YOUR VOICE MATTERS
Before voting for Holmdel BOE in the November 2024 election:
1. Read the real incidents about Terence Wall and his long history of harassment, intimidation, and bullying ("HIB") including 2 lawsuits just this past year.
2. Think about this - most people don't have a single incident of HIB but Wall has so many, it makes you cringe!
3. Decide whether he should be re-elected to Holmdel's BOE, a position that will materially affect our children's education and future.
4. Help spread the word to friends and family.
A History of Conduct Unbecoming?
Pattern of Incidents Over the Past 20+ years
September 18, 2024 - Wall was called out as dismissive and is offensive because he called the Facebook group of more than 1,000 Holmdel moms as "Fakebook" and "anti-social media" simply because they don't agree with Wall on the transportation issue.
May 2024 - $850,000 settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit against Township of Jackson, Mayor Michael Reina and Business Administrator Terence Wall. This is essentially an admission of guilt! The 2021 lawsuit alleged that Wall and the other defendants "engaged in a pattern and practice of unlawful harassment ...".
October 2023 - Allegedly coerced Jackson Township Building Inspectors to "look away" and then harassed and threatened them when they would not.
October 2021 - Made false and intentionally misleading accusations that resulted in an ethics complaint filed against him. Despite Terence Wall attempt to spin it, his lawyer filed to dismiss but it was NOT DISMISSED. The case was closed only AFTER 2 opposing candidates won their election and they decided to withdraw the complaint on the naive assumption of furthering cooperation on the BOE.
January 2006 - Made allegations of anti-Semitic remarks by then-Holmdel Mayor Serena DiMaso without providing any proof when pressed.
January 2006 - Pointed out by then-Mayor Serena DiMaso that Wall has "a pattern of deceit and manipulation" that spans years.
2002 - Subject of Holmdel Township prosecution for harassment, disorderly conduct and disrupting a public meeting.
October 2001 - Censured by the Holmdel Township Committee for violating ethics standards.
October 2001 - Had a police report filed against him by then-Deputy Mayor Gray Aumiller.
Sept. 18, 2024 - Wall called out as dismissive and is offensive at BOE meeting
During the public comment session at the BOE meeting, a Holmdel resident and an administrator of a Facebook group called Holmdel Moms with more than 1,000 members called Wall dismissive because he referred to the group as "Fakebook" and "anti-social" simply because Wall doesn't agree with their comments saying about Wall and the transportation issues.
"... to call it fake book because you don't agree with what the town is saying about you, and the Board of Ed said that you don't care about parents opinions. That's the voice of the community you serve. And to dismiss the people you serve is offensive."
"You showed everyone who is watching that you don't really care about us as a community ..."
BOE Meeting video (time mark 1:42:19): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zzwLefpATbHDUDjAloHjIO1F7aSX0Dah/view
Oct
2023
May 2024 - Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Jackson Mayor Mike Reina and Terence Wall Settled for $850,000
A whistleblower lawsuit filed against the Township of Jackson, Mayor Michael Reina and Business Administrator Terence Wall was settled around May 2024 for $850,000. Attorneys usually don't settle a lawsuit, especially for a relatively large sum of money, if they believe they have a decent case to defend.
The plaintiff, a former Director of Public Works in Jackson, filed the lawsuit in 2021 and Wall was his manager or supervisor during the relevant time of the lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit:
Terence Wall and other defendants "began to engage in a pattern and practice of unlawful harassment directed at the plaintiff" in retaliation to the plaintiff engaging in "good faith opposition to unlawful employment activities on the part of the Township."
While this incident occurred in Jackson Township, Wall's alleged conduct in a professional role as Jackson's Business Administrator must be viewed through the lens of harassment, intimidation, and bullying policy and whether this kind of conduct is professional and appropriate.
Source: https://www.faanews.com/2024/05/ex-public-works-director-wins.html
See also civil case OCN-00797-21 filed on March 24, 2021 by Fred Rasiewicz in Ocean County.
May
2024
2023 - Explosive Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed Against Jackson Mayor Mike Reina and Terence Wall
In October 2023, an explosive whistleblower lawsuit alleged that Jackson Mayor Mike Reina and Business Manager Terence Wall repeatedly coerced the Township's building inspectors to massively "look away" for his important friends, and openly threatened to terminate their employment if they didn't do the dirty work they demanded.
