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Board adopts conduct norms, authorizes chair to press legislators on Article 39 funding and pauses on CDBG‑DR amendment
Summary
The Asheville City Schools Board approved new board norms, with one member opposed, and authorized the board chair to finalize and send a letter asking legislators not to alter Article 39 school capital funding. The board discussed but delayed a separate request about Asheville's CDBG‑DR plan pending more staff analysis.
The Asheville City Schools Board voted to approve a set of board norms and gave the board chair discretion to finalize and send a joint letter asking state legislators to preserve Article 39 capital funding for schools. Board members debated the norms before the vote, and one member registered formal opposition.
A board member who stated objections at a prior work session repeated concerns at the meeting about any norms that might limit members’ accessibility to staff and the public. “I am concerned about the board norms being edited, and certain things being omitted,” said the speaker identified in the transcript as a board member. That board member specifically…
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