tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post329260513623255068..comments2024-03-28T16:55:22.008-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: C. J. Huff's quarter of a million buyout packageRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-82141170486854679592015-06-02T06:38:22.164-07:002015-06-02T06:38:22.164-07:00Go on take the money and run.Go on take the money and run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-75031547760911253262015-06-02T05:29:19.092-07:002015-06-02T05:29:19.092-07:00Board members can resign in order to try and escap...Board members can resign in order to try and escape the heat, but to my knowledge they all still live here in town. Tell them what you think when you see them (unless they have their children with them). If they have businesses, take your business elsewhere. Just because they aren't keeping the chairs warm doesn't mean they are above accountability. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-19038895424654128102015-06-02T05:26:32.638-07:002015-06-02T05:26:32.638-07:00When I retired I got a plaque and someone at my re...When I retired I got a plaque and someone at my retirement party table won the plant centerpiece provided by a student group, not the district. I feel cheated, somehow, but I will be able to lay my head on my pillow at night knowing I have not fleeced the taxpayers nor abused the staff, and that I really was there "for the kids." I think I have the better deal. <br /><br />Support your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-29273550979055356672015-06-01T21:00:06.346-07:002015-06-01T21:00:06.346-07:00That's how much we think of you CJ, we are act...That's how much we think of you CJ, we are actually paying you $250,000 NOT to work for us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-33128262705754995122015-06-01T20:45:23.050-07:002015-06-01T20:45:23.050-07:00@5:15 Telling me to "sit down and shut up&qu...@5:15 Telling me to "sit down and shut up" is pretty hateful. Actually, I am sitting down but I never said anything about standing idly by. I feel that many comments on this blog are nasty, misdirected and beneath someone who would call him/herself Christian. You lower yourself with this behavior. I HAVE been threatened by Dr. Huff - as a parent, not a school employee. It was shocking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-42308526968386121792015-06-01T20:31:24.183-07:002015-06-01T20:31:24.183-07:00I was at lunch today and overheard a very interest...I was at lunch today and overheard a very interesting conversation. It made me change my opinion about cell phones in public places. If this idiot hadn't been on his phone, I wouldn't have heard him say that she (Lynda Banwart) can do damn well what she is told to do. This idiot just happens to be one of the Joplin Progress Committee members. Hmm. So, she's a marionette and the JPC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-48773487389386825362015-06-01T18:21:50.844-07:002015-06-01T18:21:50.844-07:00Amen...2:19!!!Amen...2:19!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-24885651335751227952015-06-01T17:45:56.248-07:002015-06-01T17:45:56.248-07:00I'm not sure that is far enough away!I'm not sure that is far enough away! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-31262104884924782022015-06-01T17:44:28.063-07:002015-06-01T17:44:28.063-07:00What's his wife going to do when that money ru...What's his wife going to do when that money runs out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-24987430986045839862015-06-01T17:17:43.970-07:002015-06-01T17:17:43.970-07:00Woah...hold on there. That is an unfair statement ...Woah...hold on there. That is an unfair statement to crap. It, unlike CJ has many uses, and considerably more of a conscience. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-24529620393381566642015-06-01T17:15:36.828-07:002015-06-01T17:15:36.828-07:00Being a Christian does not mean that you have to s...Being a Christian does not mean that you have to stand idly by and watch your only source of education for your children be destroyed by a vain thief. And, if you've ever had to deal with his wife, she is hardly one to be pitied. I do pity his children, though, because their parents are deplorable, vain, greedy people who treat others with total disrespect. So, 4:42, since you are anonymous Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-59812632499438424782015-06-01T17:11:30.491-07:002015-06-01T17:11:30.491-07:00And please, get that smiley faced picture of him o...And please, get that smiley faced picture of him off the internet. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-532060269532080362015-06-01T17:10:02.915-07:002015-06-01T17:10:02.915-07:00Read carefully the contract for separation KOAM po...Read carefully the contract for separation KOAM posted tonight. This man is not retiring, he was asked to relinquish his position in exchange for $$$$$$ and a paid trip to Nashville, TN in July is still on the books..and presumably he is going. Probably job hunting. This may prevent family time and unless they are going too. I am happy he is done, but I just wish the truth were told by all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-21568865763175182052015-06-01T16:42:19.052-07:002015-06-01T16:42:19.052-07:00@2:56 It is not less than half of his annual sala...