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RSU 24 amends organizational policy to cite federal law and updates ethics code to weighted-majority language
Summary
The board voted to amend policy BDA to explicitly reference federal law and adopted an amended BCA code of ethics that clarifies 'majority' as 'weighted majority' to align with the district's voting structure.
The RSU 24 board voted to amend policy BDA to explicitly include federal law in its text, then approved the amended policy. Board members debated whether restating federal compliance in the local policy was redundant but concluded the explicit language was warranted.
On a separate but related matter, the board considered an amendment to the BCA board-member code of ethics that replaces the phrase 'majority' with language clarifying 'weighted majority' to reflect the district’s weighted-vote system. Members discussed whether the wording change would alter behavioral expectations; supporters said the ethics rules and behavior expectations remained intact even after the change. After discussion the board approved the amendment and readopted the code of ethics.
No roll-call tallies were read aloud during the votes; the chair recorded the motions as carried. The amendments were procedural and intended to align district policy text with governing structures and legal compliance.
