Here we go again! Apparently, Mayor Joseph Maturo still believes his job at Town Hall is a part-time position. It wasn’t too long ago that Mr. Maturo lied about and, subsequently, had to defend an excessive vacation schedule during his first tenure as mayor. The debate over this perceived entitlement also included his duties as chairman of the Board of Finance. During his first term, Maturo missed 122 of 131 meetings. A principle responsibility of the position of mayor is to attend and preside over these meetings. Maturo’s attendance at these meetings is not optional, as a matter of principle. To date, he has attended 3 of 18 scheduled BOF meetings during his latest term in office. Overall, he has attended 12 of 149 BOF meetings during his combined 12 years as mayor. He’s a part-time employee, at best.
No doubt Mr. Maturo will dismiss these facts with the same response he’s used in the past. He’ll state that while the Town Charter makes him chairman, it doesn’t require that he go to the meetings. The Town Charter also doesn’t say much about his attendance at work every day or other areas of responsibility that are supposed to be understood. It’s his job. It’s what he was elected to do. Some things never change. Neither does Joe.
Joey Fazzino
East Haven