Why was the former School Business Manager retained by the School Department, especially following the earlier fiscal crisis which occurred shortly after he left his position as City Finance Director?
The former School Business Manager had a three year contract with the School Department that ended on September 30, 2007. He left his position due to the fact that his contract was not renewed by the School Committee. Despite public and private reservations expressed by the Mayor and some members of the School Committee, Mr. Guy had the support of a majority of the School Committee, as well as the previous School Superintendent, Dr. Larry Callahan. In fact, in June, 2007, Dr. Callahan gave the former Business Manager an extremely favorable evaluation which was presented to members of the School Committee. This favorable evaluation, coupled with the fact that none of the present material findings came to light until after his contract expired, enabled Mr. Guy to retain his position.
