Whalen Decisions Carrel in 7!

Nope...Monday's school board meeting did not erupt in fisticuffs. But it did take 7 rounds of voting to break a 3-3 tie vote for Vice President of the school board! Board policy is to continue voting until either everyone falls asleep or a majority vote is obtained. We might want to put that particular policy in the "Huh???" column. I mean...seriously....if the President is ill or unable to make a meeting, it's not like the VP takes over as leader of the free school district.

Inquiring minds were postulating that a series of six 3-3 votes is either a sign of yet another split within the board or that Jim Carrel's venomous tirade against fellow board members has not yet been forgotten.

People are also wondering how the 3-3 tie dissolved into a 4-2 Whalen victory. Did Carrel fall on his sword and switch his vote? Or did someone else turn on Carrel.

In other officer election results, David Stackhouse, predictably, was a unanimous choice for President, as was Jim McCourt for Treasurer (after Caren Diedrich declined the nomination). Carrel was voted Clerk and Jill Camber Davidson was voted Deputy Clerk.