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Hacienda La Puente board weighs term‑limits ballot measure amid heated public debate and cost concerns
Summary
Trustees received a legal briefing on how a term‑limits measure would be initiated (Ed. Code §35107), heard mixed public comment and debated costs (county estimate cited ~ $301,674; total outreach scenarios up to $560,000). The board gave direction for a feasibility approach and community outreach rather than immediate placement on the ballot.
The board heard a legal briefing from attorney Stan Brankiewicz on the statutory process for proposing school‑board term limits under Education Code §35107 and an updated cost estimate to place such a measure before voters.
Brankiewicz said the county’s election estimator yields an approximate direct election cost of $301,674 if the district conducts a standalone election, and that adding outreach and public engagement work could bring the total toward the higher end of the district’s estimate…
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