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Public commenters press Conway School Board over open-meetings ruling and undisclosed settlement offer
Summary
Public commenters told the Conway School Board that a judge found multiple open-meeting violations and that the district’s attorneys did not present a proposed settlement to the full board; board counsel and the district said timing and litigation practice shaped how the proposal was handled.
Jimmy Kevin, a member of the public, opened the meeting’s patron comments by saying a judge had found the board violated open-meeting rules six times and that his attorney sent a proposed agreed order to district counsel that was not presented to the full board. “That order never went before the board,” he said, and he urged the board to publicly question district counsel about why the settlement was not placed on a board agenda.
Tyler Moses, another longtime public speaker, raised related transparency concerns and cited a recent article documenting continuing FOIA problems and alleged improper uses of executive…
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