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Policy committee advances tighter committee attendance rule, shifts employee-retention work to advisory and narrows public comment
Summary
The New Hanover County Schools policy committee voted to add an 'absent exigent circumstances' attendance rule for board committees, moved the employee benefits and retention committee to advisory status under HR, and adopted limits on public comment (including directing personnel concerns to the superintendent); the committee voted to forward the revised policies to the full board.
The New Hanover County Schools policy committee on an unnamed date approved a set of edits to several board policies, including a new attendance standard for committee members, a change that places an employee benefits and retention committee under advisory status, and tighter limits on what may be raised during public comment.
The committee adopted an amendment to require committee members to maintain regular attendance, inserting the phrase, "Absent exigent circumstances, attendance is mandatory to remain on committees." Pat Bradford, who moved several of the attendance updates, said the change is intended to create consistency across committees and give chairs a tool to address repeat absences. Dr. Merrick supported the addition while noting that policy language should allow reasonable exceptions such as illness or student-safety duties.
The committee debated whether an employee benefits and retention committee should be a standing body, an ad hoc work group or an advisory committee. Board members…
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