Wednesday, January 31, 2018

"Lodi school board unfairly hired trustee's girlfriend, ethics complaint alleges"


Click on link below to view the article by Kristi Cattafi on northjersey.com:


 

A few points about Quatrone, DiChiara, and Scorzetti being ridiculous…


Quatrone: “DeGondea's résumé was one of several that had been on file from previous job openings, said Quatrone, who recommended her for the position.”


Question:  How come no other members of the public had their resumes on file?


Quatrone:  "The recommendation comes from who I feel is most qualified," Quatrone said at the board's Jan. 24 meeting. "I made five appointments tonight and I couldn't tell you who they're dating either."


Question:  Is Frank Quatrone claiming he was unaware that Renee DeGondea is Donald Scorzetti’s longtime girlfriend?  If so, he will be proven a liar.  Furthermore the two are all over social media and have been for years.




Quatrone: Per the secretaries' contract, an opening only needs to be posted within the district, Quatrone said. Had he thought the candidates available from the previously submitted résumés were not qualified, he would have posted the job listing elsewhere, he said.


Comment:  Quatrone presented maybe six resumes.  One was Scorzetti’s girlfriend.  I recognized the others as current or former teacher aides.  Why was Ms. DeGondea the only outsider with a resume on file for an internal posting?


Nunno-DiChiara: "It's unethical to ask an applicant who they're dating and sexual preference," she said. "I don't see how that would come up."


Comment:  DiChiara is just being ridiculous again.  She gives bad advice and then deflects the conversation to something not relevant.


Scorzetti: Scorzetti, who is the borough's deputy police chief, argued that Telep does have a conflict of interest because his mother-in-law is the secretary for Quatrone's brother, Lodi Police Chief Vincent Quatrone.


Question:  Has Scorzetti ever read any SEC advisory opinions or our code of ethics?  Scorzetti’s alleged conflict is such a stretch.  Scorzetti is grasping badly. Telep can negotiate.



Quatrone: He added, "In June I asked for the opportunity to negotiate in front of the entire board, which I think was a reasonable request. Let’s move forward.”


Comment:  Quatrone was NOT allowed to negotiate with members whose relatives all work under him in six figure positions.   This was clearly explained to Quatrone at the time.  Quatrone ignored advisory opinions and tried to rewrite the rules for himself.