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Tuesday night, the Saline Board of Education voted 6-0 on a motion to have President Michael McVey negotiate to spend up to $12,000 with Scott Robertson to conduct the third-party review of Saline's athletic department.
Robertson owns 53 Athletic Consulting.
McVey will also negotiate with Robertson to refine the scope of the review.
The district received three bids for the job. The ad hoc committee of Michael McVey, Tim Austin and Lauren Gold interviewed all three bidders over the internet.
Consultants Scott Garvis, Scott Robertson and Amy Gibbs submitted proposals and CVs.
Trustee Austin said he favored going with Robertson. Trustee Brad Gerbe said he didn't like the cost associated with Garvis, who is from Iowa, and he didn't see much athletics expertise from Gibbs. He said he thought Robertson would have the most credibility with the school athletics community.
Gerbe also suggested going with a motion that allowed a board member to negotiate with the top candidate. Austin concurred and suggested a motion to have McVey negotiate with Gibbs, refining some of the tasks and lowering the price. Trustee Jennifer Steben agreed. Trustee Darcy Berwick was put off by the price considering the $9,000 being spent on the superintendent search.
The board capped the price at $12,000.
Earlier in the meeting, Steben had asked McVey if the committee narrowed the scope to reduce costs. McVey said he hadn't but expects the board to do that as the process continues.
"We talked to all of them and said they said 'we are prepared to narrow it down' if required," McVey said.
Students and parents demanded a review of the athletic department after the football team was forced to forfeit three games due to using a player who no longer lived in the district.
The previous board voted 4-3, against the wishes of Superintendent Steve Laatsch, for the review. Laatsch then soon after announced his retirement.
Robertson was Athletic Director at Grand Haven from 2014-23 and serves on the Athletic Director Connection Program Mentor program within the MHSAA.
Given all the angst, mistrust, innuendo, as well as apparent desire by some council members to have specific shortcoming of some of the other candidates as understood by the Committee put on public display, were I one of the other candidates still in the running, I would be giving serious consideration to saying "th
Wow. Ali has definitely drank the Marl Kool Aid. Very ironic that any time Marl is questioned you supply unwavering support for the Mayor regardless of the facts. Curious how your rhetoric sounds exactly like his 🤔
Oh goodness. It is not a matter of supporting or not supporting Marl. It is a matter of not supporting those who engage in unfounded and unsupported attacks and fuel the fans of controversy and division with unfounded attacks and innuendo. Unfortunately, there is so much of that garbage going on at the Federal le
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I am confused about two references in the article referring to the candidates to be put forth and to the potential motion at Monday's meeting as "Mayor Marl's" selected candidates. These is a committee comprised of several members including members of City Council that was charged with and that did narrow the selec
In the live interview following the closed session, Mayor Marl actually addressed the candidates as “his choices;” stating that council “agreed with him.” Tran did repeat those words back to Marl for clarification and Mark said it again.
This whole thing smells and of course our “transparent” (not) mayor is again in the thick of it.
Disgusting. What has happened to the city I was born and raised in?🤬
It is expressing its displeasure with the current administration. Which is never “disgusting.” Peaceful protests are an essential freedom and absolute right.
Why do parents bring small children and expose them to ALL THIS hate, some children holding signs and have no idea what it means. I saw one young girl about 5, she looked terrified, almost to tears. Be careful what u wish for in a king, they don't fool around w rioting.