Board debate over consent agenda highlights differing views on efficiency vs. oversight
Trustee executive director Lisa explained a proposed consent-agenda process; Chair objected that it felt like "rubber stamping," while other trustees said items could be pulled for discussion and recommended tabling the change until full board membership could decide.
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Trustee executive director Lisa gave an overview of a proposed consent-agenda procedure intended to bundle routine, noncontroversial items into a single motion for efficiency. She said most districts adopt the approach and emphasized any board member could pull items for separate discussion.
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