Lodi By The Numbers: OPRA Response Confirms that Gary Pararozzi is Being Paid as a Full-Time Employee (“Senior Planning Aid”), While Simultaneously Being Paid by Lodi as “Borough Planner”. Nobody Can Provide any Records Showing any Accounting for His Work Schedule or What Time is Given to Each Position. Gary Paparozzi is Also Being Paid by Other Towns and Working in Other Towns During the Hours of the Lodi Zoning Office.

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OPRA Response Confirms that Gary Pararozzi is Being Paid as a Full-Time Employee (“Senior Planning Aid”), While Simultaneously Being Paid by Lodi as “Borough Planner”. Nobody Can Provide any Records Showing any Accounting for His Work Schedule or What Time is Given to Each Position. Gary Paparozzi is Also Being Paid by Other Towns and Working in Other Towns During the Hours of the Lodi Zoning Office.

The Lodi Mayor and Council hand Gary Paparozzi a non-competitive professional service contract each July to be Borough Planner:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tR_QgcccmecEGr261Ui8KldE1wSpw4Cy/view?usp=sharing

The Lodi Mayor and Council also hired Gary Paparozzi as a full-time borough employee and are using the Civil Service Title “Senior Planning Aid”:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FNoqQiWPKlVNYoTsoHdopKfRqCtQSl-E/view?usp=sharing

So, Gary Paparozzi is the Planner. And he is a Senior Planning Aid which you would think would be working under the Planner. This makes a lot of sense.

Gary Paporozzi appears each month on Borough Bills as a vendor while appearing each month on Borough Payroll as a full-time employee:

Lodi By The Numbers: How Does the Lodi Mayor and Council Get Away with Paying Gary Paparozzi as a Full-Time Salaried Employee and as a Monthly Vendor? (Post Date: October 9, 2022) (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)

Borough payroll lists Gary Paparozzi as an employee in the Zoning Office.

Fact: Gary Paparozzi is working for other towns during the hours of the Lodi Zoning Office.

Marc Schrieks is the Borough Manager of Lodi. He set this arrangement up for his former running mate who he spent 8 years on the council with. Marc Schrieks took campaign contributions from Gary Paparozzi after Paparozzi was thrown out of office. Marc Schrieks is required to review Gary Paparozzi’s attendance records, contracts, and payments. Marc Schrieks and Gary Paparozzi appear to be engaging in theft of time and theft of public funds. I am not making a wild accusation. OPRA records say that.

Post Date: February 6, 2023