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Posted by Pepe Bonmot
on June 03, 2002 at 14:49:24:
Between the Lines Al Sullivan, Hudson Reporter, 06/02/02 ... Hartnett may have a lot to lose Despite rumors claiming he is negotiatiing to leave office early if he loses the June 4 primary, County Executive Bernard Hartnett said he would stay until end of his term next November. Hartnett is running against Tom DeGise in the Democratic primary. "I have things I need to get done whether I win the primary of not," he said. Hartnett said he has received a report from a committee he set up last December with a series of suggestions for improving the operations of county government. This blue ribbon panel has listed numerous reccomendations that include boosting the county's professional staff to reduce reliance on no-bid professional service contracts, currently in use. He also said he would seek to get approval from the freeholders to seek proposals for those professional service contracts the county maintains. "The way things have been over the last few years, the county has given contracts to firms without seeking out other firms that might provide the same services more economically," Hartnett said. If Hartnett does not deal for an early witdrawal, he could put his own legal firm at risk of losing millions of dollars in contracts in Hudson County, should the other side decide to become vindictive. "We're talking about his retirement and everything else," this source said. Hartnett, however, said he is committed to the job he took on, even if it's only for the rest of this year. "When I came on, I said I would start reforms, and that's what I intend to do," he said. |
