ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS SELMA CITY SCHOOL MEMBERS MUST REPAY MONEY
4-4-07
In December, 6 Selma School Board Members voted themselves a $600.00 a month salary. UNTIL THIS TIME, CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HAD NEVER BEEN PAID AND HAD LOOKED AT SERVING ON THE BOARD AS A CIVIC DUTY AND PRIVILEGE.
But these 6 MONEY GRUBBERS WANTED MONEY, SO IN JANUARY , THEY STARTED PAYING THEMSELVES. WE COMMEND THE 3 BOARD MEMBERS-David Hagood, Ann Fitts, and Kerit Chapatwala WHO REFUSED TO TAKE THE MONEY. An Attorney-General's opinion was sought as to whether members COULD VOTE THEMSELVES A PAY RAISE.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL HAS RULED THE 6 ACTED ILLEGALLY AND MUST RETURN THE MONEY THEY HAVE TAKEN SINCE JANUARY! We believe the City Council should call for the removal of the 6 greedy members:
Ben Gihvan, Barbara Satpp-Houais, John Williams, James Terry, Coley Chestnut and Debra Howard....THEY MUST GO AND THE SOONER THE BETTER!!! Coincidentally, THEY ARE ALSO THE 6 WHO VOTED TO FIRE DR. CARTER AS SUPERINTENDENT.
We urge them to pay the money back, resign from the Board, or be removed by being impeached. We urge the council to call for their removal...AND WE DEEPLY REGRET THAT DAVID HAGOOD HAS RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD AS OF TODAY..HE WAS ONE OF THE THREE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD WHO DID NOT TAKE MONEY AND WHO SEEMED TO WANT WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE SYSTEM>
