Background: Joe Leto was made BOE president on his very
first day (unacceptable practice by any normal district for the obvious reasons). Leto never received any training in
negotiations. He never took the
New Jersey School Boards Association’s on-line training for second year board
members which focuses on negotiations.
Immediately, Leto began selecting negotiation committees. The committees had members with serious conflicts
of interest. The Board never set any negotiation
goals. The Board never set any negotiation
parameters. Board members were never
updated once throughout the entire process.
Contracts were dumped on Board members’ steps the night before they were
to be voted on.
Leto was used as a tool of Quatrone and Capizzi. Leto was rogue and working around the Board. Quatrone got a 20% raise out of the
corrupt process. His contract
contains illegal aspects.
There was no transparency. There were no checks and balance. I was denied all information that I was entitled
to as Board member.
The NJSBA’s on-line training for second year BOE members clearly states guidelines for negotiations. Lodi followed none of it.
Tonight: A motion was made that the full Board (all members without conflicts) sets negotiation goals and parameters before negotiations
begin and Board members be updated throughout the process. This is a normal practice in other
districts. This allows some form of
checks and balance.
The motion passed 5-4.
The following members voted against this good common
sense policy.
JOSEPH LETO
NANCY CARDONE
ROBERT MARRA
LODI POLICE CHIEF DONALD SCORZETTI
Of course, the four members didn’t explain their votes. Their actions further cement the corruption
image they have worked so hard at establishing.
Some past posts on the subject:
