file photo by Boyd Loving
April 12,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, last night at the Ridgewood Village Council meeting the Mayor Susan Knudsen addressed the comments made in public comment and the recent article in the Bergen Record . The mayor said the Village Attorney Matt Rogers is going to put out a legal memo on any alleged impropriety in the Village of Ridgewood’s hiring practices .
She reiterated that the simple fact is “Ridgewood is a state of New Jersey Civil Service municipality,” ,meaning candidates are ranked based on standardized test results. The list exists and any one can access it . In Ridgewood the village manager is the hiring authority for the village and is required to adhere to state of New Jersey hiring regulations. Council members are prohibited from any involvement.
The mayors son’s took the civil service exam in 2013 a full year prior to the mayor running for the Village Council.
The Mayor called the allegations of nepotism a lie and a fraud being perpetrated on the Village , and not only questioned the honesty of the conspirators but also challenged the competence of attorney’s who have not read the law it self and are totally unfamiliar with New Jersey Civil Service code.
