No point applying. The trustee was selected prior to election which was orchestrated by outgoing Kingston. Her prolonged resignation made certain that the will of the people would be urinated on. Way to go Gonzalez and the BOE. Did you think of moving to a dictatorship? You are all well qualified and versed. Do not think of removing this post. First Amendment applies

Perhaps a change in the township charter would avoid the appearance of cronyism, there does seem to be a pattern here in Wayne where mid term appointments are made to council, it seems odd that Mz Kingston did not tip her hand prior to the election thus denying the People the opportunity to decide the ladies replacement.
It makes one wonder who might be leaving elected office next, especially council?

I certainly hope you are both wrong about that. Some new perspectives and an independent voice should be considered, welcomed and would certainly be healthy of course.

@ Stewart, Mz Kingston was no lady, as evidenced by her knowledge of the move to Texas back in September and her deliberate deception to the citizens of Wayne, ala, the children will decide? Really, seriously, please. What kind of fools do you think the citizens of Wayne are?. I am sure those Texans will welcome Ms Kingston with open arms into their fold. Right, a Yank no less. We would like to know how well her tactics hold up in the Lone Star State.

dont sugar coat it on my account justice, tell me how you really feel? lol

it is clear that none of you know Robyn. You are so off the mark. Justice, you are just a plain fool. She was a great PTO mom before coming to the board. She was a great board member. As for the move to Texas, she had hoped to keep her kids in school here until June, and did not know that she would be leaving mid school year.

You are all a bunch of paranoid conspiracy theorists.

It's the board of ed, for crying out loud, not congress. Get a grip.

Chicken Little, the ONLY reason that I am responding to you at all is that a lack of response might be interpreted as acceptance. Prior to calling me or anyone else a fool, check yourself in the mirror as it appears that you might have swallowed the kool-aid. As respects to paranoid, are you a psychiatrist who is authorized to call anyone "paranoid"? If not, I suggest you keep your day job. Your implication regarding Congress is insulting, considering the recent board of ed tactics.

Just to refresh memories, here is an OCTOBER 19 article regarding Robyn's "rumored" move to Texas. OCTOBER 19, less than 3 weeks before the election. Keep drinking your Kool-Aid folks:
http://wayne.patch.com/articles/education-trustee-addresses-rumors-she-s-resigning
Board of Education trustee Robyn Kingston addressed rumors Thursday night that she would resign her board seat this year.

Resident Mark Klypka said at Thursday's Board of Education meeting rumors have been circulating that Kingston would resign her seat this year and move to Texas.

“Hopefully, it is not true and if it is true I find it very unprofessional,” Klypka said.

Klypka regularly attends meetings and asks officials questions regarding the district, its personnel, and how it operates.

Kingston seemed to take offense to the statement.

“If you heard a rumor it would have been nice if you came to me instead of grandstanding at the podium,” said Kingston, who was elected to the board in 2011. Her term expires in 2014. “When I decide to share that information and when we decide to move then I may share it with you. I ask you to respect my privacy.”

Klypka said he respects Kingston’s privacy.

“If you’re making decisions that affect the children and the taxpayers that’s what I’m concerned about,” Klypka said.

Trustee Bob Ceberio objected to Klypka’s statement and the two briefly exchanged words. Former trustee Joanie Walsh shouted from the audience. Board President Donald Pavlak Jr. then adjourned the meeting for a few minutes.

After the meeting was reconvened, Board Attorney Isabel Machalo stressed the need for members of the public to “respect the privacy of individuals not only of the public but our employees, including the board members.”

Property taxes have increased to unbearable levels. The Board of Ed has spent like drunken sailors (no disrespect to sailors, just a figure of speech) and yet the "report card" ratings for the Wayne School System have not increased accordingly. Do we really want another "appointee" orchestrated by Kingston? Keep drinking the Kool-aid....

Wasn't current Board Attorney Isabel Machalo an appointee by Gonzalez, hired by the Board which comprised the most recent spending spree? Didn't Gonzalez bring her, his co-super and the public relations firm with him? Yes, a dictatorship...

I am sorry to have to say this has been handled very poorly, When one is elected to public office they are accounatble to the People, here thanks to Patch and Justice we recall the chronology and chain of remarks that ultimately led to where we are at today, yet another individual elected to public office has made a decision to leave and the replacement does not carry the consent of the People but rather the prerogative of the board.
Intentional or not, this state of affairs erodes the perception that here, The People rule.

