Thursday, April 11, 2024

Overpaid to Overspend. Nancy Cardone and Her Team Members Undid Our Transparency Measures that Posted Public Contracts Like These on Our District Website.

The interim Business Administrator for the Lodi BOE, Michael Rinderknecht, was paid $15,511.88 for the month of March. That would result in a salary of $186,142.56 for twelve months. That would exceed the total cost limit of $173,250 listed in his contract. It's absurd that the Board would allow this interim to work remotely one day a week. These payments are excessive and wrong. When Lodi receives millions in additional state and refuses to lower taxes, you can be sure that those in charge of the district's finances and arguing against tax relief are the ones benefitting the most financially. Link to Michael Rinderknecht's current contract:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QQK2g8jFm9fmU-vzvF8HL6sGN8idw-PQ/view?usp=sharing