Gabbert Collecting Stipend as Utility Commissioner, Donovan Wants Him Removed
The county executive vetoed meeting minutes to strip part-time utility commissioners of stipends and health benefits. The veto was overridden by the freeholder board Wednesday night.
Although he once supported Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan's opposition to part-time utility commissioners receiving paid stipends and health benefits, Ridgewood Village Manager Ken Gabbert himself has been collecting paychecks as a utility commissioner. And he'll continue to, with the Bergen County Freeholder Board on Wednesday overriding Donovan's veto of the Jan. 8 Northwest Bergen County Utility Authority (NBCUA) minutes. The board voted 6-1 to override her veto, with Freeholder Maura DeNicola the one vote in support of the veto. Gabbert – appointed by fellow Republican Donovan in March of 2012 to the utility board – received a pro-rated $4,200 in last year, he told Patch Wednesday. He does not collect county-funded health …
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Kelly McKensy
10:03 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
... the area by Midland Park and Waldwick,, the bigger issue is all the dirty money that Ridgewood Councilmember Walsh gave in political contributions to Kathy Donovan. Why did Walsh give her all that money? Did Walsh expect something in return, like the right to pick a paid NWBCUA Commissioner? What was said at that meeting when Honorable Walsh passed that envelope of money to Donovan? Didnt … more ›