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Board considers October bills of $6.03 million; trustee questions $40,000 in legal fees

Rochester Community School District Board of Education
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Summary

The board moved the October consent agenda, including bills payable of $6,028,590.8; Trustee Lacouille questioned roughly $40,000 in legal spending and asked for clarification about scope and cost.

The Board President called for a motion to approve the bills payable for Oct. 1 through Oct. 31 in the amount of $6,028,590.8; Trustee Gupta moved to approve the bills with support from Trustee Annas.

During discussion Trustee Lacouille raised a concern that the district had spent about $40,000 on legal fees in the past month and asked the administration to clarify the scope and reason for that spending, citing the Thrun invoice and attendance at required trainings. "It's quite a bit, and I am concerned about the scope and cost," Lacouille said.

The provided transcript does not include a recorded roll-call vote or subsequent administrative response to the question about legal spending in the supplied segments.