"Applicants must meet the following requirements:

Be able to read and write.
Be registered to vote in Wayne and not be disqualified as a voter under state law.
Reside in Wayne for at least one year.
Have no interest in any contract with, or claim against, the Board."

Does not specify which language, let alone English?
Just more of the same....
This is the nonsense that has caused our property taxes to orbit.

I rest my case.

So you admit that there is misconduct and liability on the part of the trustees of the Board of Education? Just add another suit.

What a rant by Justice. Sounds personal as no laws (the laws that the rest of us follow) were broken and no ethics were violate. District finally has a Superintendent (after too many years) and it looks like all good is finally happening. Taxes? If I recall, the board of education came in UNDER the amount they were allowed to raise taxes to and cut a few million. If people like Justice get on the board of education, I am sure our Superintendent will fly out the door. Maybe that is the issue - people like Justice can't get on the board of education and are VERY bitter. Glad things are moving in the direction they are. Justice, you keep talking to yourself.

"Applicants must meet the following requirements:
Have no interest in any contract with, or claim against, the Board."

Does this requirement apply to candidates running for election to the Board,
or just those applying to be appointed by the Board itself ?

Don't those whose spouses work in the Wayne school system
have an interest contracts with the Board ?

Regarding, the decision being left to children, here is another article:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/186508541_Wayne_board_of_ed_member_resigns.html
"Wayne board of ed member resigns
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 2013, 1:58 AM
BY DEBRA WINTERS
STAFF WRITER
WAYNE TODAY
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WAYNE - School trustee Robin Kingston has resigned from the board of education effective Jan. 9.
The news was announced at last Thursday night's board meeting, at which time district business administrator Juanita Petty said the board would be looking to appoint someone to fill the open seat by the Feb. 21 meeting.
During a phone interview with the Wayne Today, Kingston, who is now residing in Texas, said that she relocated after her husband accepted a job position out of state about six months ago. Leaving the decision up to their children, they decided to make the full transition by the 2013 school semester."

@Chicken Little, it seems that you MUST have the last word, no matter how inconsequential or ridiculous. I feel sorry for you.

@Hinderson: "What a rant by Justice. Sounds personal as no laws (the laws that the rest of us follow) were broken and no ethics were violate. District finally has a Superintendent (after too many years) and it looks like all good is finally happening. Taxes? If I recall, the board of education came in UNDER the amount they were allowed to raise taxes to and cut a few million. If people like Justice get on the board of education, I am sure our Superintendent will fly out the door. Maybe that is the issue - people like Justice can't get on the board of education and are VERY bitter. Glad things are moving in the direction they are. Justice, you keep talking to yourself." Rant??? I Think Not... Personal ??? Never,.. Why would I want to be on the Wayne Board of Education? Bitter??? Not at All...Coming in under the amount?? Creative Math... Laws broken, ethics violated?? To Be Determined Through a Process Called Discovery in a Lawsuit...Superintendent.. Why was a lightweight from an urban district brought to Wayne?...Why were his cronies immediately hired??? Good Super??? Maybe/ Maybe Not. It Remains to be seen... Talking to myself??...You were reading and expressing your opinion..The First Amendment Right...

@Shameonyou,,
"Justice, you sound like someone who lost an election - major sour grapes. Your conspiracy theory sounds like it takes up a lot of your time. Sad. "
Once Again, let Discovery show the facts.
Lost an election? When I run, I win..
Sad that you feel the necessity to state sour grapes..There is no reason for me to have sour grapes.

Meow..the claws are out...As much as I love cats, it is time for the felines to lick their wounds..Meow

Yikes, Fruit Loops is right. Someone needs an anger management class. Wacky Wayne, we have them all.

Packanack 1996..litigation 101: when all else fails, name call. Bravo.

Frank, I could care less about your observation. Obviously the corruption does not bother you. It is all in the game, to use your words. Corruption is not healthy for the community, especially a part of the community that influences young minds.

Kingston's decision when to resign is exactly the kind of decision that she was elected to make. She's trying to protect the interests of her constituents through the remainder of her term, just as she promised she would.

