EDITORIAL BLOG: HOT WATER OVER PAY

EDITORIAL BLOG: HOT WATER OVER PAY: Last week I was reading the Community section part of the Parsippany Life newspaper (dated August 29, 2012) and one article in particular st...

HOT WATER OVER PAY

Last week I was reading the Community section part of the Parsippany Life newspaper (dated August 29, 2012) and one article in particular struck me with anger. It was entitled A Call from Parsippany to the Governor for Help. The article dealt with pay for a Dr. LeRoy Seitz, the Superintendent of Schools. Keep in mind the superintendents of schools make a very hefty yearly gross income. In these times when many of us have lost our jobs, are underemployed, no health insurance, our extension on unemployment has run out leaving some of us to go on welfare and or Social Security, Seitz still was determined to be payed above the scale set by the state. This pay was $40,000.00 above the cap. The battle began in November 2010 by the Board of Education. Only one member was brave enough to vote against this. His name is Michael Strumolo and he has reached out to Gov. Chris Christie for Christe's support. Intimidation tactics have been unleashed on Mr. Strumolo without just cause. In the end the Board had no choice but to refuse Seitz's contract and he, in turn, sued the school district. Ouch! In the meantime the Board had to deal with bad publicity and over $15,000.00 in legal fees (our wasted tax dollars).
In the meantime the poor have to manage with having much less while the "well to do" want more. This is greed, whether Dr. Seitz likes it or not. He is oblivious to what is going on in the USA and worldwide. I know because I am one of those unfortunate poor souls.
Yours truly,
Jane Ramona