Trips, Trips, and More Trips!

DumpPMUA.com has learned that the Commissioners have approved several out of state trips this year. So far in 2011, Commissioners/Executives have travelled to Washington, DC; San Antonio, Texas; and Chicago, Illinois. We will post details to the site as they become available.

 

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Chicago_Travel_April2011_Toliver (coming soon)

 

 

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Below is what DumpPMUA.com has discovered through recent OPRA requests of trips taken by Commissioners in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. All of these trips were at the expense of taxpayers and ratepayers. The Commissioners consider these trips workshops but have not yet provided copies of all vouchers nor have they detailed the nature of how ratepayers benefit from such excursions. If PMUA provides us with copies of the vouchers, we will post for public inspection.

 

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The Oakland trip (April 2009) and NJ League Of Municipalities trip (November 2008) were quite costly to Plainfield ratepayers and all taxpayers. Both trips cost over $50,000.

 

Commissioner / Chairwoman Carol Brokaw (2006)

"Conference" Location Date Hotel Airfare Travel Allowance
Waste Expo Las Vegas 4/3/06-4/7/06 $1,102   $625
NFBPA Forum Fort Worth 4/7/06-4/13/06 $1,442   $875
Wastecon Charlotte 9/18/06-9/22/06 $1,444   $625
NJLOM Atlantic City 11/13/06-11/17/06 $1,122   $625

 

Commissioner / Chairwoman Carol Brokaw (2007)

"Conference" Location Date Hotel Airfare Travel Allowance
NFBPA Forum Phoenix 4/20/07-4/27/07 $2,143   $980
Waste Expo Atlanta 5/6/07-5/10/07 $1,203   $725
NFBPA Washington 7/13/07 $266   $140
NFBPA Minneapolis 10/25/07-10/27/07 $713   $560
NJ League of Municipalities Atlantic City 11/12/07-11/16/07 $2,439   $705 + $110 for mileage

 

Commissioner / Chairwoman Carol Brokaw (2008)

"Conference" Location Date Hotel Airfare Travel Allowance
NFBPA Charlotte 1/23/08-1/27/08 $1,163 $600* $560
NFBPA Little Rock 4/18/08-4/24/08 $2,105 $500 $980
Waste Expo Chicago 5/4/08-5/9/08 $3,112 $450 + $154 change fee $840
NFBPA Washington 7/10/08-7/12/08 $1,101   $560
NFBPA Dallas 10/16/08-10/19/08 $592   $560
Wastecon Tampa 10/19/08-10/24/08 $2,030   $700
NJ League of Municipalities Atlantic City 11/17/08-11/21/08 $1,300   $700

 

Commissioner / Chairwoman Carol Brokaw (2009)

"Conference" Location Date Hotel Airfare Travel Allowance
NFBPA Savannah 2/15/09-2/18/09 $913   $560
NFBPA Oakland 4/25/09-4/30/09 $2,045 $400 $980
NFBPA Austin 10/8/09 ? ? ?

 

Ms. Brokaw served as a panelist at the NFBPA Forum in Oakland. Here are the

PMUA Website Announcement: (brokaw-panelist)

PowerPoint Presentation (Brokaw-Oakland-PPT)

 

 

More to be posted shortly!