"We also saved money by eliminating the deputy chief of police…”
-Patty Licata (Community News & northjersey.com, May 7, 2015)
During the May election, all campaign literature from
Luna listed that “United” eliminated the “Deputy Chief” position. That was their self-proclaimed big achievement.
Tony Luna wrote Patty Licata’s candidate profile which
appeared in the Community News. Part is
shown above.
Six months later, there is a new Deputy Chief. The following sentence appeared in today’s
Record newspaper:
“The
man's identity has not been released and charges are pending, Lodi Deputy Chief Donald Scorzetti
said.”
Luna made the
appointment behind the public’s back. There was a public meeting on Tuesday. No appointment took place. It is reported that Luna did it the following
day, behind the public’s back. He never
explained why he would take an action that is at complete odds to everything he
spewed last May. He never justified the
need to create a new position. He never explained
the process used.
Luna needs to stop playing politics with the police
department. There needs to be fairness and transparency in
hiring and promoting.