According to the lawsuit:
"... Mr. Wall became unhinged by Schmalz’s response and began mischaracterizing his statement to accuse him of threatening to “rubber stamp things.” Mr. Wall further expressly threatened Schmalz with termination and that he would do everything in his power to take away his licenses so that he could never be employed in his field anywhere else.
Schmalz told Mr. Wall to stop twisting his words and confirmed that he always performs his duties and responsibilities in accordance with the law. Mr. Wall became increasingly agitated and started yelling at him. Mr. Wall eventually slammed his books and left the meeting without resolving the salary discrepancies amongst new and existing employees within the Building Department.
Mr. Wall’s harassment and refusal to pay existing employees within the Building Department at appropriate rates was in further retaliation for Schmalz and other Building Department employees’ complaints and refusal to participate in unlawful conduct under the UCC and other applicable law."
Like the other whistleblower lawsuit filed by Rasiewicz that was settled in May 2024, Wall's alleged conduct in a professional role as Jackson's Business Administrator must be viewed through the lens of harassment, intimidation, and bullying policy and whether this kind of conduct is professional and appropriate.
Source: https://www.faanews.com/2023/10/whoa-explosive-new-whistleblower.html
Also by Randy Bergmann, a Jackson resident and former Editor of Asbury Park Press's Editorial page: https://www.facebook.com/search/posts/?q=Bergmann%20where%20there%27s%20smoke%2C%20there%27s%20fire
Oct
2023
2021 - Ethics Complaint Filed Against Wall for Making False Allegations
In October 2021, a joint ethics complaint was filed by three BOE candidates against Terence Wall for making "materially false and intentionally misleading accusations" against them by saying that they were being controlled by a union."
The attorney for Wall filed to dismiss the case but the Ethics Board did NOT DISMISS it.
Two of the three candidates were elected in the November 2021 election and all three candidates agreed to withdraw their complaint because they, perhaps naively, “believe that it will be in the public interest for a united School Board to work collaboratively on a going-forward basis.” The case was closed only because they withdrew the complaint.
The withdrawal of the complaint doesn't alter the actions of Wall during the election. As stated in the Complaint, there is no basis in fact for his assertions and Wall provided no evidence whatsoever to support these false, misleading, and unethical allegations.
The complaint went on to say "The false and misleading statements are clearly incendiary, defamatory, and partisan political statements. This is further evidenced by partisan political posts that were later published on his Facebook campaign page ..."
Source: https://patch.com/new-jersey/holmdel-hazlet/holmdel-boe-candidates-file-ethics-complaint-against-
Oct
2021
2006 - Wall Makes Anti-Semitic Allegation Without Providing Proof
In January 2006, Terence Wall alleged then-Mayor Serena DiMaso of making anti-Semitic remarks but did not provide any proof. According to the news reporting at the time, "DiMaso was understandably ballistic, claiming that Wall was only making trouble because he did not get to be mayor and pointing to what she said was “a pattern of deceit and manipulation” by Wall that spans years.
In her own press release, DiMaso accuses Wall of, among other things, manipulating the voice of former state Sen. John O. Bennett on one of Wall’s campaign recordings; manipulating a tape made by state Sen. Joe Kyrillos, and double dipping as a Holmdel committeeman and Keansburg’s town manager. She also noted Davey’s accusation that Wall turned up drunk at a public meeting and called for Wall to prove his anti-Semitic accusations against her or resign."
It was mentioned in the same news article that "in 2002 when the Holmdel Township Committee hired an attorney to prosecute Wall for harassment, disorderly conduct and disrupting a public meeting. Wall, for his part, filed counter-charges against Davey for ethics violations."
Jan
2006
2001 - Wall Censured by Holmdel Township Committee
On October 22, 2001, Holmdel Township Committee, by a vote of 4-1, censured Committeeman Terence Wall for violating ethical standards by releasing "confidential information concerning the property, government, personnel, or affairs of the Township" without proper legal authorization.
According to the news article, "the resolution, which the committee plans to amend slightly, also cites complaints of residents or their representative about 'alleged harassment in person and via phone and electronic mail'."
It was also reported that "In connection with the Oct. 22 censure vote, Deputy Mayor Gray Aumiller filed an incident report with the Holmdel Police Department the next day, stating, according to information released by police that he, the complainant, "was confronted" by Committeeman Wall after the meeting, at about 12:15 a.m."
Source: https://archive.centraljersey.com/2001/10/31/official-censured/
Oct
2001
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