Curious minds noticed some troubling things going on with Ian Goldman's application to retain his $105,000 position as Municipal Prosecutor to the Township of Lakewood.
Said curious minds are now wondering if the Township officials will be paying attention or if they will deliberately close their eyes to the situation....
The Township contracts out the Municipal Prosecutor position on an annual basis. Ian Goldman was first appointed to the position in 2018. He has been reappointed annually ever since.
The municipal prosecutor is quite an important and prestigious position. Pursuant to state statue, a municipal prosecutor represents the State, the county or the municipality in the prosecution of all offenses that are adjudicated in the municipal court.
A municipal prosecutor is responsible for handling all phases of the prosecution of an offense. More importantly, a municipal prosecutor may at any time move before the municipal court to amend or dismiss any complaint for good cause shown in accordance with the Rules of Court.
In Lakewood, the municipal prosecutor also provides advice to the police department's records department regarding compliance with discovery requests, as well as provide legal advice to the police department concerning law enforcement matters.
Ahead of the Township's annual reorganization meeting when the Township Committee will appoint the prosecutor, Mr. Goldman has just submitted his application to retain his $105,000 position.
In his "letter of qualification," Mr. Goldman affirms "that the contents of our proposal are factual and complete to the best of our knowledge and belief and that the proposal is submitted in good faith."
Similarly, in his "letter of intent," Mr. Goldman confidently assures the Township that his application "contains accurate, factual and complete information.... and that is has been prepared and submitted in good faith and without collusion or fraud."
Well ... let's check the records...
Question #4 ask for a "description of ability to provide the services in a timely fashion (including staffing, familiarity and location of key staff).
His answer is "Our firm has two attorneys who cover Lakewood Township."
Question #7 asks "History of vendor's background and history, including office location and the proximity to the Township of Lakewood, the number of years in business, the scope of services currently provided to municipal clients, and financial stability and strength."
His answer is "My office is in the neighboring town of Jackson. I have been a licensed attorney since 2008."
Question #8 asks "Knowledge of the Township of Lakewood and the subject matter to be addressed under the contract."
His answer is "I have extensive knowledge in the Township having been born and raised here and working with many Lakewood Township residents."
Hmm...
Curious minds wonder if these answers do indeed comply with the "complete application" his Letter of Qualification and Letter of Intent say he submitted.
What's going on here? Does Ian have something to hide? Why isn't his application complete?? Is his only qualification that he was "born and raised in Lakewood?"
All eyes are now on the Township Committee to see if they will deem this application disqualified...
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1 comment:
This firm controls way too much of Lakewood influence. He is the Fire attorney, his partner is the MUA Attorney, and he also presents many of the worst applications here in Lakewood to Planning and Zoning boards.
We need change here. Please!!!
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