UPDATE: Town of Westfield Pension Abuse?

The following information was obtained from The Asbury Park Press Data Universe website along with research on New Jersey statutes governing pensions.  

The Fact of The Matter questions what Westfield Town Administrator Jim Gildea knew or knows about Westfield's pension abuse cited by New Jersey's comptroller which was reported by the New Jersey Star Ledger.  Go to the following link to read Star Ledger story:  http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/07/nj_comptroller_says_hundreds_s.html

New Jersey Statutes - Title 43 Pensions and Retirement and Unemployment Compensation - 43:3C-1 Pensioners in public employment

43:3C-1. Pensioners in public employment
1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if a former member of any pension fund or retirement system, contributory or noncontributory, established under any law of this State, who has been granted a pension or retirement allowance for any cause other than vesting or deferred retirement, becomes employed again in a position which makes him eligible to be a member of another pension fund or retirement system established under any law of this State, such person shall not be enrolled in such other pension fund or retirement system if he is eligible to receive such pension or retirement allowance.

NJ Retirees, 2011

Last	First	Final Agency	Fund	Final Avg Salary	Months of Service	Annual Pension	Retire Year
DANNEVIG	KENNETH	WESTFIELD TOWN	PFRS - Police and Firemen's Retirement System	$123,252	315	$81,654	2011

NJ Public Employees, 2011

Name	KENNETH W DANNEVIG
County	Union
Location	WESTFIELD TOWN
Pension fund	Public Employees Retirement System
Pension group
Veteran status
Pension enrollment year	1997
Base salary, 2011*	$10,850
Number of jobs*	1
Total salary, 2011*	$10,850

* Salaries and job locations are based on information reported to the state pension system as of the end of 2011.