Hoboken Housing Authority and Mayor Zimmer Work Together to Save Police Jobs Just as buzz words such as “shared services” and “interlocal agreement” are making their way around the State House, the Hoboken Housing Authority and the City of Hoboken have entered into a shared services agreement that will save law enforcement jobs and create a safer environment. The Hoboken Housing Authority has decided to establish a new police bureau at its main campus on Marshall Street. The substation will be staffed by one police sergeant and four patrol officers, who will be assigned to the housing authority from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. each day. The officers will both patrol the public housing buildings and grounds and monitor security cameras. Before this agreement was established this week, 18 Hoboken police officers were set to lose their jobs on Sept. 22. Now the number has been reduced to 13. The housing authority will be paying $540,000 to this city to fund this program. “Not only were we able to save five jobs, we have also succeeded in creating a safer community for our residents and for all the residents of the City of Hoboken,” said Hoboken Housing Authority Executive Director Carmelo Garcia. Chairwoman Jean Rodriguez and Public Safety Chairman Dominic Lisa worked tirelessly with the city council and Mayor Dawn Zimmer to make funds available and to iron out details with the city council. In the past, police officers who volunteered for overtime work at the housing authority were paid through the force’s Outside Employment Program. If no officers volunteered on a given day, the public housing complexes would go without any additional police patrols. “We are so grateful to have the opportunity to work with the Hoboken Police Department. The board of commissioners and I have been working tirelessly to come to an agreement with the city council that would benefit the entire community,” said Garcia.