj.org/news/0604easter.htm

2006

Bowen
Glenna
Clerk/ Asst To Foundation Director
40,430
HOSPITAL

Stender
Linda
Fund Raiser / Foundation Dir
72,858
HOSPITAL


2005







Press release totals as of May 1, 2006: Mirabella, Scanlon and Holmes are up for reelection.



Number of Releases; Number of Photo Captions

Mirabella: 5; 33

Scanlon: 1: 23

Holmes: 4; 18

Proctor: 2; 1

Devanney: 3; 0

Kowalski: 25; 26

Froelich: 1; 12

Rajoppi: 2; 1

Lacort: 0; 1

Estrada: 2; 4

Sullivan: 1; 3

Map: 0; 3

Ward: 0; 5

Stender: 0; 1



Press release totals as of October 1, 2005: Freeholders Proctor, Estrada, Ward and
County Clerk Rajoppi are up for reelection.

Number of Releases; Number of Photo Captions
Rojappi: 47; 21
Proctor: 69; 38
Estrada: 7; 29
Ward: 6; 20
Sullivan: 15; 8
Mirabella: 14; 28
Mapp: 9; 4
Holmes: 16; 23
Scanlon: 3; 14
Kowalski: 31; 39
Devanney: 1