Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino responds to Donovan
POSTED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012 2:21 PM
BY JOHN ENSSLIN
Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino – through his spokesman Richard Moriarity – responded Friday afternoon to the statement issued earlier in the day by County Executive Kathleen Donovan – on the issue of whether to merge the County Police into the Sheriff’s Office.
Here’s what the Sheriff’s office had to say:
“Once again, the County Executive is demonstrating that she is completely out of touch with the law enforcement consolidation discussion, and that is distressing. She is proving to be nothing more than the guardian of the bureaucracy and is willing to say anything to defend it. It is unfortunate that the County Executive chooses to pick fights with everyone; it has ultimately cost the taxpayers a fortune. She is wrong with everything she has asserted in her press release.
“The Sheriff has not promised a $17 million reduction in the Sheriff’s Office – the $17 million dollar figure is the potential savings put forth by the Guidepost Study by eliminating the County Police. The Executive’s office should have their facts in order before firing out subterfuge and fear to the public.
“Instead of attacking the Sheriff, the County Executive should thank him for his efforts at reducing the overall budget of Bergen County. Last year, the Sheriff’s Office alone represented over 60% of the overtime reduction in the county, cut the budget by the most of any single Sheriff in Bergen County history (over 1.7 million in real dollars) and cemented a contract that actually saves the taxpayers money .
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https://blog.northjersey.com/bergenbeat/4875/this-just-in-sheriff-responds-to-donovan/
Now if he would just get rid of the overpaid undersherrifs that are receiving current paychecks and pensions at the same time.