With Westfield DPW Supt. Greg O’Neil retiring, the town council introduced long-time DPW employee Craig Gibson as the department's new director at a town council meeting earlier this month.
While Mayor Shelley Brindle touted the success of Greg O’Neil’s tenure as superintendent, she left out the scandals that took place under his supervision including the coordinated theft of overtime by one of his supervisors and subordinates, the illegal dumping of asphalt and other debris on New Jersey Transit property adjacent to the DPW, and the alleged theft of town revenue from the sale of scrap metal by a DPW supervisor.
Craig Gibson has been elevated to the position of superintendent of the Westfield Department of Public Works from his supervisor position. It was Gibson that allegedly uncovered the theft of overtime by other DPW employees according to an investigation conducted by the town after a photo of a DPW employee involved in the theft scheme was obtained by The Fact of The Matter and posted on this blog.
The town has created the position of assistant director of public works. TFoTM questions why this role was created and who might be a candidate.
Perhaps Rob Kosiolek, another supervisor in the DPW might ascend to the position and reward himself with more stolen overtime.
Maybe the town will promote Richard Eubanks, another supervisor, long thought by others to be a Fact of The Matter source.
Or, Eugene Watkins, the son of Frank Watkins. Frank Watkins was the employee signing other employees out allowing them to steal overtime pay for hours they never worked.
Perhaps the town might want to look a little deeper into the ranks of the DPW to find a worthy applicant.
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