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Hunterdon Central board forms ad hoc committee to solicit new legal counsel as residents raise conflict concerns
Summary
The Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education voted to create an ad hoc committee to solicit requests for proposals for new legal counsel. Several residents and speakers urged transparency and raised possible conflicts of interest with committee membership; the motion passed after roll call.
The Hunterdon Central Regional High School Board of Education voted to create an ad hoc committee to issue a request for proposals for the district’s legal services and to interview prospective attorneys.
The action matters because the board’s longtime legal firm is being replaced and several residents at the meeting raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest among board members named to the ad hoc committee. Board members defended following standard committee procedures and said interviews of prospective counsel will be held March 12.
Board President Lisa Santangelo moved the item identifying ad hoc committee members as Ellen Halpern, Leslie LaCosta, Rebecca Peterson and the board president; the motion was seconded and carried after roll call. The item was included among organizational items the board approved on the consent motion that also covered the…
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