Mehlville Budget Forum Postponed Till After the Election

I am not afraid to put myself where my decisions are. How can we be public officials and not be willing to stand up to oversight and scrutiny? It comes with the territory. It is part of the job...and yes; it is part of being child-centered. Thank you,
Karl Frank, Jr.
Vice-President Mehlville Board of Education.

On March 7, the Mehlville School Board was told that their budget’s balance projections in just two years are 2.9 % below what’s allowed by law. They held a candidate forum on March 10th and no disclosure was made of the problem. No mention was made of the dismal budget projection at the school board meeting held on March 13th. The board didn't even discuss the problem before they met in an emergency closed session meeting on March 25th, yet they demoted their chief financial officer. They scheduled a forum to discuss the budget crisis on April 1st. They postponed that discussion and meeting. The district will hold an election on April 8th. The board will meet to reorganize on April 16th with their new board members. The board plans to hold their rescheduled budget forum on April 19th. It will be a month and twelve days after the board was informed about the impending budget problem before they plan to discuss it.

Mr. Karl Frank, Jr., are oversight and scrutiny just buzzwords to you?