Speaking of Actually Reading What You Are Voting On . . .

Mrs. Shaw also seemed to have some difficulty at tonight’s Candidate Debate recalling the actual facts of various items that she voted to approve. In one case Mrs. Shaw waxed eloquent about the ‘rumor’ going about town that the district was spending $20,000 for each employee covered by the benefits plan. This was simply out of the ballpark and meant to exaggerate the real costs to the taxpayers she thought. Mrs. Shaw went on to assert “I think the real number is about $14,000 per person.” Ah, Mrs. Shaw . . . . . that Tentative Budget you just voted to approve . . . . we hate to break it to you but it included the ACTUAL number $16,600/per person to calculate what would be saved in benefits for the employees you are firing. Mrs. Shaw also took umbrage to the attention brought to the hiring of a new administrator in this year’s budget at the same time the district is getting rid of employees. Mrs. Shaw insisted that “I didn’t see any new administrator’s in the budget.” Ah, Mrs. Shaw . . . Account String 11-000-221-21020-000-00-0-001, Reference Number M0003156 calls for a new full-time job Supervisor of Autism. This sounds like an administrator job doesn’t it? Maybe there is a part-time person but when you create a full-time position isn’t that ADDING a new administrator? How about Account String 11-000-270-21600-000-00-0-001, Reference Number M0003326 that adds a full-time position of Bus Dispatcher? Hmm administrator ? administration ? ?? Well we know for sure it’s not educational. And although they don’t seem to be included in the ‘approved’ pile the rumor is that there is still the potential to add a $75,000 Internal Auditor, a $28,000 Bookkeeper and a $36,000 ‘Technical Assistant’ from the ‘pending’ pile. I know, I know, it’s such a BOTHER to actually read the things you are voting on, but . .