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Board declines to approve updated Business Advisory Council charter after tied votes
Summary
Trustees debated an updated Business Advisory Council charter that would add a rotating board member and broaden membership; an attempt to table the item failed and a subsequent approval vote resulted in a tie and failed to pass.
The board considered an updated charter for the Little Miami Business Advisory Council (BAC) that would, among other changes, add a rotating school-board member to improve two-way communication. Trustees debated tabling the motion for further discussion; the motion to table was defeated, and a follow-up vote to approve the charter failed on a tie, recorded in the meeting as 2–2.
Board members voiced different preferences about whether the BAC should be an open forum or a more narrowly managed advisory body. One trustee argued for broader outreach to solicit community members with financial or business backgrounds; others preferred keeping membership manageable and allowing the BAC to act only on assignments the board issues.
The failure to adopt the revised charter means the BAC will continue operating under its existing structure until the board brings forward a revised proposal or further discussion at retreat was completed.
