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Forest Hills board moves to seat officers by consensus; public commenter alleges Open Meetings Act breach
Summary
At an organizational meeting the Forest Hills Public Schools board nominated a slate of officers (Dr. Fossen, Ms. Covello, Ms. Treinen and Mr. Mashad) by motion and informal consent; a public commenter alleged prior private discussion that may have violated the Open Meetings Act.
Speaker 2 moved that the board "elect the following slate to serve us," naming Dr. Fossen as president, Ms. Covello as vice president, Ms. Treinen as secretary and Mr. Mashad as treasurer. Speaker 1 seconded the motion and board members offered informal support in discussion; Speaker 1 later said an internal organization vote was not required and that the assignments would stand without a formal roll-call vote.
The nominations and…
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