Ethics Reform:
1) Pay-to-Play Ordinance: I plan on introducing the State’s toughest
pay-to-play ordinance. The Borough will not purchase any goods or services from anyone that made any campaign contribution for that term. Vendors currently doing business with the Borough
will be prohibited from making any campaign contributions. There will be no exceptions. The “fair and open” loophole currently used
by Lodi will be eliminated.
2) Anti-Nepotism Ordinance: No immediate family member of the mayor or
council can be hired or promoted by the Borough during their term. No immediate family member can do any
business with the Borough. No immediate
family member can appear on the monthly bills for “consulting fees” or a
professional service.
3) Ordinance Barring Health Benefits for
Part-Time Elected Officials: This administration has refused to pass an
ordinance prohibiting health benefits for part-time elected officials. Lodi currently uses the State Health Benefits
Program (SHBP). This program allows
part-time elected officials to be grand-fathered in for taxpayer funded health
benefits. Even if someone is not
grandfathered-in and is receiving benefits, SHBP looks the other
way. Lodi needs its own ordinance
to end this practice once and for all.
4) Ordinance Prohibiting any Council
Person from Receiving a Borough Job or Contract within a Year of Leaving the
Council: Council members will no longer be able to resign or not run again and immediately receive a job or contract. They would have to wait at least a year after leaving office.
5) Establish a Borough Code of Ethics: Members of this current administration have
been voting “YES” on resolutions that benefit themselves financially. They have been voting “YES” on labor
agreements for immediate family members. They have received food and gifts from
those doing business with the Borough. All of this must stop.
