WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

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Ghostbusters or our Phantom Business Administrator?

Just who can you call for an explanation in Matawan?

Let’s see…

There’s our new Business Administrator, Patriot Consulting. Their contract calls for a political crony, Mr. William Garofalo to work for Matawan Borough fifteen hours a week. Of course these aren’t specific hours. These fifteen hours are random and certainly not posted anywhere. Not to worry, there’s no time clock to be punched at Borough Hall for any employee. Matawan has the Honor System. Oh and every other week, when there is a council meeting or even one of the Mayor’s Waste of Time “Workshops”, this time counts toward the fifteen hours a week, so every other week Mr. Garofalo is available for only ten hours or so.

Matawan residents can thank Mayor Buccellato for this appointment. He replaced a full-time Business Administrator with his crony and now Mr. Garofalo will have the opportunity to solve our budget crisis and run the town (further into the ground) in no time…literally. Patriot Consulting will have him do this for a mere $60,000 fee and Manchester Township and NJ PERS are paying for his health benefits and pension. Talk about “Wheelin’ and Dealin’”. We will never know if there were more qualified candidates because the position was never advertised properly. It was another back room deal that exposes Matawan to yet another lawsuit for disregarding EEOC regulations.

Funny thing, Mr. Garofalo lives in Ocean Township and is a councilman there. You would think he would know better. The head of their Administration Department is a full-time employee with dual master’s degrees in Public Administration and Business Administration. On second thought, Mr. Garofalo worked in Manchester Township where they play musical chairs with this position; currently their Mayor’s former secretary is the Borough Administrator in Manchester.

Oh what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive.

Go ahead, give him a call and catch him if you can. His number is listed as 732-566-3898 ext. 601. Good Luck!