While we're on the topic of disappointing city officials...

...Khemraj "Chico" Ramchal must go as a City Councilman.

Many of you know, as it has been brought up a few times here, Johnny was the victim of a drunk driver at age 17. Run down from behind on a bike by a drunk. He does not suffer DUI drivers easily. The fact Mr. Ramchal is currently going through the court system for his own DUI accident (with a taxpayer funded vehicle) is NOT why Johnny thinks Mr. Ramchal should step away from his city council job. Johnny understands we all do make mistakes, however distasteful the acts (sans murder, rape etc) and people should have a chance to make amends and still be active in the community as long as they learn from their offenses. Councilman Ramchal will have his days in court and we hope he gets no special favors but again, this is not why Johnny thinks he needs to go.

A couple days ago we found out Ramchal was fired from his alleged NO-SHOW job. NO-SHOW. You're a city counsellor in the second largest city in New Jersey and you're sitting on council getting paid $49,923 to not work at your other job. That is beyond the pale for a city employee. You vote on contracts, you vote on city business dealings all while, let's call it what it is, stealing from taxpayers. That's just no good. You are part of the problem, a sleazy problem at that for no-show work. it would seem according to this story from our good friend Terrence T. McDonald you also LIED on your city time sheets:

The HCIA began its investigation of Ramchal on April 8, after The Jersey Journal made inquiries into why GPS records from the car the councilman had been driving showed him driving around Jersey City when the timesheets Ramchal submitted to the HCIA indicated he was working. Ramchal had been suspended with pay as the agency investigated the newspaper's claims.

Yeah, you gotta go councilman. We also understand you have a lot of support in your ward and a lot of those people want you to stay. That'd be fine if you only voted on Ward B business but you don't do you? No, you vote on ALL city business and Johnny simply does not want someone this dishonest voting on issues that affect HIS ward.

The DUI Mr. Ramchal is a personal failing, the no-show job and faked timesheets are another matter that show your contempt for Jersey City taxpayers and residents and for that you need to step down or be recalled.