Rank and file call for mayor's resignation, but remain silent on police chief
after the recordings became public. The six-term Republican mayor has so far resisted calls from opponents and members of his own party to resign.
“We have all taken an oath to protect and serve the residents of the Township of Clark and each day we endeavor to fulfill that oath,” the statement said. “Today, in order to protect and serve the residents, we are speaking out against what we perceive to be outright injustice by Mayor Bonaccorso.”Matos and Teston remain on Clark’s payroll, having been on paid administrative leave since July 2020, when the Union County Prosecutor’s Office took over the department. A police captain, Vincent Concina, whom Manata had accused of retaliation, also remains on paid leave.
“The failure of his insight and judgment into his actions is so severe as to have irreparably compromised his ability to supervise our membership and our Township,” the union’s statement said. “We see no other course of conduct short of resignation of Mayor Bonaccorso which will allow our membership and our community to begin to heal from his disgraceful statements.”
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