From the Campaign Trail

Vineland City Council adopts Citizens’ Campaign Waste-Cutting Measure

Vineland Injersey.com
August 13, 2010

This past July the Vineland City Council adopted a resolution to take away health benefits from part-time elected and appointed municipal officials starting September 1, resulting in $90,000 in savings per year for the city. The Vineland resolution comes in the wake of a presentation by Citizens’ Campaign Cumberland County Chairman and Vineland resident Lee Burke to the city Administration who embraced the measure.

The Citizens’ Campaign and Community Foundation of South Jersey invite you to the Camden County Call to Service Summit on Tuesday, September 14th at 7 pm at Camden County College Blackwood Campus. Admission to the Summit is free and open to everyone, but seating is limited so pre-registration is recommended (click here to register now). The Camden County Call to Service Summit will offer an insider’s perspective about leadership opportunities in Camden County, including ways citizens can participate in the adoption of government cost-cutting proposals, serve on government boards and commissions, participate in local political parties and report important local government news.

Leadership classes, 'Call to Service Summit' slated
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Staff Writer and Roland Pott
Times of Trenton

Now that Trenton's mayoral and council elections are over, we turn our attention to the work at hand. Trenton Council of Civic Associations is planning two important events.

Reform Jersey Now Needs to Reform, Now

Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Harry Pozycki, Guest Columnist
Star Ledger

Gov. Chris Christie needs to move quickly to address the perception that contributions to Reform Jersey Now, an issue advocacy organization with close ties to him, provides a backdoor for state contractors to circumvent the state’s pay-to-play reform laws and curry his favor.

Enjoy this video of the Jersey Call to Service Summit's Celebration of Citizen Service featured guest speakers including Harry Pozycki, Citizens' Campaign Chair, Gov. Brendan Byrne, Raymond Pocino, Vice President of Laborers International, Dennis Bone, President of Verizon NJ, Bart Oates, Chairman of New Jersey Hall of Fame and three-time Super Bowl Winner, and the Keynote Address by Rev. Buster Soaries.

Morris County will host Call to Service Summit

Morris County to host volunteer summit
By Michael Daigle
Friday June 25th, 2010
Daily Record.com

Morris County will host a session in the fall to introduce residents who are interested in volunteering for a county board or commission and agency, Freeholder John Murphy said Wednesday. The session is part of a statewide effort to spark higher levels of volunteerism and interest in government, Murphy said. The event will be called Morris County Citizen Service Day, based on a model developed by The Citizen's Campaign, a statewide organization that advocates for greater citizen participation in government.