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Saturday, March 10, 2001

Parking Authority board delays vote on embattled director


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.



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