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Residents press Garfield Board on rehiring, contracts and OPRA fees at public comment
Summary
During public comment several residents questioned rehiring decisions, alleged inflated contracts and asked for transparency on OPRA-related costs; board members said some stipend items were removed and pulled agenda items will be reviewed.
During the public-comment period several residents raised questions about staffing decisions, contract renewals and the cost of complying with Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests.
Frank Baldwin of 262 Evans Place opened public comments by congratulating award recipients and then pressed the board on rehiring and district spending. He said he observed "dead weight" on some rehires and asked whether positions would be cut to free up money for teachers, adding that he saw many contracts that he described as "inflated" (Frank Baldwin, SEG 1035–1090).…
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