When the Lodi Housing Authority Created a New Position for Dan Cody’s Son in 2024, It Required a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. For Scott Luna, It Required Two Years College. Tailor Made for Lodi Politicians. Requirements are Written for the One and Only Considered Candidate. If the Politician Dropped out of High School, the Job Would Require an 8th Grade's Education.

 

The Lodi Housing Authority is Not Picking A Person to Fill a Job. They are Picking a Job to Fill a Politician.

Reminder: this was the job description written specifically for LHA Vice Chairman Daniel Cody’s son in 2024.

Link to past posts on the subject:

Lodi By The Numbers: Search results for cody son

Soon, we will see the job description written specifically for Lodi Mayor Scott Luna so the public can see what changed from Dan Cody to Scott Luna and why (Operations/Maintenance Administrator vs. Director of Staff Operations).

Daniel E. Cody Used His Appointed Position as "Housing Commissioner" to Create a New Title and Position for His Son....

Dan Cody's pay for a two week period in February was $3,461.54.  That would translate to an annual salary of $83,076.96.

Dan really knows how to play the system and use Lodi politics to cash in. 

Last Month, There Was a Public Notice for a Lodi Housing Authority Position. Some Have Claimed that it Was Specifically Drawn Up for the Son of a Lodi Housing Commissioner. In Between His Juvenile Temper tantrums, Can Dan Cody Explain?

 

Former Lodi BOE Employee, Lisa Cody, Was Denied “Accidental Disability” Retirement Benefits by the State. Nancy Cardone Had Serious Conflicts of Interest When She Approved a Separation Agreement Which Stated Her BOE Would Assist Lisa Cody With Her Application to CPAF.

Link to order posted earlier this year:

njlaw.rutgers.edu/collections/oal/html/initial/typ09797-21_1.html

Nancy Cardone Voted “Yes” to approve Lisa Cody’s Separation Agreement.

This was included in the Separation Agreement:

Nancy Cardone’s Board Attorney, Matthew Giacobbe, used illegal redactions and this illegal Confidentiality clause:

Nancy Cardone’s Blatant Conflicts of Interest 

Nancy Cardone’s son, Michael Cardone, was Lisa Cody’s principal at Roosevelt School.

Nancy Cardone’s son, Michael Cardone, was listed as a one of three witnesses FOR RESPONDENT.

Nancy Cardone approved a separation agreement stating: "The Board shall not contest and when possible, assist Cody's disability retirement application..."

Lisa Cody’s listed address had Nancy Cardone’s political signs on her lawn during that time period.

Lisa Cody’s father-in-law, Daniel Cody, would huddle with Nancy Cardone at the back of Board meetings.

Daniel Cardone and Nancy Cardone were long time coworkers at Lodi High School.

Nancy Cardone’s unethical behavior is outrageous and should never be tolerated by the residents of Lodi. 

What type of Board Attorney would advise that Nancy Cardone be allowed to vote on Lisa Cody’s separation agreement?  What type of Board Attorney would illegally redact and conceal public records?

Past post on this separation agreement:

Lodi By The Numbers: Contrary to Giacobbe’s Illegal “Confidentially” Language, Lisa Cody's “Separation Agreement” Approved by the Lodi BOE uses PUBLIC FUNDS and is PUBLIC RECORD… (lodioverhaul.blogspot.com)

 

Matthew Giacobbe and Nancy Cardone Continue to Show that the Open Public Records Act No Longer Exists in Any Form in Phil Murphy’s New Jersey. They Also Show That Public Corruption Grows Worse Each Day.

 Below is the OPRA request.  It is specific and fair.  It was submitted because Nancy Cardone has not recused herself in matters in which she has clear conflicts of interest (every Cardone family member is employed by the Lodi Board of Education and she took $4,000 from the NJEA).  

This is what Matthew Giacobbe’s firm turned over today:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9ar6rhyc7i3pd8v/AADTfKrVQlvFb5Yk50569jfla?dl=0&preview=Lodi+BOE+OPRA+001-752_Redacted.pdf

Many relevant public records were redacted in violation of the Open Public Records Act.  A lot of garbage was included not relevant to the request (so Matthew Giacobbe can submit more unnecessary bills and pretend he is handing over something that isn't blacked out).

I have worked with advocates for transparency and open government from other communities.  I have seen board member emails that have been provided to the public via OPRA by school attorneys (that don’t have to pay for their public contracts or have to make State Senators partners in their firms to peddle influence).  The OPRA responses from other communities are night and day compared to Matthew Giacobbe’s.

Matthew Giacobbe covers things up.  That’s what he does. Matthew Giacobbe did it with Lisa Cody’s separation agreement.  He does it with his monthly bills.  He did it with Nancy Cardone’s emails.  He violates OPRA and then makes money in the process.  Newspaper editorial pages recently criticized the same wording that Matthew Giacobbe used to conceal Nancy Cardone’s emails (public records).

Some problems that do stand out among the blacked out records:

Natalie Delgado is leading negotiations on behalf of the Lodi board of education with the LEA (Lodi teacher union).  Natalie Delgado took $4,000 from the NJEA in her most recent campaign for BOE and was formally endorsed by the LEA. What type of board attorney would be taking emails from her about LEA negotiations?  What type of board attorney would advise that someone with her conflicts should participate in any matters involving the LEA? 

Every discussion involving the Lincoln School Building was completely redacted.  Lodi taxpayers should be outraged.  People don’t hide things when they don’t have anything to hide.

Nancy Cardone (President of the Lodi Baord of Education) was taking direct emails from Michael Cardone (her son and TJMS Principal) on district email regarding district matters.  Michael Cardone even scheduled a zoom meeting with his mother.  Nancy Cardone was receiving copies of all LEA contract negotiation emails.  Nancy Cardone was receiving emails from her sister-in-law Francine Santos (the president of the LEA).

Marc Wenczel was billing the Lodi taxpayers to represent Sharon Salvacion against an ethics complaint.  Marc Wenczel was only emailing Sharon Salvacion and Nancy Cardone about the matter and not the other board members.  Nancy Cardone was driving up the legal bills.  Matthew Giacobbe was blacking them out.