His comments come on the heels of an investigation by Wilentz law firm lawyer Stephanie Gironda which included interviews with twelve (12) DPW employees.
One interview revealed that a DPW employee admitted to photographing another employee clocking out up to eight (8) DPW workers. When asked why he took the photograph, the Gironda report states the DPW employee wanted to “protect himself.”
TFoTM asks.....protect himself from what? From accusations of another employee stealing overtime for himself and others? From falsifying work records by one employee clocking out up to 8 other employees?
Westfield Town Attorney Tom Jardim told Mayor Shelley Brindle and Town Council members that the investigator concluded that the practice of clocking other employees out was a “matter of convenience.”
If anyone is to believe this excuse that it was a “matter of convenience,” then why would one DPW worker take a picture of another worker clocking multiple workers out, to protect himself?
If the practice was condoned as a matter of convenience, why the need to protect oneself? Perhaps to protect himself from being involved in the theft of overtime?
Finally, when investigator Stephanie Gironda was told to investigate the theft of overtime she was given payroll records from October 1, 2018 thru February 28, 2019. Keep in mind that a town official was alerted of the thefts on September 26, 2018. The time frame that Town Administrator Jim Gildea instructed the investigator to look at payroll records from, postdates the time frame that the town official was told the thefts actually occurred.
The thefts occurred earlier in the year thru the summer of 2018.
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You are pushing the issue. Im thinking you have more info then what you’re telling us.
ReplyDeleteIf not you’re gonna look dumb. A disgruntled old town employee.
TFoTM does have more information. Waiting to see if town officials do the right thing.
DeleteWhen you say doing the right thing, do you mean by firing the town attorney and bringing up disciplinary action with the New Jersey Bar as well as dismissing and criminally charging multiple members of the DPW?
DeleteThey are covering it up. no way they will do the right thing now. Unless forced to do so. The mayor and council is just as guilty as Gildea. all a bunch of fakes
DeleteJim Gildea has become an expert in covering his ass so as not to lose that six figure income paid by the taxpayers of Westfield. Resign Mr. Gildea. You're a disgrace!
ReplyDeleteU have no idea what ur talking about. The only facts you have are based on lies.
DeleteThe platitudes that Mayor Brindle offered at the beginning of her stint as mayor were nothing but a sales job to voters.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a copy of the report and if so, can you please post it?
ReplyDeleteTown politics on the loose, if you're not liked, if you call attention to something you think is wrong and report it..... Beware....retaliation
ReplyDeleteKARMA it's called....your a freaking liar.
DeleteThe DPW Superintendent needs to be fired. This happened and he was in charge. He must go.
ReplyDeleteKeep working ,remarkable job!
ReplyDeleteThe DPW employee who filed the grievance if he/she REALLY wants the TRUTH to come out they need to contact the Courier News, Star Ledger and other News outlets like Channel 2,4 7 and 11 to tell their story. You want to see action, you would see action IMMEDIATELY. Why in this day and age people are NOT just speaking publicly i do not understand. You are not going to lose your job you have a Union contract by which to stand behind and protect you. These Supervisors and Department Heads and your own Union Rep's who were involved need to be held accountable, they were not just STEALING from the Town and the Tax payers but they were Stealing from YOU the employee who has filed the Grievance and the other DPW employee's who may/should have gotten that Overtime. This is what UNIONS were developed for, "to protect the workers" if wrong doing's were happening. It is very clear from reading all of the comments that not ONLY the DPW employee who filed the grievance knows what was going on but so do MANY other DPW employee's, you ALL need to stand UNITED and SPEAK UP!!!
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