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Board pauses stipend policy, endorses OSBA candidates, approves Tigard tax exemption authorization and bond manager awards
Summary
At first reading the board deferred deciding which bracketed language to adopt in Board Policy BHD (stipends) pending outside consultation; the board endorsed OSBA nominees (one abstention per contested votes), authorized a Tigard tax‑exemption extension (Resolution 25‑26‑09), and approved bond project manager contracts totaling up to about $3.73M across multiple awards.
The Tigard‑Tualatin School District board handled several action items Monday: it paused adoption of a proposed board‑stipend policy to seek legal consultation, supported nominees for OSBA offices, approved a City of Tigard request on affordable‑housing tax exemptions, and awarded construction‑management contracts for bond projects.
Stipend policy—first reading Director Reed introduced a first reading of Board Policy BHD (board member stipends and reimbursement) and asked for board guidance on two bracketed options: whether stipend amounts should be limited to the budgeted amount or be set by board resolution. Director Miles noted ethics guidance and emphasized that adopting the policy requires board members to declare…
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