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Wallingford board committee debates agenda-timing change amid concerns about late-Friday packets
Summary
A board member asked the Instructional Committee to revise agenda-timing rules to allow extra time to correct errors when packets are distributed late on Fridays; central office and several members said existing bylaws (48-hour distribution, 24-hour posting) and town posting practices limit weekend changes.
Missus Reyes, a member of the Board of Education's policy committee, urged the Instructional Committee on Feb. 18 to revise the board's agenda-timing rules to give members "a little bit of wiggle room" so errors or omissions discovered after Friday packet distribution can be corrected before Monday meetings.
Her proposal focused on full-board Monday meetings, when agendas often arrive late on Fridays and town offices are closed over the weekend. "There might be a situation where an agenda may need to be amended for whatever the reason, and there's no way logistically for it to be amended in time for it to post and for it to be publicly available for the meeting," Reyes said.
The committee's discussion highlighted two…
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