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Sartell-St. Stephen board debates formalizing meeting rules of order
Summary
Board members discussed adopting formal meeting rules based on policy 203.1 and MSBA guidance, with members split between always using formal procedures and reserving them for particularly contentious items.
SARTELL, Minn. — Members of the Sartell-St. Stephen School Board spent part of a March work session debating whether to more strictly follow the district's written meeting rules and to adopt additional procedures recommended by the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA).
Board Chair Trisha opened the discussion by referring to district policy 203.1 and showing slides summarizing the policy and MSBA officer-training suggestions. She told the board the policy exists “to provide specific rules of order to conduct meetings of the school board,” and read elements of section 3 that…
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