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Policy committee advances revised board-voting policy to full board after debate over virtual participation and closed sessions
Summary
Committee approved sending a revised voting-and-participation policy to the full board for first reading with amended language allowing absent members to have written notes read by the presiding officer; members split 2–1 on the measure, and several asked legal to review closed-session virtual participation rules.
The Beloit School District Policy Committee voted 2–1 to send a revised policy on board-member voting and participation to the full board for first reading after committee members debated whether absent members should be allowed to have their views read into the record and whether board members may participate virtually in closed session.
The committee amended the policy's language so that "a member who is not present may not vote by proxy and may, in their absence, have their notes shared by either the board president or committee chair during the meeting." Board member Amy Levy…
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