The most recent one is so full of criticism of others that it would take days to reply. It is ridiculous to blame the Council for not altering the BOE budget by transferring line item expenditures to save school libraries. That budget document is so large and complicated that I doubt if a CPA could understand it in a reasonable period of time. It is full of title changes and description alterations that allocated sums in the previous budget now are 0 and they have been replaced with new lines. And even if they sent it back to the BOE with changes, doesn't the BOE have the right to reject alterations? Finally the State is the ultimate authority.
Again just political crap blaming those Republicans for trying to cope with the mess that the Corzine government left as a burden upon the taxpayers of New Jersey. Is it possible that
the Assemblyman is included among the 16000 New Jersey millionaires benefiting by the action of the Republicans? Did he voted against the budget which could not have passed without Democratic supporters.
Once again he alludes to the future of Health Care in Plainfield. The fact is that it was the Corzine Administration that preapproved the deprivation of the 100000 area residents of critical quality health care and left them to face time consuming transportation in life threatening conditions to distant hospitals. The distance now faced would be acceptable in rural areas but is inexcusable in this urban milieu. Moreover the very population he professes to represent, the poorer economic levels were the ones most affected by the hospital closure.
However, one must accept JG's blog for what it is, a political vehicle no different that Bo's or those of the Councilors except in breadth of focus.
Regarding the BOE, Ranata Hernandez wrote in her blog that the BOE did not see the walk ins until 9:30PM, and they voted on them. Obviously the BOE does not follow any recognized Code of Parliamentary Procedure. A special meeting can only act upon matters announced in the public notice (and agenda) for the meeting. (See illustration from Sturgis)
The BOE should also be faulted for calling for that meeting on the same night and time of a previous scheduled Council meeting. Moreover no complaint should be made about the lack of public participation since the BOE is so cavalier in respecting the public's time.
By the way, no minutes of BOE meetings have been published since mid February. Have they been approved? If not, how can this new board approve something they did not participate in without exposing themselves to legal problems? I suspect that until Monday's night's minutes are published (after approval) we will have no knowledge of what jobs were cut or what "new" positions were filled.
But of course in Plainfield the BOE respect for procedures and "codes" is not unique. The Corporation Counsel's interpretation on behalf of Administration of a public or closed meeting certainly was in conflict with the "Sunshine Laws".
On a more pleasant note for everyone and especially myself; for the next 7 days I do not expect to have time to post to my blog. I will be spending the time with three younger generations of my visiting family. I wish everyone a safe enjoyable 4th.
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