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Debate over centralizing city and school facilities: officials plan November talks as members clash over oversight and staffing
Summary
Superintendent Skinner said city and school leadership will meet in November to detail a proposed merger of facilities functions; discussion at the hearing split between calls for centralization to control costs and concerns about losing school oversight.
Superintendent Skinner told the subcommittee that he and the city manager have discussed a potential merger of the city's and the school department's facilities functions and that staff will convene in November to flesh out details.
"The city manager and I have had some really good discussions about this topic," Skinner said, describing plans for a meeting with support staff in November.
The proposal prompted a sharp debate among…
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