Council Fires Back at Business Administrator and Mayor

Council Vice President Loretta Gragnani, Council President Michael dePierro, Councilwoman Emily Peterson, Councilman Paul Carifi, Jr., Councilwoman Janice McCarthy

PARSIPPANY — In an interoffice email from Parsippany-Troy Hills Business Administrator Fred Carr to “Department and Division Heads” he is quoted as saying “Based on our ongoing budget discussions, the time has come to take the following actions with regards to the 2021 yet to be introduced budget.” Effective immediately.

In order to provide a balanced budget recommendation as requested by the members of Council:

Most capital spending will be reduced/deferred until 2022, details to follow.

All scheduled overtime will cease. Unscheduled overtime as a result of emergencies needs to be closely controlled.

All Professional education or attendance at training, seminars, unless required by Collective Bargaining will cease. Individuals may choose…