Watch Parsippany Mayor, Council Spar Over Budget Issues

The ongoing bickering that has plagued the Parsippany Mayor and Council in recent years continued at a recent special meeting, but this time it has spilled over and will impact the residents.

For most of the 40-minute meeting held May 6, which can be viewed in its entirety above, Mayor James Barberio and councilman Louis Valori and council President Paul Carifi, Jr. sparred over the future of the town's budget and the situation now faced by the governing body after the establishment of a cap bank was voted down.

Councilmen Brian Stanton and Michael dePierro approved the motion, but the majority of Valori, Carifi, and Robert Peluso denied it. Without the cap bank, Parsippany is now forced to keep all its expenditures for the new budget inside the 2-percent tax levy increase, rather than moving certain expenses, including healthcare costs for municipal employees, outside the mandated increase limit, which is allowed by law.

The township will now have to make "really rough decisions," according to business department, and look for places to cut. 

One resident was particularly perturbed after the vote was taken, telling the entire administration it was doing a "S----y job" and that Barberio needs to be more concerned about the township. She then implored the governing body to "protect the residents, not yourselves."

The Parsippany Mayor and Council's next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the municipal building.