Saturday, December 8, 2007

School Board sweeping Culver contract issue under the carpet?

It's now been nearly 2 months since it was raised to the School Board's Finance Committee and the School Board that District Administrator Tim Culver exceeded the limits of his contract by charging the school district for his membership to the Sun Prairie Rotary Club.

see: http://sp-eye.blogspot.com/2007/10/school-board-cant-even-make-simple.html

We were told that they'd be "looking into it". Well how long does it take to look? The facts are clear.
  • Culver is limited to 2 paid memberships (which he already receives)
  • The Rotary Club is a great service organization, but it doesn't meet the specifications of the contract.

http://sp-eye.blogspot.com/2007/08/district-administrator-tim-culvers.html

  • Culver gets paid close to $150,000 per year including some nice monthly per diem expenses! You'd think he could afford to open his wallet and let the dead presidents see the light of day!
  • The School Board approves quarterly checks to pay for his dues and meals at meetings (despite the fact that the meals should be covered out of his per diem pay).

Why hasn't this question from the public been answered?

Our crystal ball is clear on this one. We figure that once the Board figures enough heat has been generated on the issue, they'll discuss it at a meeting and agree to approve the additional expense--and once again violate their own policy--or in this case, an employment contract. We're holding out hope, however, that this might be an instance where at least Caren Diedrich votes against such a decision, citing the taxpayers.