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Board debates reducing membership, tables change; nominates Mark Fleischauer to Dutchess BOCES and approves consent items
Summary
Trustees debated a motion to reduce the Board of Education from nine to seven members and, after attorney guidance about the required public-vote transition plan, agreed to postpone action until a later year; the board nominated Mark Fleischauer for the Dutchess County BOCES board (term 07/01/2026–06/30/2029) and approved the consent agenda and related items, with one recorded abstention on a pulled item.
During new business at the March 9 meeting, a board member moved to add a discussion about changing the size of the Beacon City School District Board of Education from nine to seven members. The board's attorney explained the statutory process: a public proposition and subsequent election would be required, and any change would take effect at the next applicable election cycle with staggered terms as…
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