Catching up with other districts, Lodi now posts
public contracts on-line. You can click
on the link below to view a new addition to the district website (I don’t know why
names are blacked out on some contracts.
That’s not confidential information.)
If anyone tuned it to last night’s BOE meeting, the
board is discussing upgrading equipment so Board meetings can be videotaped and
streamed live. The board also discussed
upgrading equipment for better presentations and audio quality at board meetings.
These
are all positive steps towards providing more transparency. Last year, Joe Leto blocked all efforts towards improving BOE transparency. He actually took great measures to even keep public information away from other board members.
Now let’s elect new council members that bring
transparency to Borough Hall. PRIDE
is the most anti-transparency group anywhere.
They won’t show who they are hiring on meeting minutes or anywhere for
that matter. They won’t post contracts. They won’t videotape meetings. They won’t hold their executive meetings in
an actual meeting room that can accommodate the public. They won’t post Resolutions, only a
title. They won’t post bills. They don’t post job openings. I have suggested all of these measures going
back for years. Each time, PRIDE is on
record refusing.
New
BOE members have shown Lodi that individuals who are elected while running
against the corrupt machine do a better job. Continue to vote for non-politicians. Reject PRIDE.
