Greetings,
On June 1, 2015, Sean Spiller made the following statement to Montclair On Tap regarding the pending conflict of interest and ethics complaints filed against Mr. Spiller by Montclair Kids First (MKF).
Mr. Spiller stated, "The judge dismissed three of four complaints. No documents have to be produced, as now we go back to court to determine if anything has to be provided for the one count remaining.”
On the same day, Mr. Spiller issued a similar statement to Baristanet, "a judge recently dismissed three of MKF’s claims outright without even hearing them.”
Rather than continuing to exchange unsubstantiated claims, MKF obtained the actual court order for the May 29th hearing.
- The order shows that all three complaints challenging the ethics of Spiller's service on the Board of School Estimate ("BSE") were upheld and that only one complaint was dismissed. This is contrary to Spiller’s claim that three of the four complaints were dismissed by Judge Moore.
- Importantly, the dismissed complaint did not challenge the ethics of Spiller's service on the BSE, but, instead, alleged that an ethics violation is also a violation of our kids' civil-rights. The judge held that they were not and dismissed the claim, while upholding MKF's core claims that Spiller's service on the BSE violates state and municipal ethics laws.
- As the court order indicates, Judge Moore also asked that legal counsel for both sides reach a “reasonable accommodation” on the discovery of facts and evidence. Again, this is contrary to Spiller’s claim that "No documents have to be produced, as now we go back to court to determine if anything has to be provided for the one count remaining."
- Finally, Judge Moore requested that the complaint be expanded to include Montclair’s Board of School Estimate should MKF seek to invalidate the budget vote of the Board of School Estimate for FY2016. On June 5th, the Montclair Board of School Estimate was notified of this expansion. It is now a defending party to the lawsuit.
The Court order can be found here.
As defined in our mission, MKF believes that all information and background pertaining to decisions regarding public education should be available to everyone. MKF deeply believes that parents and taxpayers should have all factual information available so they can make the best judgements for themselves. MKF will advocate, petition and invest to ensure greater transparency of our elected and appointed officials in the area of education.
Sincerely,
MKF
On June 1, 2015, Sean Spiller made the following statement to Montclair On Tap regarding the pending conflict of interest and ethics complaints filed against Mr. Spiller by Montclair Kids First (MKF).
Mr. Spiller stated, "The judge dismissed three of four complaints. No documents have to be produced, as now we go back to court to determine if anything has to be provided for the one count remaining.”
On the same day, Mr. Spiller issued a similar statement to Baristanet, "a judge recently dismissed three of MKF’s claims outright without even hearing them.”
Rather than continuing to exchange unsubstantiated claims, MKF obtained the actual court order for the May 29th hearing.
- The order shows that all three complaints challenging the ethics of Spiller's service on the Board of School Estimate ("BSE") were upheld and that only one complaint was dismissed. This is contrary to Spiller’s claim that three of the four complaints were dismissed by Judge Moore.
- Importantly, the dismissed complaint did not challenge the ethics of Spiller's service on the BSE, but, instead, alleged that an ethics violation is also a violation of our kids' civil-rights. The judge held that they were not and dismissed the claim, while upholding MKF's core claims that Spiller's service on the BSE violates state and municipal ethics laws.
- As the court order indicates, Judge Moore also asked that legal counsel for both sides reach a “reasonable accommodation” on the discovery of facts and evidence. Again, this is contrary to Spiller’s claim that "No documents have to be produced, as now we go back to court to determine if anything has to be provided for the one count remaining."
- Finally, Judge Moore requested that the complaint be expanded to include Montclair’s Board of School Estimate should MKF seek to invalidate the budget vote of the Board of School Estimate for FY2016. On June 5th, the Montclair Board of School Estimate was notified of this expansion. It is now a defending party to the lawsuit.
The Court order can be found here.
As defined in our mission, MKF believes that all information and background pertaining to decisions regarding public education should be available to everyone. MKF deeply believes that parents and taxpayers should have all factual information available so they can make the best judgements for themselves. MKF will advocate, petition and invest to ensure greater transparency of our elected and appointed officials in the area of education.
Sincerely,
MKF
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