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District 5 residents urge OKCPS board to pick local oversight representative, citing transparency concerns
Summary
Five speakers during public comment told the Oklahoma City Public Schools board to reject the current appointee to the bond citizens oversight committee and instead select a District 5 resident, citing procedural lapses, restricted access to financial information, and a perceived lack of authentic representation.
Residents from District 5 pressed the Oklahoma City Public Schools board on local representation for the bond citizens oversight committee, urging the board to reject a recently announced appointee they said does not live in District 5 and lacks the deep community ties residents want in an oversight role.
"District 5 is without true, authentic representation," said Derek Scobie, citing election returns and arguing that District 5 precincts provided a larger-than-expected share of bond votes. Scobie warned members that taking straw polls around the horseshoe approached the edge of legality and urged the board to allow each of the four…
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