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Board rejects bid to remove mayor and council from Roselle Park 'vision' committee, 5-4
Summary
A motion to remove the mayor and council as members of a district "Roselle Park vision" committee failed on a 5-4 vote. Board members debated whether including municipal officials in a district committee compromised the board's nonpartisan role; the motion to remove was proposed by Board member Cindy Mago and defeated by roll call.
A motion to remove the mayor and council as members of the Roselle Park Board of Education's "Roselle Park vision" committee failed on a 5-4 vote during the board's meeting.
Board member Cindy Mago introduced a motion to remove municipal officials from the district committee, saying she opposed elected officials serving on a board committee because the board is "supposed to be nonpartisan." "I'm making a motion to remove the mayor and council as members of the Board of Education Committee," Mago said.
The motion drew immediate debate among board members and public commenters. President Dr. Brittney Kirkland and others…
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