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Public commenter accuses district of excessive travel and PD spending ahead of bond request; board and auditors respond
Summary
A public commenter at the Feb. 27 meeting questioned multi-year travel and professional-development spending and timeliness of a records request, citing figures including $30,000 and "over $100,000"; staff pointed to packet documentation and the auditors confirmed expenditures were within authorized appropriations.
During public comment at the Feb. 27 Sweet Home School District 55 meeting, an unidentified speaker raised concerns about the travel and professional-development expense report and the district’s transparency in responding to a records request.
The commenter said the records request took "around 2 weeks" and challenged several line items in the packet: "Last year, $30,000 was spent... but what we did for…
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