Vote by open roll call or quit the board! This is gutless even though the vote will be revealed after the signed ballot. Cathy, call the roll any way Get in their face publicly. Conrad Farner should have nothing whatsoever to do with the operation board. Bruce, I know that you know better. We would not have allowed this tohappen when we served together. Please ORDER a roll call.

Don't request a roll call DEMAND it.

Hey Bob, the board decided on the written vote in an effort to avoid influencing any members to vote a certain way. For example, and this is just hypothetical, if the board narrows the list of candidates to two, say Palama and Rosner, and the vote is 3-2 in favor of Rosner on roll, with one vote to go, that final board member will have to decide if he/she is going to vote Rosner in or force the tie by voting for Palama. The votes will be revealed, so all board members will be held accountable, and Superintendent Farner had nothing to do with the board deciding to go this route.

I am fine with the way they chose to handle the vote since their votes will be identified immediately afterwards. In a roll call vote the order that the votes are cast is a factor.

Regarding that vote, I would like to voice my opinion that the voice of the voters in the previous election should come into play. I went back and checked. There was a 170 vote gap between Rick Moze and the top vote getter, Russell Spahn. There was a bigger gap than that between Mr. Moze and the next highest candidate, Paul Palma: 192 votes. Clearly Rick Moze was the preferred choice of the voters. I hope the board will recognize and respect the electorate's vote.

David, The roll call is used by most governmental bodies. All board members are expected to vote their conscience and not to be influenced by a "stronger" colleague or fear of losing a "friendship". If the result ends in a tie, there should be additional voting until a candidate is chosen. If the Board can not reach a decision after additional voting, "lots" should be drawn either by the flip of a coin or by high card. There are at least two examples of precedence in Greenfield. On approximately May 28th 1980, the Board, decided to flip a coin after 32 unsuccessful votes on an appointment to fill a vacancy. Larry Neumann won the coin flip and was appointed. In the spring of 2005, there was an unsuccessful attempt by roll call to fill a vacancy in Aldermanic District 5 caused by the resignation of of Michael Neitzke who was elected mayor in the April election of that year. The continuous tie vote was Alderpersons Almquist and Pietrowski voting for Mike Gierl, and Alderpersons Carlson and Kastner voting for Shirley Saryan. The Council decided to resolve the tie by the flipping of a coin and Ms. Saryan won as was thereby appointed.

a coin flip ws

The people attending the meeting should be able know immediately how the Board Members vote, rather than wait until the votes are cast. The process should be the same as an open vote on any other matter. Courage takes priority over "comfort".

Good to know Terri. Rick Moze should be the logical choice. Let's see now.

Don Carlson, My apology if I was incorrect.