Wow!! I cannot believe the lengths people will go to keep things under the rug. I had decided not to elaborate on the details of the treasurers contract in my last blog to give the Falls News Press the opportunity to do the right thing and print the details of the contract that was released to them with the agenda for the special meeting. What they actually printed was pitiful. I don’t blame the reporter. I know from my conversations with her that she had intended to inform the public. I’m not sure what happened in between our conversation and the printing of the paper but apparently someone put the pressure on to keep the details to themselves. So basically everyone on the board, and at the offices of the Falls News Press know what’s in the treasurer’s contract and superintendent’s salary increase is but felt it was OK to wait until after the election to fill in the rest of Cuyahoga Falls. Who is involved in the shrouding? My spidey senses tell me it was Phil Keren and Scott Shriner, as these are the two people generally responsible for keeping you uninformed. I guess your only recourse is to call them at 330-688-0088 ext.3110 and ask them what is in the contracts.
Just kidding you can always just click here (superintendent and treasurer) and see them for your self. You see, once these documents were released to the media as an attachment to the agenda for the Monday Oct. 29th meeting, they became part of the public record. My only regret is that I didn’t do this sooner. I foolishly thought our local paper would publish the facts. The facts are this: The board came to a tentative agreement at the Thursday Oct. 25 special board meeting and had already told the Falls News Press that we would be taking action on it that night. Then your board majority decided to let the Oct. 31 deadline pass and make the new contract retroactive and supersede the old new contract. Feeling that our treasurer was worthy of signing before the deadline and knowing that the contract was finished Bob Heath and I called for the Monday Oct. 29th special meeting, attached an agenda with details, filed it with our treasurer, and released it to the media. Unfortunately I did not hand deliver a personal invitation to each and every board member. Therefore, proper notice was not given and the meeting was cancelled. My bad, I admit.
Remember when looking over the contract that our treasurer has been responsible for much of the turn around our district has seen. She has renegotiated contracts with vendors that have saved us hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, she performs the fiscal duties of our district as well as Schnee Learning Center and The Cuyahoga Falls Foundation, she also oversees the 4th largest budget, ranks fourth in years of experience yet is one of the lowest paid treasurers in Summit County. In fact the four treasurers that rank below her on the pay scale have fringe that exceed ours and more than make up for lower compensation. In doing comparisons all treasurers with budgets the size of Cuyahoga Falls earn $90K or more plus fringe and benefits.
Contrary to the claims of one incumbent, the turn around Cuyahoga Falls has seen is due to our treasurers skills and watchful eye on our finances. The Board of Education has not given direction to our administrators for two years. The successes this district can claim are due to employees who, despite their board who can’t even approve a contract on time or set meaningful goals, continue to give our children a quality education and keep our budget in the black.
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Well here we go again. Fallsites, you who did not vote for Molly Benedum really dropped the ball this time. She was by far the best qualified candidate for this job,and was genuinely committed to our children's best interest. And for the record Molly, I work in the district and can tell you that every employee I know voted for you. Those of us who take the time to be informed know who the best candidate is. When are you all going to wake up and do your homework? Therese Dunphy has made a mockery of this school board and could give two shakes what you, me, or any other parent or voter in this district wants. She is a self serving suck- up and should have been given the boot. Find out what these candidates are really about. If you had, Dunphy would not have been re-elected. I can only guess that people voted for her because they knew she was already on the board. STUPIDHEADS! I hope you're ready for more of the same garbage she's been dishing out for the last two years. Nothing will change, except that the unstable Barb Gunter will be her new pawn. And last but not least, SHAME ON YOU who did not vote. If you aren't part of the solution, you ARE part of the problem. You lose your complaining rights when you give up your voting rights.
Well our board is at it again, giving this community another black eye. Did you see the article in yesterday's ABJ? http://www.ohio.com/news/11138976.html
And check out the comments too. http://www.topix.net/forum/source/akron-beacon-journal/T26A27QSUGBOAR2S7
If we weren't the butt of Ohio education jokes, we should be now.
That was interesting reading on Ohio.com. Classic case of "the pot calling the kettle black". Looking at the track record and actions of some board members they may very well bite off more than they can chew by accusing Kellie of ethic violations. Reading the letter that I just received about CF not meeting all of it's AYP requirements I would think that there are more important things to be talking about. Instead this board seems more concerned about stopping the the public from being informed and running Kellie under the bus. What a shame.
I am so disappointed in Barb Gunter after reading that article.
She has let a personal feud with a past board candidate change her actions and she has sold her soul to the Devil. What nerve. She was a board member to be proud of before. Now she has let herself become a puppet for Dunphy and Grimes and become a laughing stock.
Sigh...Kellie...Unions are not the bain of our society, they are merely one conglomerated opinion. As surely as the AFL-CIO may be split apart due to varied philosophical/political opinions, even a School Board may garner support from any of such factions given a logical, reasonable line of thought.
Just as deregulation has allowed the natural gas industry and electric industy to screw consumers, the health care industry has been content to remain in the background as those representing "management" & "labor" continue to bang heads!
Might I suggest the citizens of our community form a committee, made up of all economic interests, to formulate a plan to obtain a livable cost for our health care? There's nothing I would like better than to remove the ability to negotiate my health care benefitrs from certain "thieving pricks" at Kent State Univeristy; especially if it would result in a better level of health care coverge for me and mine!
Think about it, eh?
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