Thursday, April 11, 2013
Village moving forward with a pair of ordinances that will freeze non-union salaries but offer up to 1.5 percent in merit raises. The village manager is not included, but would like a raise nonetheless.
The Ridgewood Village Council is expected to pass salary ordinances that freeze salaries of non-union and management staff but also allow for "incentive" pay by as much as 1.5 percent. Although Village Manager Ken Gabbert is not eligible for merit pay, he's still eyeing a raise. The previous salary ordinance proposals would have allowed for up to 1.9 percent in "merit" increases in 2012 and 2013, ultimately determined by Gabbert. They're modeled after ordinances passed in 2011 that allowed for up to 3.5 percent for non-union and management staff. The new 1.5 percent proposals will be voted on at the May 8 meeting, with the 1.9 percent versions defeated. Councilman Tom Riche said he'd be voting against one of the two new ordinances, which …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Council will "establish evaluation process" for Gabbert following a closed session meeting where council members were expected to ask for his resignation.
Ken Gabbert will stay on as Ridgewood village manager for at least a few months, according to the council. Citing anonymous sources, Patch reported on Monday that three of the five council members would be calling for Gabbert's resignation at a closed session meeting on Wednesday night. Emerging from the two-hour closed session, Mayor Paul Aronsohn said Gabbert will remain as the chief administrator of the village. "The council has agreed to work toward a common goal and is establishing an evaluation process for the Village Manager and will closely monitor it over the next few months," he said in a statement written on behalf of the council. The mayor refused to say if Gabbert's resignation was called for at the closed meeting or answer …
Monday, February 4, 2013
Closed meeting scheduled for Wednesday night could end Village Manager Ken Gabbert's tenure in Ridgewood.
The Ridgewood council majority plans to ask Village Manager Ken Gabbert for his resignation on Wednesday, multiple sources tell Patch. Mayor Paul Aronsohn, Deputy Mayor Albert Pucciarelli and Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck are ready to oust Gabbert, according to sources. They will call on him to resign at a closed session meeting on Wednesday night. The sources requested anonymity as they were not permitted to discuss personnel matters. "Village Manager's Office" is listed as a closed session agenda item. Gabbert could fight the firing attempt by requesting a public hearing and another resolution vote. It's not yet clear what Gabbert will do. The village manager was off Monday and could not be reached for comment. Aronsohn neither confirmed nor …
Long Time Resident
10:40 am on Friday, April 19, 2013
Paul Smith, Yea, "fair and balanced reporting" over there is based wholly and solely on the moderator's opinion of what is fair and balanced. The guy who runs that blog is a bit of a nut job in my fair and balanced opinion. more ›