Here we go again! Less than four months on the job, Naperville Park District Executive Director Daniel Betts is taking a leave of absence. It's been a revolving door of leaders over at the park district, with one controversy following another. The rest of the administration seem to be adept, but there's something about the director post lately.
Why do you think the park district is having such trouble keeping an executive director lately? Is it because the park board is factional and/or dysfunctional? Poor planning and policies? Just bad luck?
have you ever known anyone who needed to take a leave of absence?
it could be health problems for all we know. Did one of your staff members take a leave of absence before his passing. Not to be insensitive, but you get my point. Stop poking and prodding, because there could be a serious health issue here..
I'm probably stating the obvious here, but I think the problem goes a little higher up the chain of command. When you have a board that is apparently so dysfunctional that it feels the need to bring in an outside consultant just to help them improve communications amongst themselves, it's indicative of serious issues that probably impact the entire organization.
Maybe this has something to do with it...
There are two big piles of undelivered Park District Fall catalogs that have been sitting on the public sidewalk near my house since last Friday afternoon. Since then it has rained and now they are a mess!!
As always there is a lot more to this story than we presently know. The likely reasons are pretty straightforward and easy to predict, so no need to speculate until more facts are known.
Maybe we would be better off seeing what it would take to disband the Naperville Park District once and for all? We would all be far better off if the park district was just another department within the City of Naperville.
It used to be that way years ago. Years ago our "city fathers" were famous for short sightedness and making really bad decisions. Splitting the park district off as a separate body was one of those really bone headed decisions. Maybe now is the time to correct this long lasting mistake?
Maybe the Sun knows more than it is reporting? But if Daniel Betts has a personal issue that needs his attention (that requires him to leave Naperville temporarily), labeling this as "Park District follies" is unfair and sensational journalism. We'll know more after tonight.
Why is there such high turnover in this department? Hmmmmm sounds like a problem that tends to be higher up.
Three potential reasons were offered and the first two hit the proverbial nail on the head! How perceptive.