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Chair raises concerns about weighted voting and tying unfunded mandates to local control
Summary
Chair Jeff Wickersham told the board he voted against weighted voting last year because it "promoted unfair funding" and said he would oppose a bylaw that combined unfunded mandates with local control; the board agreed he should vote no if both are combined.
Chair Jeff Wickersham updated the board and new appointee on recent legislative and WSSDA-related matters, saying he voted against weighted voting last year because it "promoted unfair funding." He told the board some small schools are proposing bylaws that could tie unfunded mandates to local control and said WSSDA might oppose legislation that undermines local control.
The board discussed how Jeff should vote in the coming legislative session: members agreed he should vote no if the proposals are combined and that he would support an unfunded-mandates priority if it is presented separately. No formal motion on legislative priorities was taken at this meeting.
