27 Jul ***CMC Herald*** Were commissioners eligible to receive health care benefits?”
An article in the Cape May County Herald regarding health insurance eligibility for elected officials was posted yesterday. This article may help clarify West Wildwood’s past similar circumstance regarding health insurance eligibility. We encourage you to read the article in its entirety.
The following is an excerpt from the article:
“Former Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano, current Mayor Pete Byron and Commissioner Steve Mikulski were charged with theft and tampering with public records June 24. All three have received health insurance in connection with their work; state officials say that wasn’t legal.
Why Does it Matter?
A copy of the summons shows a small preview of the state’s case against the Wildwood officials.
Each complaint reads similarly: “[He] knowingly did unlawfully take or exercise unlawful control over health and medical benefits to which he was not entitled.”
At the center of the case lies the question of whether Wildwood’s elected officials work full-time.
Since 2011, the three men have collectively received $1 million in health benefits from the taxpayers”.