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Board sends revised ethics and conflict-of-interest policy back to committee after lengthy debate
Summary
Directors returned an amended draft of the district's ethics and conflicts-of-interest policy (5.10.066-P) to the policy committee for additional work after extended discussion about a proposed cooling-off period for board members seeking district employment.
The Portland Public Schools Board moved on June 10 to return a proposed revision to its ethics and conflict-of-interest policy (Policy 5.10.066-P) to the policy committee for further refinement and legal review.
The proposed amendment would have created a cooling-off mechanism restricting board members from seeking or accepting district employment while in office, with a school-based exception discussed by the board. Director Ben Webberts proposed clarifying edits to allow a school-based hiring exception so a departing board member could apply for school-based positions on a timing that…
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