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Consultant delivers ethics and conflict-of-interest training to Somerville board
Summary
Dr. Brent Balani led a wide-ranging ethics training for the Somerville Public School District board covering executive-session confidentiality, recusal rules for family and vendors, social-media cautions and training requirements for new members.
Dr. Brent Balani, introduced to the Somerville Public School District Board of Education as the evening’s consultant, gave a 90-minute ethics presentation stressing that a board member’s authority is collective in public meetings and that personnel matters discussed in executive session must remain confidential.
Balani told the board that their primary duty is student welfare and that they should not exercise administrative authority outside of board action. “Your authority lies in this room collectively, not individually,” Balani said, urging members not to make commitments to constituents or special-interest groups outside an official vote. He reiterated that hiring authority and…
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