Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Is it legal? Over-taxed, Debt-ridden Borough of Lodi has NO CAP ON SICK DAY COMPENSATION…’’





You can see from this month’s borough payroll that Lodi has no cap on sick day compensation.  Instead of one lump sum for sick days at retirement, Lodi is making payments each December.  

Employees hired after 2010 are far exceeding $15,000 for sick pay.

Link to the borough payroll for December:




A quick google search:


“State workers’ sick-leave payouts have long been capped at $15,000. Since 2010, the same limit has applied to newly hired employees of counties, municipalities and school districts.”




“In 2010, Christie signed a $15,000 cap for municipal, county and school employees hired after that date — the same that has long applied to state workers.”




The Councilwoman's son, Patrick Licata, was paid $3032.04 for his sick days for 2018 alone.  If you multiply that by 25 years, you get $75,801.  Licata’s annual “sick pay” will increase as his salary does.  


State employees and BOE employees are astonished at what is going on in the Lodi borough hall.  Municipal employees from nearby towns are astonished at what is going on in the Lodi borough hall.


Patrick Licata was enrolled in the public pension system in 2012.  That was after Christie signed the $15,000 cap for municipal employees in 2010.




Lodi is clearly circumventing the law.


The State’s best practices include eliminating compensation altogether for sick days accumulated after a certain date.  Link to the state’s best practices inventory:




Vincent Caruso and Charles Cuccia who usually lie on the questionnaire, couldn’t lie on this one:



Post date: December 30, 2018