So, should the Wayne (N.J.) School Board pay for the Board president's Nextel BlackBerry service?
On NorthHersey.com we read that Board trustee Marlene Polinik thinks the subsidy the Board is paying their president Karinne Herrschaft for her BlackBerry service is giving the Board a kind of a shaft.
Noting there was no formal board vote to approve the approximately $100 a month agreement, "We need to be accountable for every dollar we spend for the kids and the taxpayers," Polinik says.
Fellow school board member Victor Hayek takes a broader view, advocating a look at ways to cut down on the district's overall cell phone bill. The tab was $46,000 last year.
But Herrschaft sticks up for herself.
"What matters is that the (Wayne School Board) the (Board) president should have a way to communicate with the administration, and the president shouldn't have to bear the cost."
1. I don't think the Board president should have to pay for the service out of her own pocket. If she is using it for communication with other board members or things specific to the position she has been elected to why should she have to fit the bill for it?
Heck, I wonder if she is even getting paid for the time she is spending outside of the work time she is responsible for working on things for the school system.
Prior to my BB, a client would have to wait for me to get back to my computer to check email and respond. Now things move along a lot faster because I can respond while waiting in line at CCs or the print shop.
Posted at 8:39PM on Oct 21st 2006 by Jeffrey Lee