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Monday April 19th, 2010
Issue 31
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For Earth Day Propose a Municipal Energy Audit |
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Mayor Launches a Call to Service in Orange |
Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. swearing in new Board of Education members at the launch of the Orange Call to Service. |
Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. signed an Executive Order Tuesday April 13th, launching Orange's Call to Service at a press conference and ceremony at City Hall. The Mayor announced an Orange Call to Service Summit scheduled for Wednesday May 19th. Harry Pozycki, the Citizens' Campaign Chair, commended Mayor Hawkins and the City of Orange for 'Answering the Call.' Mayor Hawkins has been calling citizens to serve by publicizing service opportunities through newspaper stories, website postings, and the city's new email newsletter. ( read more) If you would like to launch a Call to Service in your town or if you would like to promote the Jersey Call to Service, please contact Lauren at 732-548-9798x2 or lauren@jointhecampaign.com. |
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Law and Policy Task Force Unveils 10 Model School District Cost Savings Proposals Ready For Adoption |
The Citizens' Campaign's Law and Policy Task Force, which has dedicated itself to producing "Ready for Adoption" cost savings proposals that citizens can present to their local governments, met on March 23rd at Rutgers University. The meeting produced 10 new
Freeholder Jim Polos | proposals that deal specifically with school district budget savings. A
Nicole Okun | guest speaker at the meeting was Middlesex County Freeholder Jim Polos who discussed how Middlesex County government has fostered shared services with other county governments and agencies and with municipalities and school districts. Guest speaker Nicole Okun, former Superintendent of Schools for Old Bridge, presented several opportunities for school budget savings through school districts collaborating with town governments and other school districts. View the 10 new Model Proposals.
Want to present a cost savings proposal? Contact Heather at 732-548-9798 x1 to request a "Ready for Adoption" model proposal. To prepare yourself, take the online Citizen Legislator Class. Better yet, Register for the June 9th Summit and attend the Cost Savings Leadership Panel. |
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Cherry Hill Citizens Build Plan to Hold the Line on Property Taxes |
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Inspired and informed by the Citizens' Campaign's initiative to cut waste in local government and build a new culture of savings, the Cherry Hill Reform Committee
Joyce Walker | has put forward a plan to hold the line on property taxes. View their 99 Recommendations for Tax Savings(click here).This is just one example of what a group of committed citizens can
Robert Shinn | do. Robert Shinn and Joyce Walker, Camden County Co-Chairs of the Citizens' Campaign, are both on the reform committee.
Contact the Citizens' Campaign today to learn how you can enact constructive cost-saving measures in your own hometown. Register for the June 9th Jersey Call to Service Summit and attend the Cost Savings Leadership Panel. |
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Join Us at the Jersey Call to Service Summit June 9th |
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This is a "not to be missed" event and you're invited! Answer the Jersey Call to
Service at the free Jersey Call to Service Summit on Wednesday June 9th at the Douglass College Campus in New Brunswick, NJ. Sign in is from 5:15 to 5:40 pm. Pre-registration necessary.
 Come and spend a couple of hours enjoying cocktails and mingling with governors and civic minded sports celebrities, and business leaders. In the course of the evening, learn how to reduce wasteful spending and be empowered to participate in leadership positions in your community.
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Chris Daggett, former DEP Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate, speaking on the panel.  |
Curious about the Leadership Panels we offer? Watch the videos from the South Jersey Call to Service Summit and get inspired! Panels videos are up now on our YouTube page for you to view and share with friends.
Share this video on your Facebook Profile. Hit the Facebook button under the video on our YouTube page to post it to your profile. Spread the word about the Jersey Call to Service. |
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Citizen Idea Accepted by Law and Policy Task Force |
Robert Benjamin Citizen Legislator |
Robert answered the Call. He took the online Citizen Legislator Class and submitted his cost savings ideas in the Forum. His idea to help school districts save money by joining an Energy Consortium got him invited to the March meeting of the Law and Policy Task Force, where he presented his idea to government and policy experts. His idea was accepted and our lawyers developed it into a "Ready for Adoption" Model Cost Savings Proposal. Start participating! Submit your best cost savings ideas in the Cost Savings Forum. Visit the Forum and submit ideas now. |
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