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Board approves consent agenda minus Brewster generator; members debate land swap appraisal and grant staffing questions
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda with a separate vote to not approve a Brewster generator purchase, discussed a proposed land swap with Port Orange where members asked for appraisals, and clarified grant staffing for several 21st Century ("20 first Century" in packet) afterschool grants.
The School Board of Volusia County approved the consent agenda on June 24 but removed several items for discussion, voting separately to decline approval of a generator purchase for the Brewster facility and to hold additional discussion on property and grant items.
Superintendent Dr. Carmen Balgobin requested item 16.06 (a generator for the Brewster building) be removed from the agenda and later recommended it not be approved. After discussion about whether the remaining equipment at Brewster remained on battery backup, School Board Member Ruben Colon said, "If there's no power in that building, those folks should go home," arguing staff could work remotely rather than the…
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