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Board split on replacing district legal counsel; will reconvene with absent member to decide
Summary
Board members split in a straw poll over whether to replace the district’s law firm. The review committee’s recommendation was tied; the full board agreed to hold a special meeting so an absent member can vote. Interim steps keep the current firm under contract until a final decision.
The Cornwall Central School District Board received competing proposals for outside legal representation and split in a straw poll on June 16, leaving the selection unresolved.
The district solicited proposals for legal services and received two responses: the incumbent firm (identified in board materials as Honeywell Group) and a second firm summarized in the board memo. A small review group of four board members evaluated the bids and reported a 2–2 split on the recommendation. Members then discussed the cost differences in the revised proposals: the…
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