The morals and ethics that have come through comments on this "patch" are truly astounding. Even wolves have higher standards

Keep drinking the kool aid sweetie

Sophisticated member of the community? I thought I was watching a "Bravo" trash series on cable. If it hadn't affected my budget with the "creative math" that came about by changing the Board of Education Elections from Spring to November, thereby introducing the 2% cap WITHOUT VOTER INPUT, I would actually be laughing. However, there is nothing funny about property taxes skyrocketing for no reason other than for someone's ego who is used to a lavish lifestyle that she herself NEVER earned.

CL, There was a letter authored and circulated by Kingston and her cohort smearing the candidate who actually would have been on the Board by the Will of the People. Obviously, you are not as "in" as you think you are. This candidate still won, in spite of the mud slinging. An audit is in order questioning all of Kingston's decisions while she was a trustee, a cause of action resultant from her election tactics. The only thing the Board can do is to give the position to the candidate who was wanted by the people had Kingston appropriately stepped down instead of vehemently denying rumors 2 weeks before the election, only to resign with NO NOTICE shortly after. Her cohorts NEED to abstain from the vote, if not resign from the Board.

good point Bill, the hit piece(s) contained the usual ad hominem based in character assassination rather than the framing of the actual issues of our time, distributed at the very last opportunity in order to prohibit a response to.
It seems so low road when you really think about it, I think it illustates the sort of mentality the substitutes for reasonable respectful discourse here.

Bill...the sequence of your previous post is somewhat confusing.

"There was a letter smearing the candidate who actually would have been on the Board. This candidate still won."

So there was a candidate smeared, who would have been on the Board? What does that mean "would have been on the Board" ?

And the candidate still won? ...so the candidate that was smeared won the election anyway, and is now on the Board? Is that correct?

"Give the position to the candidate who was wanted by the people."

So this is a different candidate...not the one who was smeared?

How did you determine this candidate was "wanted by the people" ?

In any case, don't expect any "cohorts" to abstain or resign. After all, they were elected to appoint should any member resign mid-term. They all took an oath to that effect...it's their sworn duty to appoint Kingston's replacement.

The sad part is that Trustee Kingston, along with another Trustee, sent a politically motivated letter, smearing Candidate Kazan, who in my opinion is a very good candidate and would have made a good Trustee. Trustee Kingston knowing she's moving out of Town at some point soon,moves to Texas. Smear somebody, then move. O.K. It's politics. The sadder part of this story is the voting public bought it and didn't vote for Kazan.

Hey Dan.....Would you give me the courtesy of telling me why you deleted my post? There was nothing in there that was untrue.

Some didn't get a letter, and still didn't vote for Kazan.

Kingston didn't want Kazan on the Board?...well she's not the only one.

Don't expect Kazan to be appointed, she ran and lost.

Not sure that she would have won if 4 seats were open anyway.

Maybe we'll see about that next time.

Frank, Since you are so BIG on oaths and jobs that the trustees are sworn to, I would like to see the written version of these oaths. Also, where is it written that a mid-term appointment is required in lieu of leaving a position vacant or an election for such a position?

Frank,
Do you actually have the stats of how people voted dependent on the smear letter?
Well, here are the stats of the vote and clearly, Kazan would have won had the fourth seat been open:
http://passaiccountynj.org/archives/53/2012%20General%20Election%20-%20Official%20Results.pdf

Wayne Board of Education
41/41 100.00%
Under Votes 37847
Over Votes 0
Vote Count Percent
NP - Michael L. BUBBA 7,573 20.90%
NP - Catherine KAZAN 6,793 18.75%
NP - Kim ESSEN 7,707 21.27%
NP - Donald G. MONTEYNE 6,101 16.84%
NP - Eileen ALBANESE 8,053 22.23%
Total 36,227 100.00%

Frank,
Can't sleep at night?

Al, Bill and Stewart, The letter that you all describe would cause most people to question the integrity and honesty of the authors. Well, Kingston is in South Lake; but the other author (s) are obviously still on the Board. Moral Turpitude has been committed and whoever else contributed to this travesty needs to be investigated.

