For Immediate Release
No matter who wins next month's election, the sheriff of Ocean County will still be a double-dipper – and maybe a pension millionaire.
Since 1986, Sheriff William Polhemus has pocketed $929,793 in pension pay in addition to his salary. He currently receives $165,941 a year – $122,669 in salary plus a $43,272 pension as retired Seaside Heights police chief.
Both of his election opponents – Independent Dennis McMenamin and Democrat George "Bob" Armstrong – also draw pensions as retired law enforcement officers.
McMenamin receives a $90,398 a year tax-free disability pension. As a Stafford Township police lieutenant, McMenamin was injured in a 2006 on-duty accident involving an all-terrain-vehicle.
While the state considers him to be "totally and permanently disabled," McMenamin contends his disability would not impair his ability to serve as sheriff.
Democrat Armstrong gets a modest state pension of $7,836 a year from his five years of service as investigator for the State Commission of Investigations and the Division of Criminal Justice.
The story is online at http://newjersey.watchdog.org
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