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Board receives governance workshop on Robert's Rules; rescinds May action after Brown Act challenge
Summary
Legal counsel led a workshop on parliamentary procedure and trustees engaged in extensive Q&A on motions, amendments, tabling and consensus practices. Separately, after staff acknowledged an error in process tied to a May 21 action, the board rescinded those policy revisions and affirmed a commitment to Brown Act compliance (5-0).
Brandon Lalanne of Fagan, Friedman & Fulfrost delivered a governance workshop to the Carlsbad Unified School District board on Aug. 13, explaining the governance handbook's incorporation of Robert's Rules of Order: the roles of the board president and superintendent, how motions and amendments function, motion failure and reconsideration, amendments and substitutes, points of order and appeals, unanimous consent and the consent calendar, tabling procedures and the…
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