By KIM MAIALETTI
Courier-Post Staff
CAMDEN
The Parking Authority's board of commissioners
postponed voting on a resolution that demands the executive
director resign until the measure makes it through proper
procedural channels.
The resolution was expected to be introduced Friday by
Commissioner William Jenkins.
Jenkins said he did not put forth the measure because in
a closed session fellow commissioners protested that it was
not on the agenda and they had not had sufficient time to
review it.
It is likely to be introduced at the next meeting,
currently set for March 20.
"I'm going to bring it back," Jenkins said.
He also intends to introduce two other resolutions that
take aim at Anthony Scarduzio, the head of the troubled
Parking Authority.
The first accuses Scarduzio of taking 55 consecutive
paid sick days without a doctor's note. Policy requires an
employee absent for more than three consecutive days to
provide a doctor's note.
Jenkins is calling for those days to be charged against
Scarduzio's vacation time and personal leave.
The second measure demands Scarduzio reimburse the
Parking Authority $6,330 it paid to repair his 1997 Buick
Le Sabre after he was involved in an accident. The
resolution says Scarduzio was not on Authority business
when the accident occurred. It also accuses him of having
two passengers in the car.
Policy prohibits employees from using agency equipment
for anything other than official business. It also bars
employees from transporting anyone other than agency
workers.
Scarduzio, who left before the end of Friday's public
meeting, could not be reached for comment.
The Rev. Ismael Hilerio Jr., chairman of the commission,
said he intends to discuss Jenkins' proposals with the
board.
"I have a lot of questions in my mind," Hilerio said. "I'
m going to meet with the commissioners to hear everybody's
opinion," and come up with an action plan.
A copy of the resolution calling for Scarduzio's
resignation says the executive director's "overall conduct
during his tenure in office has undermined the
effectiveness of the Parking Authority and has once again
catapulted the agency into the news in a negative
light."
The Courier-Post reported that Scarduzio worked for a
telecommunications company that provides long-distance
service to the Parking Authority, the city government, and
some vendors that do business with the authority.
Scarduzio has also filed amended financial disclosure
forms indicating that he accepted gifts from two vendors,
including a trip to Miami for an Eagles game in 1999.
The Parking Authority has been under scrutiny since at
least November when the state Attorney General's Office
subpoenaed thousands of documents dating back to 1995.
The agency oversees a $3.1 million budget and controls 5,
000 parking spaces in the city.