@2:56 It is not less than half of his annual salary - it is equal to 1.5 years' salary, plus $50,000 "consulting fees". Are the consulting fees coming from Joplin Schools? There should be no doubt now to all the people on facebook congratulating him on his so-called retirement- he was fired. I think he deserved to be fired, but feel sorry for his wife and children. It is sickening Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1095662546159261362015-06-01T16:06:58.158-07:002015-06-01T16:06:58.158-07:00I am not sure, but I think I was mobs of peasants ...I am not sure, but I think I was mobs of peasants bearing pitchforks and lanterns. Looked like they were splitting up for various Board members' homes. One group was headed for Arbor Hills...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-54078943322103535152015-06-01T16:03:39.844-07:002015-06-01T16:03:39.844-07:00Huff can continue to work (I"m being somewhat...Huff can continue to work (I"m being somewhat facetious, because looking at the district, it doesn't appear he's been working too hard), but he cannot work for any entity that would use the Missouri teacher retirement system. As for his being able to find a job, that might be difficult if future employers know how to Google his name. Perhaps he could find something in the United ArabAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-15004910758415857712015-06-01T15:54:55.469-07:002015-06-01T15:54:55.469-07:00Its amazing that money that should be used to educ...Its amazing that money that should be used to educate the children of Joplin will go to this piece of crap. The school system must be broke by now. So ask yourself what programs will go away in the new school year. It won't be football,probably educational programs like math and science. Rah Rah Rah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-49947175082937840552015-06-01T15:32:46.677-07:002015-06-01T15:32:46.677-07:00The patrons of R8 need to contact each of the peop...The patrons of R8 need to contact each of the people who voted for this and let them know how you feel. All day every day. Then let them know how you feel about this commissioners situation. Then tell the commissioners. Things won't change without repercussions for the guilty parties. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-34111675922803215082015-06-01T15:30:51.867-07:002015-06-01T15:30:51.867-07:00Huff's annual salary, without the perks, was a...Huff's annual salary, without the perks, was around $177,000. So this buyout is not half of his annual salary. I could pay off my mortgage and credit expenses and live quite well on my pension, which the state of Missouri is now stuck for until the old boy keels over. At 45, even with his unhealthful lifestyle, he could manage to drain the public resources for some time to come. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-81964433101678083292015-06-01T15:30:14.913-07:002015-06-01T15:30:14.913-07:00Same thing happened in the Seneca school district ...Same thing happened in the Seneca school district 2 years ago. Four members of the school board, knowing that Steve Wilmoth, the superintendent, was involved in a conflict of interest, and had made $55,000 before getting caught and fined by the Missouri Ethics Commission, extended his contract for two more years. After an election got three new board members, the superintendent was suspended. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-67480214259040554252015-06-01T15:24:51.619-07:002015-06-01T15:24:51.619-07:002:56
You forget that he also has a $100,000+ ann...2:56<br /><br /> You forget that he also has a $100,000+ annual pension. I could live on that fairly well. It might be a bit tough for the little woman, but she can surely get a part-time job if she needs those little extras:-) Maybe she could become a substitute!! It would build character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-42220407220113839192015-06-01T15:24:22.067-07:002015-06-01T15:24:22.067-07:00Oh fer crying out loud--he's going to slide ri...Oh fer crying out loud--he's going to slide right into a cushy spot as Grand Touring Huckster for Bright Futures! This is just a little pocket money to tide him over until then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-83104660610524719842015-06-01T14:56:47.710-07:002015-06-01T14:56:47.710-07:002:24 PM: This buyout, including the earmarked cons...2:24 PM: This buyout, including the earmarked consulting, is less than half his annual salary. So it gives him a buffer, but can't last "for many years".<br /><br />If he hasn't been saving a large fraction of the money he's been making in speeches as well as from the district in salary things could ugly pretty soon, unless he can give a lot more of those speeches. Which IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-39406420949264654052015-06-01T14:24:12.852-07:002015-06-01T14:24:12.852-07:00You all know where Huff lives, correct? He has to ...You all know where Huff lives, correct? He has to support Imelda Huff and her love of fashion for many years. How would you expect him to do that without this nice little buyout? Be fair. Poor CJ. He has suffered so. He has wept and wept and wept over this district. Surely that acting job has earned him something. <br /><br />I know what I would give him, but you know, we can only dream big, as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-53909998601584049122015-06-01T14:21:48.762-07:002015-06-01T14:21:48.762-07:00I can't wait until I retire if this is what yo...I can't wait until I retire if this is what you get! Shoot, I haven't had a measurable raise since Daddy Huff rolled into town! This would set me up just fine. Thanks for setting this precedence, R8! My lawyers will be contacting you soon if I don't get similar treatment. I'm pretty sure we don't want it to look like there's favoritism here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com