Actually, it turns out that Jim McCourt--who cast only a single "NO" vote (when he was there to actually vote) --- is the King of the "Yes" Men.
John Whalen came in second with only 3 "NO" votes.
Slane slides into 4th place with 4 "NO" votes cast.
A review of school board meetings and voting records offers some very valuable insight.
Calendar year 2009
24 regular school board meetings...
14
Votes nearly always are based on recommendations from administration..
Care to guess which board member was the only one who did not cast a single "NO" vote?
Nope...it wasn't Seabass McCourt! (But good guess! McCourt only cast ONE "No" vote)
Nope...it wasn't John "Do I Look As Uncomfortable Up Here As I Feel" Whalen. (Another logical guess! But Whalen actually cast TWO "No" votes)
Give up?
OK....it was none other than Al "I'm the Outsider on the Board" Slane!!
That's right. Mr. Slane never heard a recommendation from administration he didn't like.
143 votes....and 143 times Slane said "Aye".
How's that for a re-election campaign platform? He can claim he has a perfect voting record!
As in he voted perfectly in line with Administration recommendations.
Gee...for an "outsider" Slane seems pretty well "linked in".
Perhaps his new nickname should be "Aye Aye" Al.
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