Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Before council, John Inglesino hails Somerset County Prosecutor's finding that criminal charges were not 'viable' in Town Hall job-offer allegations.
Town attorney John Inglesino addressed the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office decision not to pursue criminal charges against Mayor James Barberio and associates at Tuesday's Township Council meeting at Parsippany High School. Inglesino claimed vindication over the decision, which was prompted by a probe based on claims by former Parsippany Police officer and current council candidate Dr. Louis Valori. The candidate had claimed Inglesino, Barberio and Council President Brian Stanton offered him a $50,000 police department public relations job to keep him out of the 2013 election race. Valori took his complaints—and a portion of a secret recording he made of the Sunday, Jan. 13, Town Hall meeting where the job was discussed—to law …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Prosecutor will not press charges, but accuser says he is going to the feds for 'a fair and impartial investigation.'
The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office will not file criminal charges in connection with a Town Council candidate's allegations that Mayor James Barberio offered him a job in January in exchange for not running for office, NJ.com reported. On May 9, a letter from the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office was sent to town Attorney John Inglesino saying a determination was made that lodging charges was not "viable" and that additional investigation was not necessary, according to NJ.com. The Somerset prosecutor conducted an investigation into retired Parsippany Police Sgt. Louis Valori's claims after he reportedly sent his complaint to the state Attorney General's Office. The case was sent to Somerset rather than to the Morris County …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Attorney John Inglesino said that if James Carifi's lawyer guarantees his client will appear for deposition, he'll drop demand for him to be deposed.
Parsippany may withdraw a legal motion that sought to compel Board of Education member and retired Parsippany Police Capt. James Carifi to be deposed in his 2011 lawsuit against the town, according to township Attorney John Inglesino. Carifi currently is the subject of a Parsippany police internal affairs investigation. The probe, the reason for which has not been revealed, is standing in the way of the captain's planned April 1 retirement from the force. The lawyer told Patch that the motion was filed in Morris County Superior Court in Morristown Friday because Carifi "was evading" being deposed and discovery needed to be extended "due to Mr. Carifi evading his deposition." Carifi's lawsuit against the township and former Parsippany …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Town attorney characterizes resident's questions about alleged job offer to candidates 'harassment-oriented.'
A Parsippany resident said she will talk with an attorney and the American Civil Liberties Union to pursue legal action against township Attorney John Inglesino and the Town Council after she was denied the chance to speak Tuesday about allegations levied against the administration. At Tuesday's agenda meeting at Parsippany High School , as with each of the body's gatherings, President Brian Stanton announced that residents had a five-minute limit to speak "on any subject." The first person to come to the public microphone was Pat Petaccia, a Republican Municipal Committee member and a resident known for being an outspoken critic of town government. "At the last Town Council meeting [on March 19], I directed questions to Mayor [James] …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Barberio administration remains mum on Dr. Louis Valori's allegations that the mayor and others attempted to keep him out of the 2013 election by offering him a township job.
PARSIPPANY, NJ -- According to Township Council candidate Dr. Louis Valori, Mayor James Barberio and members of his administration attempted to give him a township job in order to entice him not to run for political office this year. Valori told Patch that he believes the mayor, who is running for a second term, did not want to face a challenge in the June 4 primary. In addition, mayoral challenger Paul Carifi Jr. , who now sits on the Town Council, told Patch that he was asked for his resume prior to announcing his candidacy in January, but was not given a reason for the request. Valori, who is running with Robert J. Peluso as part of the Carifi ticket, said the story began in late November when he said he was approached by Town Council…
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Pros and cons of controversial suggestion to create in-house town attorney discussed
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council discussed the establishment of a legal department within the municipal administration at its Tuesday night agenda meeting at Town Hall. Councilman Jonathan Nelson proposed the idea after researching how having an in-house attorney is handled in two municipalities similar in size and scope to Parsippany, Wayne and Howell townships. "It really isn't anything different from how we're set up now," Nelson said, noting that his plan would only set a cap on how much the municipal attorney would make, and makes the attorney a town employee. He said the lawyer, who would have backup from go-to law firms, potentially could save the township hundreds of thousands of dollars over the long term and help the …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Jonathan Nelson says making the town attorney an in-house, part-time position will save the township thousands of dollars.
Parsippany's newest Township Council member Jonathan Nelson wants the town to reconsider the way it handles legal issues. Nelson has drafted an ordinance proposal to bring the town's lawyer under the Town Hall umbrella and to establish a Department of Law, aka the Office of Township Attorney, that he said will be introduced at Tuesday's council agenda meeting. He told Patch he hopes to open discussion on an idea that he said would save the town money, make life easier for township department heads and boost government transparency. An early draft of the proposal lays out the idea: setting up a department at Town Hall that would be headed by an in-house lawyer appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the Township Council. The …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Dr. Louis Valori, buoyed by similar opinions by the Township and County attorneys, moves forward in his quest for a council seat.
Another legal opinion appeared Wednesday regarding whether Dr. Louis Valori is eligible to vie for the Republican Municipal Committee's nomination for the unexpired Township Council seat up for grabs in the November election. After reading the opinion, Valori said he is proceeding with his hope to represent this party in the special balloting to fill the seat once held by Freeholder John Cesaro. On Tuesday, Parsippany Township Attorney John Inglesino sent a memo to Parsippany GOP Chair Nicole C. Green saying that state law does not offer a definitive answer as to Valori's eligibility to run. Valori—who retired from the Parsippany Police Department in June and is on terminal leave and therefore considered a township employee until Oct. 1—is…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
John Inglesino responds to Dr. Louis Valori announcing his run for Town Council.
Township Attorney John Inglesino released a memo Tuesday addressing whether Dr. Louis Valori legally can run for the unexpired term Parsippany Town Council seat up for grabs in November. According to Inglesino, the answer is unclear. In his memo, which is addressed to the Parsippany Republican Municipal Committee, the attorney said that according to state law, Valori, who retired from the Parsippany Police Department in June but remains on "terminal leave" and thus still is considered a town employee, is not eligible at this time to serve in an elective office. Valoris's terminal leave ends Oct. 1, however, so if he were to run and win, he would be free and clear to serve as of November. Valori announced Monday that he intends to make a …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
The township's lawyer says there are many steps that must be taken to participate in the special council election coming in November.
Questions continue to swirl in the township over what took many by surprise: that the Township Council seat just filled by appointee James Vigilante is up for municipal election in the fall. Though he addressed some questions last week, Town Attorney John Inglesino told Patch that given the number of people still asking him for clarification, he pursued more research to ensure that those charged with nominating candidates to fill the seat between November of this year and its expiration date, December 2013—and anyone interested in launching a run—are fully and accurately informed well before the election's filing dates. Inglesino offered his answers in the form of a memorandum addressed to Nicole C. Green and Michael Soriano, the …
Bob
6:00 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
It was perfectly legal to offer a job to a running mate. But if that running mate accepted that job he would have to step down from running as a councilmen in Parsippany. Why do you think Stanton said everything that happened at that meeting was legal???? Legal yes. In the townships best interest???? I think not. One day you wont promote the guy and the next you offer him a job? Mayor do you … more ›