Fire Rescue News - Who's getting laid off in Atlantic City: A list of targeted city police and fire employees and their salarie
ATLANTIC CITY — Last-ditch efforts to delay the layoffs of 93 city employees failed Wednesday, with city, state and county officials telling labor leaders there was nothing that could be done.
The layoffs, which include 40 police officers and 30 firefighters, will take effect this morning.....Continue Reading
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In the last two weeks, the unions’ hope to avoid job cuts went from promising to non-existent — after the state’s Department of Community Affairs informed the Langford administration it would not allow the city to exceed annual property tax increase limits by $9.9 million. Instead, the state began seeking an agreement to increase the state’s oversight of Atlantic City’s financial management.
Representatives of the city’s government unions hoped they could entice stakeholders to delay the layoffs until after Mayor Lorenzo Langford and Gov. Chris Christie meet on Monday to work on an agreement. But Robert O’Brien, an attorney representing the majority of city unions, said he came up empty on all fronts.
“There’s no sense in demonizing anyone, but this is really unconscionable,” O’Brien said in a soft, defeated voice.
O’Brien said he spoke with Thomas Neff, deputy commissioner of the DCA, who said there would be no decision on state oversight in Atlantic City this week and that the DCA would not intervene in the layoffs. He also mailed an unsuccessful request to Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel on Tuesday, asking for him to try to lobby for a delay because “a true health and safety problem is in the process of being created.”
Earlier this week, O’Brien had floated the idea of appealing to the courts for an injunction to delay the layoffs. Asked why he never made any court filings, O’Brien declined to comment.
Meanwhile, members of the union representing city firefighters went door-to-door Wednesday advising residents of today’s layoffs and the effect they will have on fire response times.
“We’re going to be slower. There’s no doubt about that,” said Angelo DeMaio, the union’s president, who has remained quiet through negotiations with the city out of fear he might jeopardize his members, he says.
Michael Scott, the city’s business administrator, met with DCA officials Tuesday as part of the ongoing discussions with the state and the city. However, on Wednesday, he said nothing had been resolved.
“Everything hinges on the mayor’s meeting with the governor,” Scott said.
Asked if he was confident that something would be worked out cooperatively, Scott replied, “I’m prayerful.”
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The Press of Atlantic City has obtained a list of Atlantic City firefighters and police officers targeted for layoffs on Thursday.
Below are the names of the city employees and their annual salaries, according to the list. The savings the city is projecting to see for this year are far less than the total salaries coming off of the payroll because the majority of the salaries have already been paid throughout the previous nine months of 2010.
Firefighters
Ismail M. Abdussamad $58,741
Neil A. Anderson Jr $60,503
Gennaro M. Basso $60,503
Martin G. Basso $58,741
Dominic R. Berry $56,590
Bryan J. Berthold $61,090
Andrew J. Biscieglia $58,741
Steve Blair $58,741
Alex Cadavid $63,440
Vincent M. Carleo $58,741
Salvatore Cavalieri $61,090
Dennis T. Coaxum $58,741
Keith J. Coursey Jr $58,741
Stephen J. Duran $62,265
Thomas C. Flanagan III $63,440
Juan R. Flores $59,915
James Gillespie III $62,249
Robert D. Gragg $62,852
William J. Hamilton Jr $60,503
Joshua Hoag $58,741
Nicola M. Knox $64,709
Andrew S. Kyle $58,741
Broer D. Linblad IV $58,741
Andrew J. Lubaczewski $59,915
Jomo K. Lyles-Belton $95,203
Michael A. Mccabe $58,741
Ranon K. Mclaughlin $58,741
Sven A. Peltonen $61,684
Kyle L. Pollock $62,265
Latoya N. Watson $58,741
Total Firefighters $1,841,845
Police Officers
Ferdinand Berrios-Rodriquez $58,735
Michael E. Braxton $58,735
Joseph M. Caprio $64,021
Darrell J. Catanio $65,005
Marquay L. Cherry $64,021
Philip R. Davidson $58,735
Justin C. Draper $64,021
Kyle D. Eisenbeis $58,735
Victor Garofalo $58,557*
Alberto E. Gonzalez $62,259
Brian A. Hambrecht $66,955
Avette A. Harper $62,259
Amir S. Hughes $58,735
James M. Hurley $62,259
Christopher L. Inman $65,005
George A. King $58,735
Eugene A. Laielli $68,905
Kevin Law $62,846
Christopher L. Lodico $58,735
Darrin P. Lorady $64,021
Ann Martin $57,304*
Roberto Matos $58,735
Steven A. Melchiore $60,497
Natane A. Naylor $65,005
Marinela L. Pali $58,735
Joseph M. Procopio $62,259
Cecil J. Randall III $64,021
Dawn J. Riggs $68,905
Jose Rodriguez $53,600*
Daniel J. Roe $62,259
Rebecca Seabrook $61,372*
Michael S. Shafman $64,021
Syed A. Shah $61,084
Christopher D. Smith $70,855
Charles J. Stuart $62,259
Josh L. Vadell $65,005
Innocenzo J. Visceglia $65,005
Eric J. Wessler $62,259
Sterling Wheaten $64,021
Henry M. White III $64,021
*Salary figure is from 2009.
Total police $2,433,949
Total police and firefighters $4,275,794
LANGFORD'S PROPOSED LAYOFFS At a Glance
- Projected savings: $1.3 million
- Police officers: 40
- Firefighters: 30
- Health and Human Services: 9
- Licensing and Inspections: 9
- Public Works: 3
- Administration: 2
