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Board rejects motion to refund small sunshine‑law fees after debate over precedent and transparency
Summary
A motion to refund fees charged for public‑records requests for superintendent contracts triggered a lengthy discussion about consistency, staff workload and goodwill to local media; the refund motion failed and the board left current practices in place.
A motion to refund fees charged under the sunshine/public records process for requests related to superintendent contracts was introduced and debated at length before the board voted it down.
Proponents argued refunding the nominal fees (board discussion referenced that the requests involved three contracts and only a small total sum) would be a gesture of…
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