For the second time in two weeks, a Methacton School Board member resigns. This time it came out of left field.
Shortly after Joyce Petrauskas' resignation was accepted at the May 20th meeting, I was told through the grapevine that Mark O'Neill was leaving as well. I have heard a couple of reasons for this--ranging from a "personal illness" to the School Boards' "job changes" and "family responsibilities"--but I still didn't expect a resignation. I have pointed out a couple of times where I felt O'Neill was going in the right direction with voting, and personally, I felt he was one of the members who had a quote-unquote "financial background" who would actually use it during board discussions (like during the bond refinancing or the budget, O'Neill was always asking questions when others would stay quiet) and was one of the few bright spots on that board. He will be missed.
On the other hand, that makes two vacancies on the Board. If you, or someone you know, who thinks they can do a better job than the current Board, and wants to continue out the remainder of a members term (December, 2015), the Methacton website has the notice posted there (or click this link for the PDF file). Type up your resume and letter of interest, and send it in before 9:00 AM on Friday to see if you have a snowball's chance in Hell. Or better!
O'Neill played himself as a finance guy but in reality had no clue on how to manage or review a budget. He became a disciple of Jim Van Horn during his term and was weak. Glad to see him go.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the open seats, for whatever reason, unless you kiss the ass of Jim Van Horn you have no chance or kneel before him. He got Pelicano in on the first round. Prediction for round 2 - Grennwalt, who was a guy that went for the endorsement in the last election, didn't get it, and when asked by Van Horn to resign he did. He'll get a seat for a year for being a Van Horn croney.