Standing on Principle
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- June
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You have to hand it to Brian Mitten, a man who followed his conscience and did the right thing. Mitten resigned from the Lakeland Board of Education because he objected to the board’s decision to give a hefty raise to the schools superintendent at a time when the financially ailing distirct had to cut 40 jobs from the payroll.
After only a year on the job, Superintendent Kennth Connolly saw his annual pay go from $199,700 to $224,000, about the median salary range for school chiefs in Westchester County.
Mitten thought Connolly got too much dough, too soon and that the wrong message was being sent to taxpayers.
So he quit as a matter of principle. The other yea-saying trustees ought to hang their heads in shame.
The bosses get all the marbles, friends. And the working stiffs? Why, they get the pink slips and a warning not to let the door hit them on the way out.
I don’t know Mitten, but he’s alright by me.
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I agree, public service should mean service. I dont begrudge anyone getting more money from their boss, if I were Mr.Connolly I would do the same, but the bosses (trustees)in this case should pay attention.
I too commmend this school board member for standing on principle. Unfortunately, you can’t win any battles if you’re not in the game. I wish he would have stayed on the board and worked to bring about change as an elected representative.
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