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Cromwell board debates using district surplus to fully fund new track; motion fails
Summary
Board members debated using the district's retained surplus to pay the remaining cost of a proposed replacement track. After lengthy discussion about process, precedent, and timing, a motion to fund the full amount from the board's surplus failed.
The Cromwell School District Board of Education spent more than an hour debating whether to use the district's retained surplus to pay the remaining cost of a proposed replacement track for Cromwell High School. The board discussed timing, precedent under the town's Capital Non-Recurring (CNR) process, and the fiscal risks of spending surplus funds during the school year.
Board member Steve Heisman moved to fund the full remaining cost of the track from the board's surplus. The motion was discussed but ultimately failed after the board did not record a second to proceed to a final, binding vote in the first instance and later reintroduced the motion and voted; the motion failed on the roll call put by the chair. The board did…
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