Comments on: CD: Overturn of school board veto could be dead http://www.starkville-now.com/2010/03/25/cd-overturn-of-school-board-veto-could-be-dead/ News and information about Starkville and Oktibbeha County Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: kate calmes http://www.starkville-now.com/2010/03/25/cd-overturn-of-school-board-veto-could-be-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2184 kate calmes Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:06:38 +0000 http://starkville-now.com/?p=3217#comment-2184 I know that the right thing will be done, The prayer of the righteous availeth much. I know that the right thing will be done, The prayer of the righteous availeth much.

]]> By: Roxanne http://www.starkville-now.com/2010/03/25/cd-overturn-of-school-board-veto-could-be-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2174 Roxanne Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:12:40 +0000 http://starkville-now.com/?p=3217#comment-2174 I think it is a bit over the top to have Dumas and Vaughn recuse themselves from voting on a school board member. They are each one of 7 votes toward an appt. who will be one of 5 members on a school board. Raises for teachers mostly come by as a result of state funds and would be decided via number of years of service,etc. Not because of one school board member. It would be ethically problematic if aldermen were more directly voting toward monetary benefit toward self or relative--city contract, for example. I guess I do question wording of article, so Tim P-- please do clarify-- did the Ethics Commission opinion interpret the law in this specific case? that is relative to a school board appt? or is the opinion more general about monetary benefit of an appt.? I think it is a bit over the top to have Dumas and Vaughn recuse themselves from voting on a school board member. They are each one of 7 votes toward an appt. who will be one of 5 members on a school board. Raises for teachers mostly come by as a result of state funds and would be decided via number of years of service,etc. Not because of one school board member. It would be ethically problematic if aldermen were more directly voting toward monetary benefit toward self or relative–city contract, for example. I guess I do question wording of article, so Tim P– please do clarify– did the Ethics Commission opinion interpret the law in this specific case? that is relative to a school board appt? or is the opinion more general about monetary benefit of an appt.?

]]> By: BoardtownDawg http://www.starkville-now.com/2010/03/25/cd-overturn-of-school-board-veto-could-be-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-2155 BoardtownDawg Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:46:16 +0000 http://starkville-now.com/?p=3217#comment-2155 Well, fact is if the interpretation is accurate, Jeremiah Dumas had ALREADY violated ethics by voting in the first place. He might as well vote again. At the same time, Henry Vaughn has already violated ethical rules by voting in the first place, and it sounds as if he's not sure if he should vote again or not. What would the penalty be if Dumas/Vaughn voted? Appears it would be as little as a slap on the wrist or possibly as severe as $1,000/1 year in jail. Well, fact is if the interpretation is accurate, Jeremiah Dumas had ALREADY violated ethics by voting in the first place. He might as well vote again.

At the same time, Henry Vaughn has already violated ethical rules by voting in the first place, and it sounds as if he’s not sure if he should vote again or not.

What would the penalty be if Dumas/Vaughn voted? Appears it would be as little as a slap on the wrist or possibly as severe as $1,000/1 year in jail.

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