A September 1st article in the online version of one of our local rags reported -- Park Ridge executive picked to join District 64 board. The lucky winner of the appointment to the School Board vacancy is Mr. Scott Zimmerman.
The background and credentials Mr. Zimmerman brings to the position are -- "chief information officer of CenterPoint Properties in Oak Brook and [he] has served on company boards and professional advisory committees. He has a master's degree in management information systems from DePaul University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Loyola University."
Sounds pretty good.
Mr. Zimmerman is quoted in the article as saying, "I had a desire to give back to the community," Zimmerman said. "I felt it was good to get involved."
Sounds pretty cliche.
No offense to Mr. Zimmerman or anybody else, but the PRU Crew is inclined to present a lovely gift certificate to the next person stepping into a public service role who can come up with something, anything, different to say!
However, what really really really caught the PRU Crew's attention in the article is --
"District 64 received 18 applications for the position.
"We had a very healthy number of applicants," said Board President John Heyde, who said the candidates showed a great deal of enthusiasm and were from a wide variety of backgrounds."
How many??? Eighteen???
Outstanding!!!
We hope no less than eighteen candidate packets are requested from the Park Ridge City Clerk for the upcoming elections! We look forward to each of these eighteen enthusiastic people continuing their enthusiasm for...giving back...to the community!
And just in case these eighteen enthusiastic individuals weren't aware of it -- No, you do not -- we repeat, you do NOT -- have to obtain the endorsement of the District 64 & 207 General Caucus in order to run for election to either the District 64 or 207 School Boards!
The PRU Crew may even be more enthusiastic about your candidacy if you didn't!
September 14, 2010
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the valiant 18 can also consider running for alderman, where you get to have some say over how things are done as well as how much is spent.
Anon 1:27:
I agree with you but the schools get way more of our property taxes than the city does. I think a lot of people would like to know more about how the schools are spending our money.
I notice in the PRU's piece today it says Mr. Zimmerman is a management information systems professional. Maybe Mr. Zimmerman can help the school district figure out a way to video their meetings for those of us who can't go to the meetings.
I would like the school board to GIVE BACK the tax increase even to the stupid people who voted for it!
That is good news. I hope we get 18 candidates for all the spots up for election in the spring.
PRU, while I understand that the easy answer to "why run" is the standard -- "I had a desire to give back to the community," and "I felt it was good to get involved." -- it is also the right answer.
That's really the only reason someone should be putting thier hat in the ring for a volunteer local position. The subtext probably includes "And I think I am more competant than most of the whackjobs who want to fill the spot." But you can't say that to the papers, can you?
What would you say?
Anon@3:16 --
What we would like to hear from any candidate seeking any local office is first what issue or issues, if any, caught there attention -- and how they intend to address it from the position of being an elected official.
As far as we're concerned, anybody can give back to the community without holding elective office -- and most people do, and don't. What makes holding an elective office the more, or most, preferred vehicle for any given candidate's desire to give back to the community.
We're tired of the cliche sound bites, even if those sound bites are the acceptably generic answers.
I hope we have choices in all the next elections not just the school board.
LOL. They should pass a law against weasel words!
Why is the mayor doing an interview with FOX "news" in the park by the Library as we speak??
Anon@9:47 --
We have no idea.
Maybe it's background for the upcoming Pollak Townhall meeting.
9:47 AM:
The interview was about the Pickwick Theatre.
YOu can watch the tape on the Fox News site.
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/good_day/pickwick-theatre-landmark-status-dave-schmidt-dino-vlahakis-park-ridge-20100915
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