TRENTON, N.J. – The Schools Development Authority has faced intense scrutiny for a plethora of patronage hires under the Murphy administration after it hired a Democratic Party leader to head the bureaucracy.
“The SDA has been plagued by poor management for years, and it is too important for our low-income school districts,” said DeCroce (R-Morris). “We must end the status quo and make sure it is doing right by taxpayers.”
The Bergen Record reported that the patronage hires increased the authority’s budget by $2 million; which is hardly affordable for a bureaucracy that sticks taxpayers with a $1 billion debt bill annually.
The Division of Property Management and Construction handles operation and maintenance of state-owned real estate. It is currently carrying out the Statehouse renovations and has experience in design and reconstruction of aged buildings.