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Board weighs costs and conflicts in new dual‑counsel model, asks for follow‑up
Summary
Trustees raised concerns about rising attorney costs and the merits of keeping separate outside counsel for the board and district; staff and the outside board attorney defended the model as avoiding conflicts and providing scalable service.
A lengthy discussion over the district’s legal representation dominated the workshop, with trustees questioning the decision to separate legal counsel for the school board and the district and asking whether the change has increased costs.
One trustee said the new structure appeared to result in a roughly 30% increase in hourly and total costs. "There's what they're charging per hour...is it a 30% increase?" a board member asked. The board’s outside attorney, identified in the meeting as Mr. Delaney of Weiss & Serota,…
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