In the final segment part 5, more questions on infrastructure and parks across the town is discussed and also how the public can better stay informed on the developments on any number of projects via the City website on a monthly basis.  The City website is mentioned also as part of an overhaul to add municipal data, contracts, etc.

A question on how the mayor addresses her critics leads to some new information on revamping the hiring process where Hoboken residents can apply for positions online instead of going to City Hall. Read More...

This portion of the interview continues with yet more on taxes and a question on suspending the Open Space portion, accounting treatment for the critical area of the $4.2MM pension problem inherited from the error with the State under the Roberts Administration and also limited highlights on the plan for the Municipal Garage.

The next big area is the question of the fiscal state monitor’s plan for the Police Department announced last spring.  MSV then asks about the reval, one of the biggest issues among existing homeowners in town.  Town Hall meetings and a quarterly timeline is mentioned with the mayor’s view on following through on that promise. Read More...

In part two of Thursday’s interview, the first question (after the phone interruption) concerns the cost and strategy to deal with Sinatra Park and its current $11 million dollar price tag.  Grant applications and the full process of that is discussed here as well.  (Talking Ed Note: Mayor Zimmer noted in a twitter grant applications completed via Congressman Sires office.)

The next question revolves on how to get ahead of the curve with the fiscal year 2011 budget, beginning July 1.  The mayor discusses the tools necessary for analyzing the town’s cost and the process for identifying a Business Administrator. Read More...

In this first part of the audio interview Thursday afternoon at City Hall, Mayor Dawn Zimmer begins on the challenge of moving from a legislator to executive, the “crises after crises” when she became Acting Mayor and the efforts on transparency in the hiring process and obtaining the police audit.

Governance, specifically Hoboken’s efforts to become independent is the next area and hiring a Business Administrator comes up as a crucial part of that effort.

(This segment is somewhat shorter than desired due to a phone call interruption.) Read More...