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Board debates timestamping solicitor comments in minutes, item withdrawn after privilege concerns
Summary
Members of the Boyertown Area School District board discussed adding a timestamp for solicitor opinions in official minutes but raised attorney-client privilege and practical concerns; the board formally withdrew the agenda item.
The Boyertown Area School District Board of School Directors debated whether to include a timestamp in official meeting minutes to mark when the district solicitor gave legal advice, then withdrew the agenda item after members and district counsel warned about attorney-client privilege and practical limits.
Board members discussed adding a simple timestamp — e.g., “7:17, solicitor comment” — so that citizens and future boards could locate legal input in video archives or minutes without reproducing the full text. Proponents said the marker would help track legal guidance that influenced subsequent decisions.
Solicitor Soltanek opposed the idea during…
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