UPDATE:
Yesterday, 4/27/12, HCDE canceled
their board retreat for 4/28/12.
Also, See comment #3 below from an
HCDE board member on 4/26/12:
"Just called the Board President.
The dinner is canceled."
Roy Morales
Remember last year when the Harris County Department of Education (HCDE) wanted to increase their local tax revenue because they had “cut to the bone” and needed more of our hard earned money just to break even? Well, it seems that “cut to the bone” meant they have been charging us for dinners at Brennan’s when they have board of trustee “retreats.”
For those of you that don’t know Brennan’s, it is a famous 4 star restaurant in Houston, well known for it’s outstanding cuisine and service. It is also pricey $$$ ($30-60/person on average) plus valet parking. Not exactly what most taxpayers have in mind when they are picking up the tab for a school board dinner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0IFeJoabzo&feature=player_embedded
ALERT: This Saturday, April 28, 2012 the HCDE board of trustees
If this makes you as angry as it makes me, let the board know. Let them know you expect them to select reasonably priced restaurants when they feel they need to eat out on the taxpayers’ tab. These board members were elected to REPRESENT THE PEOPLE, NOT TO SPEND THE PEOPLE'S MONEY on fancy dinners out on Saturday night.
Here are the 7 board members email addresses and the HCDE administration email and number so you can let them know what you think of how they spend the taxpayers’ hard earned money .








And, if you’d like to attend the HCDE Board Retreat this
Location: HCDE Board Conference Room
6300 Irvington Boulevard
See you Saturday.
Read more about the waste at HCDE.
Sign the petition to shut down this waste of taxpayer funds.
3 comments :
Are you sure this accurate info? I cannot find anything on this.
Just for the record, in five years as a Trustee, the taxpayers have never paid for my dinner. I agree with you that the taxpayers should not pay for this dinner.
Roy Morales
Just called the Board President. The dinner is canceled.
Roy Morales
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