[Mail_treas] [Treas] 100% behind efforts on personal liability issue

Joel Parker joel at elida.k12.oh.us
Thu Feb 22 15:22:46 EST 2018


Great points....my question is---when will someone get this excited about 
the $600,000,000.00 ECOT ran off with---make that job #1!
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Ogg <rob.ogg at crooksville.k12.oh.us>
To: Kim Jones <k_jones at pauldingschools.org>
Cc: Chelsea Baldwin <cbaldwin at wlstigers.org>, "Elizabeth Arnold 
(no_larnold at seovec.org)" <no_larnold at seovec.org>, Lori Statler 
<lstatler at claymontschools.org>, Roxanne Mazur 
<roxanne.mazur at carrolltonschools.org>, "matt.king at bevsd.org" 
<matt.king at bevsd.org>, "Kerri Johnson (kjohnson at anthonywayneschools.org)" 
<kjohnson at anthonywayneschools.org>, "Paul Brotzki - Maumee Schools 
(PBrotzki at maumeek12.org)" <PBrotzki at maumeek12.org>, 
"ryanlockwood at springfield-schools.org" 
<ryanlockwood at springfield-schools.org>, Lisa Shanks 
<LShanks at sylvaniaschools.org>, Richard Cox <RCox at esclakeeriewest.org>, 
"oecn_treas at mail.oecn.k12.oh.us" <oecn_treas at mail.oecn.k12.oh.us>, Jamie 
Rossler <jrossler at mail.rossford.k12.oh.us>, Jane Fruth 
<JFruth at districtland.nwoca.org>, Pam Harrington 
<treasurer at perrysburgschools.net>, "bmarkland at tuslawschools.org" 
<bmarkland at tuslawschools.org>, Jeff Fouke <jfouke at wls4kids.org>, Bradley 
Browne <BBrowne at ohschools.org>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:03:40 -0500
Subject: Re: [Treas] 100% behind efforts on personal liability issue


I often wonder if Josh Mandel is personally liable for all that happens in 
all state offices? 

I was told that insurance carriers are willing to write personal liability 
coverages for Treasurers  but they are strictly prohibited by our state 
legislature. Seems like an attack on our profession and not on protecting 
public funds.

I am not sure of the reasoning.

Thanks for sharing!

Rob
On Feb 22, 2018 2:54 PM, "Kim Jones" <k_jones at pauldingschools.org 
[mailto:k_jones at pauldingschools.org]> wrote:
Thanks for sharing!!!! I agree with all of you!
On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 2:40 PM, Chelsea Baldwin <cbaldwin at wlstigers.org 
[mailto:cbaldwin at wlstigers.org]> wrote:
I am a new Treasurer, (July 1st) and I was astonished to learn how much 
liability I just took on with this job.  Besides trying to learn the job I 
have some anxiety about my liability, especially for so many things that are 
out of my control.  Please keep advocating for change!

Chelsea Baldwin
Treasurer
West Liberty-Salem School
937-465-1075 ext 113 [tel:(937)%20465-1075]

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[mailto:mail_treas-bounces at lists.woco-k12.org 
[mailto:mail_treas-bounces at lists.woco-k12.org]] On Behalf OfLiz Arnold
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2018 2:35 PM
To: Lori Statler <lstatler at claymontschools.org 
[mailto:lstatler at claymontschools.org]>
Cc: Roxanne Mazur <roxanne.mazur at carrolltonschools.org 
[mailto:roxanne.mazur at carrolltonschools.org]>; matt.king at bevsd.org 
[mailto:matt.king at bevsd.org]; Kerri Johnson 
(kjohnson at anthonywayneschools.org [mailto:kjohnson at anthonywayneschools.org]) 
<kjohnson at anthonywayneschools.org 
[mailto:kjohnson at anthonywayneschools.org]>; Paul Brotzki - Maumee Schools 
(PBrotzki at maumeek12.org [mailto:PBrotzki at maumeek12.org]) 
<PBrotzki at maumeek12.org [mailto:PBrotzki at maumeek12.org]>; 
ryanlockwood at springfield-schools.org 
[mailto:ryanlockwood at springfield-schools.org]; Lisa Shanks 
<LShanks at sylvaniaschools.org [mailto:LShanks at sylvaniaschools.org]>; Richard 
Cox <RCox at esclakeeriewest.org [mailto:RCox at esclakeeriewest.org]>; 
oecn_treas at mail.oecn.k12.oh.us [mailto:oecn_treas at mail.oecn.k12.oh.us]; 
Jamie Rossler <jrossler at mail.rossford.k12.oh.us 
[mailto:jrossler at mail.rossford.k12.oh.us]>; Jane Fruth 
<JFruth at districtland.nwoca.org [mailto:JFruth at districtland.nwoca.org]>; Pam 
Harrington <treasurer at perrysburgschools.net 
[mailto:treasurer at perrysburgschools.net]>; bmarkland at tuslawschools.org 
[mailto:bmarkland at tuslawschools.org]; Jeff Fouke <jfouke at wls4kids.org 
[mailto:jfouke at wls4kids.org] >; Bradley Browne <BBrowne at ohschools.org 
[mailto:BBrowne at ohschools.org]>
Subject: Re: [Treas] 100% behind efforts on personal liability issue
I agree with all above and boy, do I miss Londa Schwierking!  She was 
someone who was so knowledgeable and reliable for the right answers.  Let me 
know what I can do to help.

Thanks,
Liz
On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 2:20 PM, Lori Statler <lstatler at claymontschools.org 
[mailto:lstatler at claymontschools.org]> wrote:
I agree with Roxanne.  This not something that an Auditor of State committee 
can address.  This is something that OASBO, as our representatives, need to 
lobby the legislature to change for our benefit.  Maybe if we all stopped 
paying our annual dues, something might change.
Lori Statler,CFO/Treasurer
Claymont City School District 
[https://maps.google.com/?q=Claymont+City+School+District201+North+Third+Street+Dennison,+Ohio+44621&entry=gmail&source=g]
201 North Third Street 
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Dennison, Ohio 44621 
[https://maps.google.com/?q=Claymont+City+School+District201+North+Third+Street+Dennison,+Ohio+44621&entry=gmail&source=g]
(740)922-5478 ext. 12005 [tel:(740)%20922-5478]
On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 2:06 PM, Roxanne Mazur 
<roxanne.mazur at carrolltonschools.org 
[mailto:roxanne.mazur at carrolltonschools.org]> wrote:
BELOW is an email I sent to our SEOASBO President last year....My feelings 
have not changed any.




Hi Denise,

I will be on vacation. I am pretty sure I owe dues. Who is the Treasurer so 
I can ask and forward? I want to be up-to-date on my obligations, 
BECAUSE…..

I want to be the instigator (and would hope that others would support me) in 
getting OASBO back to work for Treasurers. I do not need OASBO to tell me 
which software I want or what vendor I want for a service. I need OASBO to 
lobby for me where it counts! Years ago they were to pick up the mantle to 
protect Treasurers from being accountable for things we have no control 
over. Right now, especially in my world, the Supt has all the authority over 
employees ( I was directly told in this District, that I have no authority 
over employees) and I am fine with that, but now I am the one with all the 
potential sanctions? That makes a lot of sense doesn’t it? I don’t hire 
nor am I consulted on hiring, I don’t fire, I cannot discipline, I cannot 
reassign, etc. I really would like to know from the State Auditor’s point 
of view how it came to be that sanctions name the Treasurer and NOT the 
Supt.  Sounds to me like BASA or other orgs that Supt belong to, had more of 
a voice than OASBO.

Another point of contention is that when Treasurers take on a Supt who is 
“running off the rails”, Treasurers lose whether it was justified or 
not. Not long before she passed, Londa Schwierking told me of the Treasurer  
who lost his job doing the “right” thing of exposing a Supt who was not 
ethical. Supt was shucked, but then so was the Treasurer for starting it 
all. If legislature wants us to be the police, fine; I can handle that, but 
the police aren’t going to police without protection. That is like sending 
a real cop into gang neighborhoods without guns or body armor. The Cops 
aren’t going to do anything but drive through the neighborhood, at best. 
Most people when facing the choice of keeping their job or stirring crap, 
are going to choose keeping their job UNLESS they have protection. So unless 
that gets built in, the policing is just token for appearance sake. Who 
knows, maybe that is all legislators want; a good appearance. And maybe 
I’m an idiot for thinking that most legislators really want to affect REAL 
checks and balances for the system that is educating our young. But if they 
really do want the right thing done, someone needs to lead them to the light 
of how that really GETS DONE!

Thanks for listening to me.
Roxanne
On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 9:02 AM, Richard Cox <RCox at esclakeeriewest.org 
[mailto:RCox at esclakeeriewest.org]> wrote:
Today, I have read David Flemings email today concerning the personal 
liability School Treasurers face each day while other school personnel are 
not held to the same standards and whole heartedly agree this needs to be 
addressed.

Please convey my support when you take these concerns to  the AOS forum 
through OASBO to get the Auditor of State to listen to our objections of 
making the School Treasurer's often times the scapegoat for other's misdeeds 
and fraud against schools.

I can attest to the dramatic effect this had on myself in the past and the 
threat of loss of personal assets can have and our voices need to be heard.  
I know others have faced this as well and the need to change this is now.

In addition, OASBO needs to provide partnership and support through the 
legislative channels and also search for a personal liability insurance 
approach for Treasurers.  I have often searched for fiduciary liability 
insurance and cannot find such an instrument.  This issue needs to be 
addressed as a collective and aggressive campaign to get this changed.

It is time this needs to be addressed and whatever I can do push this effort 
please let me know.  I think about this every day and whoever needs 
contacted please let us all know.




Richard Cox
Treasurer
Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West
Work:  (419) 246-3075 [tel:(419)%20246-3075]
Office: (419) 246-3075 [tel:(419)%20246-3075]
Fax:      (419) 246-3076 [tel:(419)%20246-3076]


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