Board's insane vote on bonus checks

When a school board has members who are inexperienced in finances of large businesses and don't understand what it takes to make something happen, you get a decision like the one last night to issue bonus checks to some, but not all, employees before spring break.

Dr. Harry Miley, Richland Two's Senior Chief Officer for Finance and Operations, told the full board very clearly why the District could not produce those checks before spring break. As I heard him, the main reason is the need to work with H.R. and determine who gets the checks (and who does not). It's not a case of issuing checks to all employees!

Vice Chair Scott made a motion to issue checks before spring break. Chair Agostini made a secondary motion to issue the checks by April 25; seconded by Trustee Joe Trapp. Lindsay's motion lost 3-4. The three voting FOR that common-sense motion were Agostini, Trapp, and Porter. Those voting against it were Washington, Nash, Scott, and McFadden. Didn't they pay attention to Harry Miley?

Then Scott's motion passed 7-0.

Who heard Dr. Miley and didn't understand him??? What's the board going to do when his department does not meet the spring break deadline set by the board?

When your world experience with finances is writing checks monthly from your personal checkbook, it's hard to grasp what happens in the world of big business - the Richland Two school district. 

If I were Harry Miley, I'd either be holding my breath and hoping the Board hires the right full-time Superintendent or I'd be looking for a new job.