The April 21 agenda still listed Mahogany Hall as a board member, but on the "Meet the Board" page tonight, John Campbell's name appears under a blank spot and Mrs. Hall is gone. See the Meet the Board page here for a better look.
At this hour, there is not much to do in the way of getting quotes and such, but at least we can look at the timetable.
Mrs. Hall, then Mahogany Hendricks, was the top vote-getter in the November 2012 school board election. Under the new system since the City Council voted to move school board elections from April to November, winners in November take office on Jan. 1 for three-year terms. So Mrs Hall's term would have ended on Dec. 31 of this year. That means candidates will have to file on July 27 to be on the November 2015 ballot for the seat. On the City Council side, a November winner in case of a vacancy takes office immediately, but because there are three board seats up, there is no direct succession as in the case of a council seat.
Update from Mahogany Hall: "I would like to give you the timeline of my resignation. I sent my resignation letter in on April 13th with an effective date of April 17th.":
It may be that Mr. Campbell will then serve until Dec. 31 and would have to run and win in November to stay on for a full three-year term starting Jan. 1, 2016.
The question of relatives on the board came up one year when Joanne Hollis ran while her sister, Bridget Rivers, was on the board. State officials said it would not have been a conflict had Hollis won. The School Ethics Act addresses conflicts where board members have relatives employed by the district, but I will have to check whether having a spouse as a fellow board member constitutes a conflict under state law. One hopes this would have been researched before the appointment took place.
John Campbell previously served on the City Council and has been involved in city politics for many years.
--Bernice
Good ole Plainfield where the democrats run a corrupt city hall and city council while republicans run a corrupt school board.
ReplyDeleteJust a reminder that the two party system has failed this country
There are laws covering the process of filling a BOE vacancy. Notably are NJSA 18A:12-7, NJSA 18A:12-15, and NJSA 18A:13-11. Provisions include that the vacancy must be filled within 65 days after the announcement of the resignation, the vacancy must be advertised in appropriate media (as with announcements of meetings), and that votes to fill the vacancy must be done in public session.
ReplyDeleteI can bet none of that happened. This is sad news for Plainfield's children. What a shame.
DeleteJust what we need, another Campbell on the BOE and looking out for themselves not your children. Willma has been a wreck for years and her husband has proved in the past that he has trouble sticking with the truth. Let's hope people wake up in Plainfield and vote out those who are not doing what is required of them.
ReplyDeletePlainfield is a fiefdom, and green,Mapp and the Campbell's are the small time oppressors of the people and their struggle. If this was 1815 they would've most definitely lived in the House !!!!
ReplyDeleteSo true!!
DeleteI know how Green has oppressed those of us on the Plainfield City Committee and I know about the Campbells, but explain the Mapp reference.
DeleteIt’s amazing how you people get on here and blast Assemblyman Green about his puppets on the city council but never mention the Campbell’s and their puppets on the school board. Wilma has been on that board for over 14 years and the school system is still no better. Now she’s convinced her puppets to vote her hubby in. How disappointing of the new seated members. Plainfield is a joke and the voters are the brunt of the joke. It’s not like Mr Campbell wasn’t already controlling the board through his wife, don’t understand why they had to vote him on. Mrs Campbell must really be worried about losing her seat this November.
ReplyDeleteWilma does not need to run until November 2016.
DeleteWhere did you find that info, I don't see anything about their terms?
DeleteYou can look up election stuff on the Union County Clerk's link at ucnj.org
Deletehttp://ucnj.org/county-clerk/elections/election-results/
What is remarkable to me about the people in office in Plainfield is that they have no shame or self respect, cannot be embarrassed, and shun any laws that they should abide by.
ReplyDeleteWhat is even more remarkable is that the people of this city are so lazy and apathetic when it comes to voting that they let this happen. You get what you deserve.
Hey Bob, remember that 2013 the new dems hq was also greens Hq also. Strange bedfellows or good friends and the rest is just smoke and mirrors.
ReplyDeleteWhile it may have been legal, it certainly wasn't moral. Not surprising!
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