Monday, February 14, 2011

No Paperwork?

John Kasich, Republican Governor and self-appointed king, has made it known that he is against collective bargaining, teachers unions, and unionized public employees.  When out-going governor, Ted Strickland, made appointments, as previous governors had done in their last days in office, the Republicans refused to confirm the candidates.  Kasich has placed his own people on boards even when some of the members were not officially finished with their terms of office. Now we have another case and this time it involves the Ohio Board of Education - - - - -


NBC 4:

...Martha Harris said she was never told by Gov. John Kasich that she was being replaced. She said she even received a confirmation phone call and Board of Education information packet this week.

Harris' replacement, Angela Thi Bennett, was also at the meeting....

.... Harris was appointed to a four-year term in January 2009. The newspaper article claimed that Gov. Kasich said Harris' paperwork was never filed.....

Even though Kasich claimed that the paperwork for Martha Harris was not in order, SHE DID GET PAID FOR HER WORK.  According to the Buckeye Institute website with state salaries listed, Martha Harris was paid for her time on the board:

Harris, Martha  . Board/Commission Member 4  . Education .  $7,389.00   .  2009..


Someone needs to ask Kasich if the "paperwork was never filed..." for Martha Harris, why was she paid?