Toms River MUA Battle Heads to Court as Mayor Rodrick Challenges $250K in Healthcare Benefits for Part-Time Commissioners

TOMS RIVER, N.J. – A long-running common sense battle over taxpayer-funded benefits for politically appointed, less-than-part-time members of the Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority is now headed to court, where Mayor Daniel Rodrick is seeking to end what he says are illegal compensation packages for part-time and no-show commissioners.

At the center of the dispute are health and pension benefits provided to several politically appointed commissioners who are paid a $2,000 annual stipend but receive benefit packages valued at up to $50,000 annually. According to the authority’s annual ...