When we last left Springfield, Mo., it was doing a very public search for the director of the Springfield Art Museum, with a lot of — too much, I said — public participation.
Granted, I said, it is a city-owned museum. Nonetheless, the board botched the job of taking public demands into account and made the future director’s job oh-so-much-more difficult. There have to be boundaries. Many of you disagreed. That was September.
Two things have happened since.
A couple of weeks ago, the board announced three finalists and invited the public to meet them. Three professionals put their current jobs in jeopardy, allowed the public announcement and showed up to meet anyone who cared to show up.
And on Friday, the search committee rejected all three of them and started the process all over again. All, with thanks, according to the Springfield News-Ledger.
Now, I repeat the question I asked when this started: Would you take this museum job? As I said then, I pity the person who does. The board should be fired, and some adults, who know where boundaries are and decision-making lies, should be installed.