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Board president seeks board approval to pay private counsel for appeal; vote not recorded in provided transcript
Summary
Board President asked the board to approve payment of private counsel fees for George Vasilillo after a petition to the state education commissioner sought his removal; the district’s counsel is conflicted out and a proposed resolution would indemnify him under state public‑officer law, but the transcript does not record the final vote tally in the provided segments.
Board President introduced a resolution requesting the district to pay reasonable attorney fees for board member George Vasilillo to defend an appeal filed with the New York State Commissioner of Education.
The president said he had received a petition seeking removal of the president from the board and that, after following required procedures, he was entitled to defense and indemnification. Because…
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