Thursday, January 29, 2026

Borough Payroll Shows Gary Paparozzi Receiving a Full-time Salary of $40,000.08. An OPRA Response Shows that Gary Paparozzi Has No Attendance Records or Employee Labor Agreement. Gary Paparozzi is NOT an Employee. Gary Paparozzi is a Thief.

A public employee must have an employee labor agreement.  A public employee must have attendance records.  It’s official that Gary Paparozzi has neither.

Gary Paparozzi ("Paparozzi Associates") is awarded a noncompetitive “professional service” contract every July 1st from the Lodi Mayor and Council to be “Planner”.

Gary Paparozzi cannot be both a “contractor” and “employee” at the same time.  He cannot be paid twice to perform the same one duty. He cannot appear on the monthly bills and on payroll for the same time period to perform the same one duty.

Every Lodi taxpayer should pull out their tax cards.  Review what you are paying in property taxes. Review your recent 16% municipal tax increase.  Then contact Scott Luna, Vinny Martin, Bruce Masopust, Emil Carafa, and Mark DelMonaco and ask them to explain why they are raising your taxes to pay a former Lodi mayor a full-time salary for job that doesn't exist.  

Ask the Mayor and Council: who directs Frank DiMaria to not flag Paparozzi during his annual audits?  Why should Lodi taxpayers pay Frank DiMaria when he is not auditing his friends and his reports are not independent? Frank DiMaria is listed on the Belleville agendas as the one responsible for Belleville awarding contracts to “Paparozzi Associates”.

What is taking place in Lodi is clear cut fraud and theft of public funds.  When will anyone be held accountable?