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Imlay City school board unanimously declines Section 31aa funding to preserve attorney-client privilege
Summary
At a Nov. 10 special meeting, the Imlay City Board of Education voted 7-0 to decline Section 31aa funding, saying acceptance could waive attorney-client or related privileges under MCL 388.1631aa; there were no public comments and the meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
The Imlay City Board of Education voted unanimously on Nov. 10, 2025, to decline Section 31aa funding to preserve attorney-client and other applicable privileges, board records show.
Vice President Kaylee Kaeding moved that the board approve a resolution declining the funding; Trustee Ashley Wolford supported the motion. The board conducted a roll-call vote and approved the resolution by an aye vote from all seven trustees: Sharon Muir, Kaylee Kaeding, Doug Van Dyk, Greg Dennis, Alex Lengemann, Ashley Wolford and Laura Zelenak.
The resolution cited conditions imposed by MCL 388.1631aa and stated the board was declining the funding “in order to preserve attorney-client or other applicable privileges that would otherwise be subject to waiver” under that statute. The board’s minutes record no public comments related to the decision.
The special meeting was called to order by Board President Sharon Muir at 7:02 p.m. and adjourned at 7:28 p.m. after the funding resolution and routine business. The meeting minutes note the document was approved on Nov. 24, 2025, and bear the signatures of President Sharon Muir and Secretary Melissa Fleury.
The vote and the board’s stated rationale are recorded in the official minutes of the Nov. 10 special meeting; the board did not provide further details in the minutes about the underlying funding amount, program terms, or any conditions that prompted the legal-privilege concern.
