On the Issues

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Building a City that Puts Residents First in Every Decision

As a former CFO, Tiffanie Fisher will use her 23+ years in finance to bring discipline, transparency and efficiency to Hoboken’s budget. Most of these common-sense practices aren’t happening today. That’s why change is needed — and why she will put accountability first.

• Return to a Collaborative and Transparent Budget Process, working with the City Council to approve the budget on-time, by April each year.

• Create a Five-Year Financial Forecast, guiding long-term strategic and financial decisions to ensure Hoboken’s financial stability.

• Find Sustainable Sources of Revenue without relying on ever-increasing property taxes or taking unnecessary risks.

• Eliminate Wasteful Spending by bidding out contracts, ending frivolous lawsuits, and stopping the “corruption tax” residents pay when city contracts go to political allies.

• Reduce Cost of Employee Healthcare through better plan design and administration, ensuring fair coverage while lowering expenses for both employees and taxpayers.

• Limit the Use of Debt for only long-term investments that carry generational benefits and seek offsetting grants or other sources of funding for community benefits.

• End PILOTS & Tax Breaks for market-rate housing.

• Demand More from Hudson County, especially in public safety and return on Open Space Trust contributions. 

• Require Budgets and Future Impact Analyses for all capital projects and acquisitions before they are approved.

• Negotiate Better Development Deals that prioritize Hoboken over special interests and stop giving away city properties at fire-sale prices.

• Grow the Tax Base Strategically by getting already-approved developments built.

• Restructure City Hall so that resources align with city priorities, we have the right people in the right seats across all departments, and they are inspired to perform at their best and highest – and most efficient – level.

• Maintain Fair Labor Contracts for public safety professionals and municipal workers, with reasonable compensation and mutual respect for both workers and taxpayers.

• Review and Tighten Financial Controls to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and protected from abuse or fraud.

• Reduce Duplication of Services – work closely with the Hoboken Business Alliance, Stevens and our local schools for more shared services.

• Complete Long-Overdue IT Upgrades to create a more efficient operating system to improve services and reduce costs.

• Bring More Activities In-House like financial forecasting and planning to cut unnecessary costs while creating better engagement from our current staff.

“I believe that Transparency = Trust and Financial Responsibility is Fundamental to a ‘Residents First’ government.”

- Tiffanie Fisher, Councilwoman and Candidate for Mayor