Red faces over Plainfield's Operation Ceasefire?

Jerry's budget resolution.

It all started innocently enough on the Legislature's website, with the posting of Plainfield's Assemblyman Jerry Green's resolution (No. 1427) requesting, as a 'Christmas Tree' item, $450,000 funding for Plainfield's Operation CeaseFire program be added to the Corzine FY2008 budget.

Mainstream media and blogger alike -- the Ledger, Courier and Plainfield Today -- got sucker punched on this one, though.

Turns out the moolah -- which would help cover the overtime costs associated with implementing the program -- is to be split between 15 communities. Meaning $30,000 for Plainfield.

Nice, but no cigar.

IF IT'S EVEN IN THE BUDGET, that is. Checking the Legislature's website, one finds the note: 'Resolution is not included in the budget bill'.

Buried in the resolution is the truth of the matter.

Duly signed off on by our Assemblypersons.

The clarification came at the briefing on the program given for neighborhood groups and block associations at St. Mary's School on Tuesday evening. (More on that elsewhere.)

Are there any red faces over the slip up -- and the implication that Plainfield will have to cough up more than previously expected to participate?

This is Plainfield. Probably not.

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More on Plainfield's Operation CeaseFire --

• Legislature: "Budget Resolutions" -- Search for '1427'. Shows the money as being for Plainfield.
  
• Green and Stender Resolution: "Budget Resolution No. 1427" (PDF) -- Shows 15-way split.
• Plainfield Today - 6/29/2007: "Jerry Green bats .666"
  

-- Dan Damon

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