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Alamance County approves school settlement and related budget amendments after closed‑session negotiations
Summary
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners approved a negotiated settlement with Alamance‑Burlington School System and two budget amendments tied to school funding, voting 4–1 after debate about closed‑session procedures and public disclosure.
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners on July 7 approved a negotiated settlement with the Alamance‑Burlington School System and two related budget amendments, voting 4–1 after several commissioners raised concerns about decisions made in closed session.
County Attorney Stevens told the board the settlement was negotiated in closed session and that approval had been authorized by Chair Paisley, Vice Chair Carter and Commissioners Allen and Thompson; Commissioner Priola said he opposed the agreement and objected to the lack of a recorded public vote. "I disagree with the county attorney," Commissioner Priola said during debate, adding he believed the board should have taken a recorded public vote on the agreement. Stevens replied that the board had followed the closed‑session provision cited in subsection a(3) and…
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