the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the village council voted on Wednesday to approve a $51 million budget for the 2020 fiscal year which increases property taxes 2.2%.Village home owners will see an $85 tax increase for the average home assessed at $701,997, said Chief Financial Officer Bob Rooney.The budget vote was 4-1 with Councilman Jeffrey Voigt the sole vote against the budget.
The 2020 budget is a marginal increase from last year’s appropriations, which totaled $50.8 million and increased taxes $48 for the average 2019 home assessed at $702,225.The village will fund $36 million of its budget through property taxes, which are among the highest in the state. The average Ridgewood homeowner paid a whopping $18,234 in property taxes last year. Municipal budgets, however, account for only a portion of property taxes, the enormous school budget of $115 million creates a far greater share of taxpayer burden.
Roughly 66% of the budget, nearly $34 million, will fund salaries, pensions, health care and leave for village employees, including first responders.
Ridgewood currently has $7.2 million in unfunded liabilities. Another 33% of the budget, or more than $17 million, will fund operations for the village’s water utility.
There he is piggy 🐷 Charlie Kime who hasn’t been able to hold a job for more than a few years at a time. His reputation for failure in his chosen profession got so bad he had to go to an Arab nation to find employment. The other members of the Financial Advisory Committee called him a nut job a title he obviously earned. The proof of that is he’s not even in this country and he’s still spreading lies about Village Employees.
Notice Charlie Kime has avoided answering a reasonable question by a commenter above Who said
“You stated “the average payout for unused sick leave at retirement is well over $700,000 in Ridgewood,” Ok I don’t know if that is fact or fiction, so I will give you an opportunity to prove that what you are saying is fact. Show your proof of that……
And the reason he can’t answer that question is because that statement is a bold face LIE, Kime is a pathological liar and a nut who can’t even hold a job.
Hey Charlie Kime, you have been crying like a baby since you were on that stupid Financial Advisory Committee in 2008 and what has changed? I’ll tell you what has changed – Nothing.
Haven’t you figured out yet no one cares what you say? You have been proven as a pathological liar. That why no one cares. Are you that stupid you haven’t figured this out yet?
Krazy Kime said Jim Bombace is a discredited and disgraced loser…….. And now his sons and nephews serve as paid, full-time firefighters in a case of greed and nepotism. Just like Knudsen and her sons,
Once again Krazy Kime is caught in a BIG FAT LIEl! Hey Charlie, a bit of an FYI for you. Anyone that knows Jim Bombace knows he doesn’t have any sons! Nice attempt though.
Got any more lies in your bag of bullshit?
Who us Charlie Jime?
Hey Jimbo, give it a rest. You’re a discredited and disgraced moron. Enjoy your $101,000 Village pension in Florida with your cheap Viagra. Nobody cares what you think.
In case you missed it, here’s what happened under the leadership, or lack thereof, of the former fire chief. These are the key claims of Plaintiff Kevin Reilly taken verbatim from Superior Court’s Opinion document.
Plaintiff was denied promotion to Lieutenant. Only after he made several inquiries to the Village Manager was he scheduled for an interview. This was long after other candidates were already scheduled for the final psychiatric exam.
Derogatory and unsigned evaluations were placed in Plaintiff’s personnel file.
A rat key chain was put in Plaintiff’s mailbox after he filed a civil suit.
Plaintiff received a disturbing anonymous mailing at his home which was later found to have been sent by former Chief Bombace.
Plaintiff was transferred to a post where he would be denied the opportunity to hold an acting Lieutenant position.
Plaintiff and those firefighters friendly to Plaintiff were verbally threatened by firefighters who were never disciplined for their actions.
Firefighters with less experience were promoted instead of Plaintiff.
Plaintiff testified that he was the only firefighter who was required during sick leave to call into House Watch (a total of 120 times) whenever he left or returned home.
Plaintiff was subjected to an internal investigation about an off duty argument he had with another firefighter. However the other firefighter involved testified that the incident was not used against him for his promotion.
BOMBACE, JAMES A $101,331 RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE … It’s disgraceful
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-that-lie-bald-faced-or-bold-faced-or-barefaced
Yep, you can read Superior Court Judge Menelaos W. Toskos‘ ruling on May 2, 2012 which details how under Bombace’s leadership in the Ridgewood Fire Department:
Derogatory and unsigned evaluations were placed in Plaintiff’s personnel file.
A rat key chain was put in Plaintiff’s mailbox after he filed a civil suit.
Plaintiff received a disturbing anonymous mailing at his home which was later found to have been sent by former Chief Bombace.
Plaintiff was transferred to a post where he would be denied the opportunity to hold an acting Lieutenant position.
Plaintiff and those firefighters friendly to Plaintiff were verbally threatened by firefighters who were never disciplined for their actions.
Firefighters with less experience were promoted instead of Plaintiff.
Plaintiff testified that he was the only firefighter who was required during sick leave to call into House Watch (a total of 120 times) whenever he left or returned home.
Plaintiff was subjected to an internal investigation about an off duty argument he had with another firefighter. However the other firefighter involved testified that the incident was not used against him for his promotion.
Complete bully and a bald-faced liar.
In case you missed it Charlie Kime, is good buddies with disgraced X-Mayor Aronshon and X – Village Manager Roberta. The both were charged with ethics violations. He was called a nut job by the other members of the Financial Advisory Committee that he and Roberta served on. Charlie doesn’t live in this country because of his reputation as a liar and nut job and no one in his profession will hire him.
One of his best lies is
Jim Bombace is a discredited and disgraced loser…….. And now his sons and nephews serve as paid, full-time firefighters.
Anyone who knows Jim Bombace knows he does not have any sons, he has two daughters. That’s all the proof you need to know Charlie Kime is a pathological liar.
Don’t forget we can thank Aronshon and Kime for the parking garage and various multi-apartment buildings in town. Kime was a big supporter of all of the over development of Ridgewood.
Who?
Don’t touch this.. The current VC is never at fault for anything. Haha. Let it go already and fess up to what’s happening in your town. Get out of that click you are in, it’s toxic
Jim Bombace is a rat 🐀