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Board debates consent-item spending before approving conference, JROTC costs
Summary
A board member objected to a consent-agenda item totaling roughly $16,000 in central-office conference fees and $3,216 for a JROTC event, prompting procedural debate about removing items from consent. After clarification that some travel was grant-required and JROTC used fundraising/ECA funds, the board approved item 5.5 on a 4-0 roll call.
A dispute over whether to remove an item from the consent agenda dominated discussion at the Gary Community School Corporation board's March 12 meeting before the board ultimately approved the contested expenditures.
Board member (S5) asked for item 5.5 — which included central-office conference attendance and a JROTC event charge — to be pulled so the public could hear details about roughly $16,000 in central-office conference expenses and a $3,216 JROTC expense. The request prompted a procedural…
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