For Frank, who appears to be "all in the game" and does not subscribe to morals, here is a definition of "Moral Turpitude":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_turpitude
Moral turpitude is a legal concept in the United States that refers to "conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals."[1] It appears in U.S. immigration law from the nineteenth century.[2] In other common law jurisdictions it is dated or obsolete.[3]
The concept of moral turpitude escapes precise definition but has been described as an "act of baseness, vileness or depravity in the private and social duties which a man owes to his fellowmen, or to society in general, contrary to the accepted and customary rule of right and duty between man and man."[4]
The classification of a crime or other conduct as constituting moral turpitude has significance in several areas of law. First, prior conviction of a crime of moral turpitude (or in some jurisdictions, moral turpitude conduct, even without a conviction) is considered to have a bearing on the honesty of a witness and may be used for purposes of witness impeachment.[5] Second, moral turpitude offenses may be grounds to deny or revoke a professional license such as a teaching credential,[6] license to practice law,[7] or other licensed profession...."

".... Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude
Fraud:
Making false representation
Knowledge of such false representation by the perpetrator
Reliance on the false representation by the person defrauded
An intent to defraud
The actual act of committing fraud "

As far as the vetting process for a replacement, it is a farce. It's window dressing . I would imagine, by law there is a process they must go through. The replacement has already been chosen by the "inner circle" .I also predict that the person will be a PTO mom.

Which goes back to my original statement of "Justice
2:32 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
No point applying..."
As far as PTO mom's go, unless they have worked and actually earned a living, budgeted, multi-tasked, this Board will continue to spend foolishly without restraint as it has done orbiting our Property Taxes. Not all, but some of these "moms" think that their husbands' name is Credit Card and the Citizens of Wayne are the Bank of Fools.

Frank, Is that what organized religion teaching these days: Bear False Witness Against Your Neighbors? Do you even live in Wayne? You never answered Stewart's question.

Someone Voted By The People. A non working PTO mom is the 50's.

Wayne has not been a small community in years. It is quite large with a budget that affects mine. Whereas I can shop for the best deal in Consumer goods, the budget is shoved down my throat. I have every right to know the competence of everyone who is making those decisions for me. If disclosure is a problem they should not be in the public eye. Someone with dubious morals and bears false witness should not be on a Board.

Among the complaints about mid-term appointments is that
it gives the advantage of incumbency to someone who was not elected.

The last election proves how bogus that complaint can be.

What have Essen and .... bought to the table?

Stewart is not the only one investigating and sharing. He just posts faster. J Edgar needs a trip to Wayne. Heaven knows what will be dredged up from the pit.

Frank, What SS? I constantly zabasearch, white pages search etc. just like everyone else. So what? We live in a technological world where there is no privacy. In the past, phone books were used to look up people; now it is the internet. Phone books are obsolete the minute they are printed, especially Verizon as they do not include listings from Cable and other sources. The issue that Stewart and others may have with you is that you are posing as a Wayne resident when there is no record of a Frank Gallagher in Wayne. If you are using a screen name, then be honest and admit it. Many people are obvious with their screen names, some are not. The other concern, at least on my part, is the money spent on a PR firm and the extent that the PR firm has gone to in the past to sway how citizens voted in elections. In another instance, a college professor allegedly had her students post various comments as respects to an upcoming election. The students were not Wayne residents but "posers" who eventually admitted to the game.

I can't help but think that the non answer to Bill's question about Essen is an answer in itself. Silence is such a tell.

Frank, Your comparison of wards to states has me wondering if perhaps Wayne is planning to institute a separate "Ward Tax", just as the states have separate taxes. You may be onto something. Ward 1 pays the least, while Ward 6 the most????? Interesting

You don't have to wonder, go to the council meeting and ask Joe Scuralli,
he will straighten you out.

Frank, there are towns, here in New Jersey that all the Councilpeople are elected by all the people. There are no wards or districts. Hale don is one such town, as is North Haledon and Prospect Park. Yes, they are much smaller both in population and land size. So again, your point is moot. Frank, you're a shill. I don't believe for one minute that is your correct name. By the way, your name is not on the voting rolls.

Justice

Are you a shut in? Are you stuck in your room all day with nothing to do? You need a job, a hobby, volunteer work...something. 86 posts, and about half are from you.

CL. I guess you have never heard of tablets or smart phones or other devices that have the capability of transmitting messages on social media such as this. I am glad that you are counting the number of posts I make. Have you counted the number of false statements made against innocent parties lately?

Frank, Do you mean the way Scuralli straightened out his family business in Totowa?

whoa JUSTICE? what is that all about?

Stewart, it is Frank that THREATENED me with Scuralli.