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Resident asks board to clarify when legislative liaison can speak for district
Summary
A resident asked the Eatonville School District Board to explain whether the board president, acting as legislative liaison, may publicly advocate on legislation without prior public discussion among board members; board members noted they had discussed the issue and that testimony had been given.
A resident raised questions about whether the district’s legislative liaison can speak for the board without prior public discussion, saying the practice undermines transparency.
The concern came from taxpayer and patron Susan Gordon, who told the Eatonville School District Board that she could not recall any public discussion before Board President Rhonda Litzenberger testified against Senate Bill 5181 and said that "without speaking to the pros and cons of this politically charged issue, I question how this came about." Gordon asked, "Does the legislative liaison have the authority to advocate for or against a measure…
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