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Board asks superintendent to review OPRA process after members raise legal-fee and transparency concerns
Summary
Board members pressed administration about a pattern of OPRA requests and related attorney fees, asking the superintendent to review procedures so released public records can be shared with the board without incurring repeat legal review costs.
During new business, multiple board members criticized the district’s handling of public-record (OPRA) requests and the apparent frequency of legal referrals that drive attorney fees. One board member asked that, when the administration has already fulfilled an OPRA request, the board be copied on the response so individual trustees do not need to file follow-up OPRA requests that then…
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