1TOMS RIVER, NJ – When Chris Christie was governor, he fought against New Jersey’s patronage pit, specifically no-show public utilities commissions, which essentially provided full medical benefits packages to politically connected individuals in exchange for no-show jobs.

In Toms River, the Municipal Utilities Authority is one such commission, where its members get a $45,000 medical benefits package, plus a salary, for attending one meeting per month that lasts under one hour in most cases.

The Toms River MUA, which manages wastewater lines that go to the Ocean County MUA, managed to circumvent that order by the former governor and is now providing full medical benefits for a 7 member board that shows up for work for about an hour per month.

Now, Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick is asking

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