David Bauer, a certified public accountant and chief financial officer for Madison-based Facilitator Capital Fund, was selected last night from a group of nine by the Waukesha School Board to replace former member Roger Danielsen.
Danielsen resigned after being involved in an e-mail controversy shortly after the referendum defeat of a proposed tax increase. Danielsen sent out personal information regarding the family member of one of the tax increase opponents causing a threat of recall.
Bauer was elected by the board to complete Danielsen's term which expires in April 2006. Bauer has worked with the state Department of Workforce Development and the counties of Milwaukee and Sheboygan. He has a five-year-old currently attending Western Suburban Christian Academy, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
In his letter to school board president Bill Baumgart at the time of his application, Bauer states, "I could bring the experience of really understanding the numbers, business reality and methods and approaches to evaluate funding or budget options." (Waukesha Freeman 6/2/2005, no direct link)
Originally there were ten candidates for the vacancy, but one dropped out when the meetings conflicted with her vacation schedule. Ironically, the school board was barely able to make quorum with the absences of board members Frank Finman, Patricia Madden and Daniel Warren. Apparently attendance is less of a big deal after you become a member of the school board.
