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Millville proposal to add part‑time deputy director of revenue and finance fails for lack of second amid public pushback
Summary
A proposed change to Millville’s salary ordinance that would create a part‑time Deputy Director of Revenue and Finance (salary $40,000–$55,000) failed for lack of a second during the Jan. 7 reorganization meeting after residents questioned prioritizing the hire over employee contract negotiations and asked the city to hire a grant writer instead.
Millville City commissioners failed to advance an ordinance on first reading Jan. 7 that would have added a part‑time Deputy Director of Revenue and Finance with a salary range of $40,000 to $55,000.
The measure was introduced under the salary‑ordinance item, which cited N.J.S.A. 40:72‑9 to authorize appointment of deputies by department directors in second‑class cities. A commissioner moved the ordinance but no commissioner seconded the motion, and the mayor announced: “Having no second, that motion fails.”
The failure came after a sustained public comment period in which several residents and business operators questioned the timing and need for the new position. Tim Cardi, a resident who spoke during public comment, said the $40,000–$55,000 salary range could instead be used to cover employee contract settlements and argued the city should prioritize existing staff: “We got employees still working without contracts.…
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