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Committee narrows use-of-facilities policy: limited free hours for community groups, debate over public access
Summary
Policy Review Committee members debated community access and proposed fee changes for use of district facilities, settling on a framework that waives some custodial fees for select nonprofit groups while applying fees more broadly; the committee directed administration to finalize a consolidated fee schedule for April review.
The Policy Review Committee spent the bulk of its meeting on proposed revisions to the district’s use-of-facilities policy, debating whether fields and playgrounds should be freely accessible to the public and how to structure fee waivers for nonprofit and school-related groups.
Keith Corcos, chair, said the draft would add that personnel fees shall be incurred by the applicant and that use of school facilities may not be permitted when schools are closed per the district calendar, with exceptions for emergency uses such as Red Cross operations. The committee agreed to clarify the phrasing from "when schools are closed" to "when the district is closed" to reduce confusion for applicants and staff.
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