City Council Meeting Tonight- 5 PM

Tonight, March 10th at 5 PM Camden City Council will meet again to vote on the Camden Police Contract. At the last Council meeting, two weeks ago, the Attorney General of New Jersey, Peter Harvey, asked for the contract to be tabled. He wanted more time to review the contract and he also wanted his new "Blue Ribbon" Camden Police Commission to review the contract.

The Commission met last week. I am one of two City residents appointed to the Commission and I was present at the meeting. The Commission staff were asked to examine the contract, especially the issue of steady shifts, and produce a written report. It is expected to be released to the public today. As soon as it is publicly available I will post it here, on-line.

Will the Attorney General, Peter Harvey, stand behind the findings of his own report? Will the COO, Randy Primas take a position publicly supporting Steady Shifts? Will City Council listen to the advice of their own citizen advisory body, the Public Safety Council, and push for Steady Shifts? Will the Camden Police Department continue to pursue an archaic policy of shift deployment that has been abandoned by every urban police department we have contacted? Will Camden be the most dangerous City in the country again next year? When will our leaders be ready to start making hard decision?

We'll have some of the answers after tonight...

If you live, work, worship, or just care a lot about Camden, please come at 5 PM to Camden City Council Chambers and let your voice be heard on this important issue. If you can’t attend call a public official and ask them to oppose any contract that does not include steady shifts:

Peter Harvey- Attorney General of New Jersey 609-292-4925
Randy Primas- Chief Operating Officer of Camden 856-757-7671
Angel Fuentes- Camden City Council President 856-757-7128