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Board delays vote on $40,000 addendum to fund SoBots trip after members complain of last-minute notice
Summary
The board debated an addendum to consolidate line items to cover roughly $40,000 for the high school SoBots robotics team's trip to the FIRST World Championship. Several members objected to receiving the addendum at 4 p.m. the day of the meeting and moved to table the item until the next public meeting.
Board members sharply questioned an agenda addendum to consolidate budget lines and transfer roughly $40,000 to support the Tappan Zee High School SoBots robotics team’s trip to the FIRST World Championship, saying the late timing of the paperwork denied them time to review the request during a tight budget season.
“I only saw this at 04:00 today, so I’m not comfortable approving it,” a board member said during discussion of the addendum, noting the district is facing budget scrutiny.
Several board members said the district has a policy requiring notification for expenditures over $25,000 and that last-minute requests are not consistent with the board’s need to review items in advance.…
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