Marc Capizzi believes he is entitled to a 2% raise each year; this year’s salary $175,118…

Last year, Marc Capizzi had Dominic Miller secretly “negotiate” Capizzi's contract behind the Board’s back.

http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/2017/05/dominic-miller-quietly-negotiated.html

 

http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/2017/04/dominic-miller-secretly-negotiated-marc.html

This year, Quatrone submitted Capizzi’s contract to the County for approval before it was ever discussed with the Board. 

Capizzi believes he is entitled to a 2% salary increase each year no matter how he performs or how his pay compares to BAs in other districts.  Lodi's financial shape is never a consideration.

If most Board members weren’t bought and paid for, here are some things they would be considering during contract negotiations:

-  Capizzi’s budget raises school taxes 2.08%.  Capizzi did not discuss his irresponsible budget with the Board once all year.

-  Capizzi cost the Lodi taxpayers $440,000 on architect plans for an administration building that was never necessary and is supposedly no longer moving forward.

-  Marc Capizzi is one of the highest paid Business Administrators in New Jersey and he is only in his 6^th year.

-  Marc Capizzi’s salary has increased over $20,000 in 6 years.

-  Marc Capizzi’s salary is 3.5 times Lodi’s median household income.

-  Marc Capizzi was hired in 2012 when he was the only one interviewed for a position that was never advertised.

-  Marc Capizzi inherited a public position from his father.

-  Marc Capizzi did not possess a Standard Certificate for Business Administrator at the time he was hired.

-  Marc Capizzi has four employees in his office, doing many of his responsibilities.

-  Marc Capizzi continues to do everything procedurally wrong and acts as though he is learning on the job.

-  Nj.com ranked Lodi #7 for towns in New Jersey where property taxes hurt the most.

-  Nj.com ranked Lodi #34 for poorest towns in New Jersey.

The taxpayers of Lodi cannot afford Capizzi’s contracts or his budgets.

Capizzi & Quatrone clearly violated the Open Public Meetings Act with their contract ambush…

The Open Public Meetings Act clearly states “Adequate Notice” means at least 48 hours.  That notice must include the agenda to the extent known.

There is evidence that Capizzi and Quatrone were aware that the LEA contract would be voted on at the March 28, 2018 meeting.  They intentionally omitted this from all notices and agendas up until a few hours before the meeting.  The Board held a work session 48 hours prior to the March 28^th meeting.  The LEA contract was not part of the agenda on March 26^th.  The LEA contract was never discussed at the work session, not even as a passing thought or as an update during committee reports.    The contract was not part of the agenda posted on the district website as of March 27^th (the contracts were dropped off that night).  The contract did not appear as an agenda item on the district website as of the morning of March 28^th.  The contract appeared as an addendum on the district website just a few hours before the meeting.

How do I know that Capizzi and Quatrone had knowledge of the contract 48 hours prior to the meeting and intentionally omitted it from the agenda?

- This appeared in a Record article on March 9^th: “The school board is expected to vote on it sometime this month, union President Allyson Pontier said.” 

Allyson Pontier is Frank Quatrone’s right-hand woman.  She made a statement on March 9^th.  It was one statement from her that actually turned out to be true.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/lodi/2018/03/09/lodi-teachers-could-get-2-8-percent-raises-under-new-contract/1082800001/

-  I submitted numerous emails to Quatrone, Leto, and Capizzi seeking contract information.  I wanted sufficient time to review everything before I cast a vote.  Here is one of many emails I submitted:

http://lodioverhaul.blogspot.com/2018/03/email-sent-to-quatrone-leto-and-capizzi.html

- I had numerous conversations with Marc Capizzi where I stated my concern that the LEA contract would be voted on in March and I was being denied all materials that I was entitled.  Nobody ever stated that the contract would not be voted on in March.

The public was given less than 48 hour notice that the LEA contract  would be voted on during the March 28^th meeting.  I was given maybe 24 hours to review 2- 75 page contracts that were never discussed once by the Board.

Quatrone and Capizzi knew the LEA contract would be voted on March 28^th.  They intentionally concealed this until the last minute because they wanted a package deal.  They wanted their contracts voted on at the same time so nobody can read them or question them either.  They wanted the newspaper to cover the LEA contract and pay no attention to theirs.  Both Capizzi and Quatrone have plenty to hide and plenty to be ashamed of with their contracts.