{"id":2291,"date":"2018-06-08T00:53:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T00:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southjersey101.com\/?page_id=2291"},"modified":"2019-03-23T18:04:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T18:04:01","slug":"ocean-city-fairness-in-taxes-news-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/ocean-city-fairness-in-taxes-news-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean City NJ Fairness in Taxes News Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2291\" class=\"elementor elementor-2291 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d98a8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d98a8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e80e79\" data-id=\"2e80e79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e1229 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"e3e1229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4576 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit category-newsletter\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/winter-2024-fit-newsletter\/\">\n\t\t\t\tWinter 2024 FIT Newsletter\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 23, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/winter-2024-fit-newsletter\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Winter 2024 FIT Newsletter\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4563 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ocean-city-new-jersey-board-of-education category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit tag-dr-friedman\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/letter-to-editor-was-ocean-city-school-board-aware\/\">\n\t\t\t\tLetter To Editor; Was Ocean City School Board Aware?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 29, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The following Letter To The Editor was printed in the Ocean City Sentinel on September 20, 2023, describing the unprofessional conduct of former school superintendent Dr. Matthew Friedman: To some people, Fairness In Taxes (FIT) is like a migraine headache. An annoyance that can become too painful to bear. Truth<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/letter-to-editor-was-ocean-city-school-board-aware\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Letter To Editor; Was Ocean City School Board Aware?\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4552 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ocean-city-new-jersey-board-of-education category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/letter-to-editor-former-school-superintendent-misconduct\/\">\n\t\t\t\tLetter to Editor; Former Ocean City School Superintendent\u00a0Misconduct.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 29, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This is a letter to the editor that appeared in the Ocean City Sentinel, Wed, Sept. 27, 2023 regarding former school&nbsp;superintendent,&nbsp;Dr. Matthew Friedman. Subject &#8211; Former School Superintendent&nbsp;Misconduct and Ongoing Superintendent&nbsp;Search. The letter described unprofessional conduct of former school superintendent, Dr. Matthew Friedman along with strongly encouragement for allowing Dr.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/letter-to-editor-former-school-superintendent-misconduct\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Letter to Editor; Former Ocean City School Superintendent\u00a0Misconduct.\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4506 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-city-council-mtg-video category-city-hall-ocean-city-new-jersey category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/ocean-city-council-video-sept-14-2023\/\">\n\t\t\t\tOCEAN CITY COUNCIL VIDEO, SEPT. 14, 2023\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 25, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>OCEAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA AND VIDEO for THURS, SEPT 14, 2023 \u2013 6P.CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Ocean City Council Meetings. ORDINANCE: FIRST READING &amp; INTRODUCTION:No. 23-23 \u2013 Bond Ordinance Appropriating $10,900,000.00 and Authorizing Issuance of $10,355,000.00 In Bonds and Notes of City of Ocean City For Various Improvements or<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/ocean-city-council-video-sept-14-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about OCEAN CITY COUNCIL VIDEO, SEPT. 14, 2023\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4485 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ocean-city-new-jersey-board-of-education category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/school-superintendent-selection-process-dr-lauren-gunther\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSchool Superintendent Selection Process, Dr. Lauren Gunther\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 24, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Letter to Ocean City Board of Education strongly recommending the district&#8217;s Director of Student Services, Dr. Lauren Gunther, be allowed to compete with the three finalist for the position of Ocean City School Superintendent along with describing unacceptable treatment of a valued district employee during the selection process.\u00a0 Mr. Chris<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/school-superintendent-selection-process-dr-lauren-gunther\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about School Superintendent Selection Process, Dr. Lauren Gunther\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4480 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ocean-city-new-jersey-board-of-education category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit tag-dr-friedman\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/dr-matthew-friedman-vacation-buy-out-check\/\">\n\t\t\t\tDr. Matthew Friedman Vacation Buy Out Check\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 24, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Letter to Ocean City Board of Education emphasizing that the school superintendent is NOT entitled to a vacation buy out check due to deliberate and intentional manipulation of his attendance record along with providing examples of recent cases of public official attendance misconduct.&nbsp; Mr. Chris Halliday, Board President. Ocean City<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/dr-matthew-friedman-vacation-buy-out-check\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dr. Matthew Friedman Vacation Buy Out Check\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4473 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-ocean-city-new-jersey-board-of-education category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/friedman-work-history-summary-update-1-tardiness-starbucks-parking-ticket\/\">\n\t\t\t\tFriedman Work History Summary Update #1 &#8212; Tardiness, Starbucks, Parking Ticket\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 24, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dear Mr. Halliday: In the last correspondence directed to your attention, Ocean City Fairness in Taxes (FIT) discussed the troubling work history of former school superintendent Dr. Matthew Friedman. Clearly, a major concern of Dr. Friedman\u2019s tenure is his unacceptable work attendance along with the many discrepancies in his attendance<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/friedman-work-history-summary-update-1-tardiness-starbucks-parking-ticket\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Friedman Work History Summary Update #1 &#8212; Tardiness, Starbucks, Parking Ticket\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4220 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit category-ocean-city-new-jersey-board-of-education tag-dr-friedman\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/summary-ocean-city-work-history-of-dr-matthew-friedman\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSummary: Ocean City Work History of Dr Matthew Friedman\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 11, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Please find attached a letter from Ocean City Fairness in Taxes (FIT) regarding a summary of the work history for former school superintendent Dr. Matthew Friedman. FIT is continuing to look into the conduct of Dr. Friedman during his brief tenure here in Ocean City. As always, we will keep<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/summary-ocean-city-work-history-of-dr-matthew-friedman\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Summary: Ocean City Work History of Dr Matthew Friedman\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4206 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fairness-in-taxes-ocean-city-news-fit\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/ocean-city-school-superintendent-payroll-investigation-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\tOcean City School Superintendent Payroll Investigation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our previous school superintendent was brought into Ocean City with much fanfare and excitement. Described to the Ocean City school community as a passionate educator and visionary leader, many great things were expected from him. Fast forward a year later, here we are with another interim superintendent working to ready<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/ocean-city-school-superintendent-payroll-investigation-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ocean City School Superintendent Payroll Investigation\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4138 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fit-opra-requests\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fairnessintaxes.com\/opra-request-oc-boe-may-2-2023\/\">\n\t\t\t\tOPRA REQUEST OC BOE May 2, 2023\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tOC FIT GUY\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span 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