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Resident criticizes late starts; Kiski Area SD board apologizes
Summary
A resident told the Kiski Area School District board she was frustrated by repeated late starts, saying the public had waited "almost 35 minutes"; the board president apologized and said the delay came after nearly an hour of internal discussion about bids and fiscal responsibility.
During the public-comment period at the Aug. 18 Kiski Area School District board meeting, Glinda Rhodes of Abilene Township criticized the board for repeatedly starting meetings late, saying the public had waited as long as "almost 35 minutes" on recent agendas and asking that the board be more respectful of scheduled start times.
Rhodes said she had been debating whether to speak but felt compelled to raise the issue and suggested that, if executive sessions are necessary, the board should consider holding them earlier. Her remark conveyed frustration with a pattern she said has persisted "for the last 4 or 5 months."
The board president publicly apologized for the delay, explaining that the board had been in an extended internal discussion — nearly an hour — about how to be responsible with district funds while reviewing track bids. The president said the board did not take the delay lightly and pledged to "work, from your feedback to do better."
The exchange concluded with the board accepting the comment and moving on to routine closing remarks and the adjournment. No formal change in meeting start time or procedure was enacted during this session; the president’s apology and pledge to improve were the most recent formal responses.
