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Board members say mounting legal bills have pushed Kensington budget past its legal-services line
Summary
Board members were told invoices tied to a court challenge over a citizen warrant article have already exceeded the district’s annual legal-services budget; staff said January and February bills related to the case total roughly $6,400, prompting members to consider shifting funds and discussing the matter in nonpublic session.
Board members at a Kensington School District meeting on an evening session said unplanned legal bills tied to a court challenge over a citizen warrant article have pushed the district past its budgeted legal-services line.
At the meeting, a committee member said the district’s usual annual budget for legal services is about $4,000. Staff reported a January invoice of $2,130 and a February draft bill of about $4,282 for work tied to the court case, and gave a combined two-month total verbally (reported as roughly $6,402–$6,412). "So we're…
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