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Board discusses community-conversation facilitation for a new strategic plan, agrees to revisit in June
Summary
Board members weighed hiring an external facilitator to run community conversations aimed at informing a future strategic plan. A consultant’s approach and $25,000 fee drew support and concerns about timing; trustees agreed to readdress the proposal during June planning.
Board members discussed whether to hire an external facilitator to run community conversations intended to shape a future strategic plan, and agreed to revisit the proposal during the board’s June planning session.
The presenter said the consultant would aim to run community sessions in April or May and estimated a fee “around $25,000,” including facilitation and embedded data work. The presenter described the consultant as a professional facilitator and author who would run the sessions externally so participants could speak without concern that comments would be interpreted as praise or…
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