The Lodi BOE refuses to post agendas on their
district website. Then they refuse to
provide an agenda at their public meetings.
The Lodi BOE only provides minutes for one meeting
at a time on their website (they take them down within 30 days). The minutes list items that are never
discussed at the actual meetings.
In wake of the Midland Park ruling, and after seeing
Lodi’s performance in this week’s Record newspaper, I really expected the BOE
to post an agenda for Wednesday’s meeting.
They didn’t.
I OPRA-ed the agenda for the January 29, 2014
meeting. I requested a copy of the agenda that was provided to the board members prior to the meeting.
And this is what they gave me:
This is unacceptable. This is not a real agenda. This does not tell the public what is
occuring at its public meetings. This does not tell the board members what they will be voting on.
This past week, the Lodi BOE hurt
Lodi’s home values when the Record provided performance reports. The Lodi BOE further discourages parental
involvement or any community involvment for that matter by fighting all efforts
for transparency.
Why can’t they provide the same
public information provided by other towns?
I randomly looked at 3 neighboring districts to see if they provide
meeting agendas. They do.
Wood-Ridge:
Saddle Brook:
Even the Hackensack BOE which has a terrible
reputation for its politics and nepotism:
