For months, Lodi Mayor Scott Luna has been abstaining
on the “Florio” bills because they contain a matter involving his father
Anthony “Tony” Luna. Tony Luna retired
as Lodi Borough Manager in December 2015.
With annual legal bills in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, Lodi taxpayers have the right to know what they are
paying for. What type of case is
it? Should JIF be covering the legal
costs? What are the mayor’s conflicts of
interest with the case?
This is what we can gather by things that emerged from
OPRA requests pertaining to other matters.
1) Tony Luna
is appearing on legal invoices from the “Florio” firm:
2) There is
some complaint with the Department of Community Affairs that has been hidden from the public:
The
Lodi mayor and council should act in a transparent manner. At the very least, they should disclose the
DCA complaint and explain why Lodi tax dollars are being used on the case instead of
JIF coverage. They should disclose all conflicts of interest that Scott Luna would have in the manner due to his father's involvement.
