Attending the board meeting is not necessary to initiate recall proceedings and to file grand jury complaints for investigations. Most of us have decided we don’t want to take anymore precious time away from our families to have a front row seat in the CSD “Kangaroo Court” proceedings, this is why many in my neighborhood in EDH don’t show up anymore. Our efforts are better served doing other things.

If there is a “lone wolf” in Billy V or any other director they need to speak out and stop hiding behind the board room so that he/she are not lumped in with the bad apples. Right now every board member has failed until they step up, speak out and take action to show voters otherwise.

We voted them in easy enough and it is easy enough to vote them and their nonsense out!Those using this board position as a stepping stone to further their careers in public office best be thinking of a new career because this nonsense will be hard to forget at the polls. EID election is just the beginning.

This isn’t over! Lawsuits and grand jury investigations are underway. How many tax dollars need to be wasted before the residents of El Dorado Hills care? Demand this board be recalled or do what they were elected to do. Come to board meetings and ask why? Wasn’t the GM Skeel reinstated months ago? Why is he still sitting at home making $10,000 a month plus benefits and nobody seems to care? I don’t like my taxes being wasted. Let’s not let the board get away with this!

Now we’ve gone from a CSD that claimed to be so concerned about funding that it encouraged layoffs to one that seems to have unlimited funds at its disposal. Well-paid employees received weeks of paid leave and benefits for their efforts in locating a GM whom the board now holds in contempt. The CSD can pay for “voluntary” work to fill in for laid off employees, but can’t find funds for extra hours put in by employees to complete their tasks. They can’t afford to keep employees on the job, but can fork over $10,000 plus benefits per month to keep the GM away from his job. They have found hundreds of dollars lying around to pay for meeting after meeting by board members without results. Legal fees, we are told, are not an issue because the CSD Counsel works for a flat annual fee. Yeah, I’m sure!

We have board members who report allegations about one employee as concrete facts in one instance, but treat allegations by numerous employees against another as vicious lies, misconceptions, maliciousness and rumors. One person, the GM, is placed on administrative leave for well over four months while “remediation” is contemplated. Another, against whom serious allegations have been lodged, and her supervisor and mentor, still report to work and fill in for the GM.

Does any of this make sense? It sounds like a script for a comedy. How long does this continue? These are taxpayer dollars thrown to the four winds like confetti by a board elected to look after our interests.

There’s one pending lawsuit that names the same characters in the eye of the storm as in the Skeel matter. There are rumors of others under consideration. Why aren’t some hard questions being asked of our board by the local press? Seems like somebody should be held accountable for all of this. We all need to wake up! I’m appalled at the lack of good reporting by our local papers! Seems like some questions would be asked by their reporters.