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Board committee chairs propose consolidating district committee meetings to one monthly evening; board divided over volunteer access and workload tradeoffs
Summary
Staff and committee chairs proposed a third‑Thursday consolidated meeting model (4:15–8:30 p.m.) to reduce overall calendar conflicts and increase accessibility for board members and community; some board members supported a trial while others said one night would reduce flexibility for volunteers and risk losing active committee members
District 11 staff and committee chairs presented a proposal to consolidate board committee meetings largely onto a single evening each month (the proposal recommended the third Thursday) to reduce calendar conflicts for staff, educators and volunteers and to make committee service easier to schedule.
Chief Otmer summarized the process the committee chairs used to design the plan: chairs reviewed existing meeting cadences (DAC, DAC subcommittees, mill levy oversight, personnel advisory committee, benefits/insurance) and proposed a schedule in…
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