Nearly a hundred South Plainfield teachers-union members attended tonight's Borough Council meeting, hoping to urge the Council to keep in tact the same budget voters soundly defeated last week.
Councilman Ray Rusnak, along with the mayor, explained the budget-review process that's taking place, pointing out that no decisions have been made yet regarding cuts. Rusnak, who chairs the Council's administration and finance committee, said he, CFO Glenn Cullen and the Borough's auditor have been meeting with school officials to review the budget and have asked for documents that would allow them to conduct a thorough review.
Union President Louise Mruz, whose members attended the meeting wearing green "stand united" t-shirts, asked when a decision would be made on the budget and was told that the council would be holding a special meeting for Monday, May 10th to decide on cuts and make recommendations for line-item reductions.
While little discussion about the actual budget took place, Board member Debbie Boyle later reminded the audience that she had asked all the district's unions, administrators, and contractors to take a pay freeze, yet to date nobody has responded to her request.
Monday, May 3, 2010
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It is amazing how when asked by a member of the BOE, that all Union members, administrators and contractors take a pay freeze, no one is ready to be part of the solution. All they want to do is keep everything they have, use "the children will suffer" statement to try and bully us into leaving them be. These are difficult times and they need to make some sacrifices like the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteI have lost all respect for the teachers and the administrators. I am glad my children realize that what they are doing is selfish and I am also tired of them complaining about their situation in the classroom.
Mayor and Council...you have some power here...you can keep turning down the budget until the teachers and administrators help out...."Remember in November"....listen to the votors.
Well, I can see why we need teachers...you spelled voters wrong!
ReplyDeleteIt's not about needing teachers. This has nothing to do with teachers.
ReplyDeleteIt's about the BOE spending our money responsibly, not on 4.5% raises for principals, not on high-end benefits that the public doesn't get, and not on perks for the administration.
The first comment is correct. It's time to cut that budget. Hopefully that will force the board to do what it needs to do. If throwing money at education was the answer, Newark and Plainfield would be Princetons and Harvards of public education. So, please, don't tell me that cutting some of the fat in our school system will hurt education. Message to the Mayor and Council: Cut away!
What perks for administrators are you talking about?
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