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Lake Wales board debates plan to keep trustee’s spouse employed after state law flagged potential conflict
Summary
Lake Wales Charter Schools trustees discussed a proposed arrangement to preserve employment for a trustee’s spouse while complying with Florida law that bars board members from employing or contracting with their spouses.
Lake Wales Charter Schools trustees spent more than an hour on Sept. 22 discussing how to comply with Florida law after officials identified two instances in which a trustee’s spouse worked for the schools. Mr. Arnold, representing the charter system’s legal/administrative team, told trustees the relevant provision is section 1002.33, subsection 26(c) of the Florida Statutes, which “prohibits a charter school governing board member from employing or contracting with his or her spouse.” He said one trustee had resigned so the spouse could remain employed; in the other case the administration proposed that the spouse be employed by a different…
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