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Board attorney briefs Freehold Township trustees on ethics, Open Public Meetings Act
Summary
Board attorney Michael Gross gave an abbreviated ethics presentation, reviewed the school-board code of ethics and cautioned board members about Open Public Meetings Act limits on unscheduled gatherings and appropriate use of the chain of command.
Michael Gross, the board attorney for the Freehold Township School District, delivered an in-person ethics briefing to the board on Jan. 28, summarizing the statutory code of ethics for school board members and advising on meetings and complaints.
Gross framed his remarks as a condensed review of the statutory “codes of ethics” and the School Ethics Commission process, and he recommended use of advisory opinions when board members are unsure whether a proposed action would violate ethics rules. He described three frequently cited ethics provisions that often underlie complaints: (1) board members must…
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