Luna Has Some Power…Creates a $20,000 Job With Nothing More than a “Memo”

No contract.  No real job description.  No set work hours.

No resolution.  No public discussion at a regular meeting.  No mention of the “memo” on any posted minutes.

This is not the way to run government.  Luna is clearly unchecked by the Lodi council and is free to do and spend as he pleases.

Alan Spiniello knows that this is not a full time position.  By him refusing to even look into whether or not Gary Paparozzi should be in the pension system as “Technical Inspector” shows that he has no respect for the law. 

Lodi Awarded a No Bid Contract to “Paparozzi Associates Inc.” before the Business Received a “Certificate of Authorization”?

Lodi awarded a no bid contract to Gary Paparozzi of “Paparozzi Associates, Inc.” on July 1, 2012 (his work in Lodi began before July 1, 2012 but this administration never posted the minutes for that time period).

http://www.lodi-nj.org/web_content/acrobat/minutes/2012-07-01-re-organization-mtg.pdf

"Paparozzi Associates, Inc." received its “Certificate of Authorization” by the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors on November 15, 2012. 

http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pels/minutes/pelsmin_111512.pdf

If you read page 31 on the link below, the certificate of authorization only lists “land surveying” and not “engineering”.  Planners in other Bergen County towns have "engineering" also listed.

http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pels/certrpt.pdf

And with these rates for “Planning”, was it really necessary to create another position as “Technical Inspector”?  I guess that was all about the pension.

As the housing market declined, the former mayor of Lodi made quite an impressive transition from private business to public.