Not maintaining a complete record of accumulated absences is a really big deal.
2016 Audit:
2017 Audit:
When Tony Luna retired, he took $75,511.9 for unused
sick and vacation days. The Borough was
unable to supply any attendance records other than for Tony Luna’s
last year of employment. Tony Luna was listed
as his own supervisor. Tony Luna was the only person signing off on his own
attendance records.
Link to post from April 6, 2016:
When Vincent Caruso retired as Lodi Police Chief, he
had the highest reported payout among those covered by northjersey.com:
Lodi has really high taxes, soaring debt, and the
largest retirement payouts around. At the same time, the mayor and council don’t keep a complete record of accumulated absences.