Trustee says committee member must recuse from school-district funding talks; Brian volunteers to step in

The Town of Buena Vista concluded an executive session and then addressed a potential conflict of interest involving a committee that will work with the school district on a funding application. A trustee said the town is applying for funding through the same agency that one committee member, identified in the discussion only as Chris, works for, and that Chris must recuse from further interaction on the matter.

The issue was raised during routine business after the executive session. The trustee who raised the point asked the council to formalize a replacement at the next meeting so the committee can continue work with the school district. A participant identified only as Brian volunteered to serve on the committee in Chris’s place. Council members said they will formalize the personnel change at the next meeting; no formal appointment was completed during this session.

The exchange did not identify the funding agency by name in the record and did not include a formal motion or vote to reassign committee membership; the council treated the matter as a procedural conflict-of-interest recusal and a scheduling item for the next agenda. The record shows the council plans to remove Chris from interactions related to that application and to name a replacement but gives no additional details about the agency, the specific program, or whether the recusal is temporary or permanent.

The session also included a brief motion to adjourn that was moved and seconded; the record contains voice assent and closing remarks but no roll-call vote or tally for the adjournment motion. The meeting concluded shortly afterward.