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Councilman Steven Fulop to Introduce Municipal Election Legislation
Jersey City- Friday, January 8, 2010: Councilman Steven Fulop (www.stevenfulop.com) announced today that at the second Jersey City Council meeting in January he will introduce an ordinance based on yesterday’s exciting and groundbreaking legislation. Both the Senate and the State Assembly passed legislation that was sponsored over one year ago giving municipalities the ability to move elections from a lower turnout May election to a higher turnout November general election.
The new legislation allows, for the first time ever, municipalities with nonpartisan forms of government, such as Jersey City, the option of holding their May elections on the same day as everyone else – during the general election in November. Before this, state law called for New Jersey nonpartisan elections to be held–at significant cost and with lower voter turnout–during the second week in May.
“This will not only save Jersey City significant cash, but it makes sense. It is challenging to get the people to come out for each election, when they are held at incongruent times,” said Councilman Steven Fulop. “We should move the elections to the people. I have been watching this legislation for the past year and believe it could fundamentally change how cities like mine are run. This is crucial for Jersey City to reach beyond the political machine to have a more representative election.”
In the Jersey City 2009 May election approximately 30,000 voters participated while in the November election nearly 39,000 voters came out representing a 33% increase in turnout1 . Throughout the rest of the State, 86 of the 566 municipalities hold non-partisan elections in May, and are now eligible to move those elections to November. Those include Newark and Jersey City, the two largest municipalities in the state along with Trenton, Hoboken, Clifton, Nutley, and Cedar Grove among others. Councilman Fulop Introduces Tax Payment Plan to Help
Struggling Jersey City Families
Jersey City- Monday, January 4, 2010: Councilman Steven Fulop (www.stevenfulop.com) announced today that he will introduce an ordinance at the next council meeting, on Wednesday January 13th, creating a Jersey City tax payment plan for struggling Jersey City families. “2009 was a very hard year for Jersey City. This ordinance is being introduced on the heels of not only at 11.25% tax increase for residents, but many controversial tax abatements for developers, and a municipal budget that is more than 6 months late. I believe that this tax payment plan is crucial to helping the many struggling families in Jersey City.” Councilman Steven Fulop said. Some specifics of the tax payment plan ordinance include: - Provide homeowners the option to set a payment plan, for up to 3 years for qualified families, for taxes prior to the city pursuing a tax lien on the property - Allow homeowners that are currently collecting unemployment or have fallen on a difficult personal financial situation and have applied to a bank for a loan that has not been granted, an opportunity to qualify for the program - Ensure the city can only accrue interest on the delinquent payment rather than the entire tax bill - Establish a Council-created subcommittee to review resident applications with a recommendation from the tax collector “Every single day we hear of struggling families in Jersey City.. Nearly half of all Jersey City homeowners pay their own taxes directly to the city rather than through a mortgage company. As a government we need to do everything can in order to make sure that hardworking families don’t lose their homes.” ###
Jersey City Councilman Steven Fulop Fulop: On Night against Crime, PROTEST THE CRIMES AT CITY HALL!
By: Ricardo Kaulessar / HudsonReporter.com Jersey City Councilman Steven Fulop announced on Monday that for National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4, there will be a rally in front of City Hall that he is organizing regarding the recent arrests of political and religious leaders. The night is generally celebrated across the country in order to unite neighbors to band together against crime in their area. But Fulop is adding a new element in the wake of the recent FBI sting.
Here is his announcement:
"Friends,
"Tuesday, August 4th is National Night Out, a day where cities all across the country will bring together their leadership and their citizens to discuss and fight crime. In the past, Jersey City has sponsored individual ward block parties in each neighborhood for National Night Out. This year is different. In light of recent events that have shaken our city to the core, I invite you to save the date of Tuesday, August 4th for a city-wide rally on the steps of City Hall itself. "The crime inside City Hall must be dealt with the same way as crime on the streets. Let your leaders hear your voice and know how you feel about their deception, their lies, their stealing. We must send a strong message of one city, united in the belief that crime must be stopped wherever it happens. Bring a friend, tell your neighbor, join the Facebook group. For more information on this event and on what I am doing to prevent crime in our city, please visit www.stevenfulop.com" - Ricardo Kaulessar
A CELEBRATION FUNDRAISER June 24th, 2009 | 6-9 PM RSVP Shelley Skinner
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