When bureaucrats run amok...
While this story from the Union Leader is about Manchester, I thought it was interesting nonetheless. What we see is another example of a non elected official that sees himself unbound by rules or reality.
MANCHESTER – Superintendent Michael Ludwell gave himself a 2 percent pay raise this summer without the school board's authorization, a revelation that prompted his abrupt resignation Monday night, Mayor Frank Guinta said yesterday.Ludwell collected about $1,000 in unauthorized pay before Guinta and School Board Vice Chair Leslee Stewart confronted him Monday, the mayor said. He has agreed to refund the district in full by Dec. 31, when his resignation takes effect."What has occurred is a violation of the public's trust," Guinta said.
I like Mayor Giunta because he's got a set of real you-know-whats and stands up to this sort of stuff. One wonders if a lesser politician would have just looked the other way. It is high time that some of these highly paid pampered administrators gets a dose of the real world! Remember, Mr. Ludwell, if I'm not mistaken, was the highest paid superintendent in NH. Heh! Now he'll get no pay!
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[H/T John H]
