Become an Active
Participant in Your Community!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.*
Bloomfield College
College Hall
(Formerly the Life
Science Building)
177 Liberty Street
(corner of Liberty & Spruce)
Bloomfield, NJ
Lunch included**
**$10 donation requested
at the door
*We ask that you please
arrive at 9:30 a.m. so we can start promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Verona Councilman Jay
Sniatkowski
Civics 101
Learn how town hall and
town council meetings are run - ordinances vs resolutions; what are first and
second readings; role of planning and zoning boards; budgetary process; role of
citizen comment during meetings
Chris Rogers, President,
NJ Taxpayers Association
Cutting Waste in the
Your Local Budget
Learn how to combat
wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars on the local level and what role you can
play in the process.
Donald Doherty, Attorney
The Role of OPRA
If you want to find out
exactly where your tax dollars are going, who is on the payroll, how many
vendors a town hires, etc., you have a right to the information. Learn the
importance of using OPRA (Open Public Record Act) and how to use it effectively
to bring transparency to your town's finances.
Tina Renna, Executive
Director, Union County Watchdog
How to Use OPRA Records
Now that you have used
OPRA to obtain the information, what can you do with it? Ms. Renna will talk of
her experiences in creating a watchdog orgnization and how you can implement
those ideas on a local level.
Matt Rooney
State Issues Affecting
Local Budgets
Mr. Rooney will discuss
the impact of state legislation that affects your local property taxes.
Rick Shaftan
Agenda 21: Coming to
Your Local Government
Learn the issue and how
to fight centralized planning in your community.
Citizens for Limited Government is a 501(c)3 educational
organization whose mission is to educate on the values of limited government,
free markets and individual rights.
Citizens for Limited Government hosts workshops to empower
citizens to become involved in the political process to effect change in their
communities.
Citizens for Limited Government also broadcasts a weekly radio
program, "Common Sense," every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. on www.blogtalkradio.com/commonsensenh
