from an e-mail sent to us...

I want everyone to get an idea what we are paying this Superintendent.
All this on top of paying $18,617.56 a year to two former Superintendents and thier families (who don't even live here) for the rest of their lives.
Thanks to Flo Hyatt, Bob MaCaig, Lanny Walter and company. Now the board voted to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars on a position that serves no legitimate purpose in educating our children whatsoever.  This totally disgusting to say the least!
 
Superintendent Rhau who has a five year Contract with the District. Here is what taxpayers will pay.
In (' 05 - $136,000.00); ( '06- $149,084.00); ( '07- $155,047.00) ; ( '08-,$161,248.00); ( '09-$167,699.00).
In addition to his salary taxpayers will also pay the following:
His personal life insurance: ( '05-$3,600.00 cash) (' 06-$4,200.00 cash) (' 07- $4,200.00 cash) (' 08- $4,800.00 cash) (' 09- $4,800.00 cash).
Rhau receives full health insurance form his prior job in New Jersey, however we still have to pay him cash each year in lieu of his opt out ( ' '05- $10,000.00 cash), (' 06--$10,000.00 cash) ,(' 07-$10,000.00 cash) , (' 08-$10,00.00 cash), (' 09-$10,000.00 cash).
We also pay him cash for the use of his vehicle each year. (' 05-$5,400.00 cash)      (' 06- $6,000.00 cash) (' 07-$6,000.00 cash) (' 08-$6,000.00 cash) (' 09-$6,600 cash)
We paid him $3,500.00 in cash for re-locating when he first moved here from NJ.

Total cost to the taxpayers at the end of his Contract will be $874,178.00
This does not include any unused sick time or vacation days that we may have to pay him at a rate of $699 per day.
After 5-years he will be eligible to collect a New York State pension
At the present time he receives a full pension from NJ plus full medical and health insurance
 
The district also pays his dues to join (3) organizations of his choice.
(1)-New York State Council of School Superintendent, Albany, NY for 1-year dues is $1,140.00;
(2)- ASCD Membership, Alexandria, VA 1-year dues is $159.00
(3)- Chamber of Commerce of Ulster County for 1-year dues is $300.00
Total cost to taxpayers for paying Rhau's dues for the above (3)  organizations is: $1,599.00
 
The district also pays approximately $49.00 a month for Rhau's cell-phone.
Here are a few of the actual calls he made.
At least 25 calls to California, at least 25 calls to Georgia, West Virginia.
Almost 200 calls to New Jersey (the area where he came from) totaling  some 450 air minutes just for the New Jersey calls only. Plus many many other calls.
He also has a expense account (credit card) here are figures taken off the actual receipts turned in by Rhau himself for  his entertainment, meals, meetings etc.:
(meal Main street Bar & Grill $25.00) (meal Chowhound $25.00)  (lunch Blue Mtn Bistro $292.00) (Price Chopper $16.36) (meal Miss Lucy’s Kitchen $35.84) (meal Village Pizza $21.00) (meal Chowhound $36.80) (meal Starway $18,00) (Joes American Bar & Grill $92.00- $15.38 tip) (meal Chowhound 2-board members $30.51) (meal Chowhound $31.70) (meal Applebee’s $30.00- $5.11 tip) (meal Chowhound $31,00) (The Desmond Hotel $124.00) (meal Rhau, Buono, McCaig $47.03- $8.75 tip) (HSCD Conference, Orlando Fl , car rental $339.87, travled 431 miles) ; airport parking $36,00; Orlando parking $10.00; Hotel expenses $96.63; (meals $59.38; miscellaneous expense (not conference expense $60.24) (meal Cheesecake BH St Michelle Chard $28.00; Thai Lettuce Wraps $10.95; Classic burger $8.95; black out cake $6.50; decafe coffee $2.50 total $60.60) (meal Stewart Café, wrap, cup soup, ice tea, 2 large soda $23.17- $3.00 tip) (meal Smoky Bones Restaurant, Feature 2 $2.70; Feature 2 $2.70; baked beans $1.49; Pork & Ribs Combo $13.49) Soup & sandwich $5.79; total $28.98) (Philadelphia International airport parking $36.00) (meal Cheesecake, Orlando Fl, Sam Adams draft 22 oz $5.50; GI Woodridge Cabernet $5.50; Grilled Fresh Mahi Mahi $17.95; Hawaiian Fish Burger mahi $11.50; chocolate Mousse $6.50 total $50.00) (Orange county convention center parking $10.00) (Radisson Hotel, long distance phone call $5.49; dinner $21,00; dinner $12,68; robobar coke $2.25; room service diner $20.20; movie rental $13.78; robobar coke $2.50; robobar cashew nuts $5.75; breakfast $10.65; two local calls $1.72 Total $96.63) (NSPRA 205 Conference Boston Mass $1,659.32) (mileage 396x.405 $160.30) Hotel expenses $1,258.41) (meal & gratuity $240.61) Armani Café, Insaald Di Arugula $8.00; APP Entree $11.00; two ice tea $4.00) (Osushi Restaurant Boston Mass, $105.00- $16,65 tip) (Top of the Hub rest & skywalk Boston, Mass. $75.00- $12.00 tip) (Skip Jacks Boston, Mass, meal chopchop $11.50; Ginger Bass $25.95; Sole Imperial $20.95; 2 coffees $4.50; choc bread $7.00; total $97.00 with $16.31 tip) (meal Cheesecake $34.00) (Au Bon Pain, yogurt $1.99; 2-AuBon Pain coffees $2.78; cinnamon roll $1.99) (The Westin Copley Place Boston, Mass, $1,258.41) (ASCD Annual Workshop $627.28) (meal Rhau, McCaig, Kovac Rhinebeck, NY $70.00) (Administrative Retreat $202.00) ( Orlando Fl  $613.62) (meal Miss Lucy’s Kitchen $30.00) (meals $290.00) (Conference San Diego Ca ($612.00) (reimbursed for meal $57.50) (meal Rhau, Buono, McCaig $47.03) (meal Hoffman House $32.00 with a $5.81 tip) (Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs $416.56).
 
PS:      Don't forget, we also pay over $100.000 per year plus benefits plus $10,000,00 cash for health insurance for his  Assistant Superintendent who lives in Schenectady, New York, and we pay over $100,000 a year plus benefits and $10,000 in health insurance for the Business Administrator who does not own any property in Saugerties nor does he pay any taxes in Saugerties. His address is listed on his Contract as Phoenix, New York. And let's not forget Tim Price with his $100,000 job and benefits who lives in Columbia County. Now they will hire the Assistant Superintendent frind from Guilderland NY to fill Tim Price's position.