Quote Originally Posted by firstandten View Post
The part of this that I don't like is that he wants to have a smaller elected board to provide checks and balance on the budget. Thats what we have city council for. If this essentially going to be another city department then treat it as such. Last thing we need is another elected board even if its only 7 or 9 to play political football with the mayor on the schools. The mayor thru his chancellor should run the schools, report to the city council on budgetary issues and leave it at that. If the citizens feel that they need a board to complain to about the schools then it should be a small appointed one done by the mayor.
At least on this issue the Freep agrees with me

http://www.freep.com/article/2009060...S+board+s+cord