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Trustee raises concern about repeated absences; item not agendized so no discussion held
Summary
A board member raised concerns about a colleague's repeated absences and suggested the board consider options; the superintendent clarified the matter was not on the agenda, so trustees could not discuss it at the meeting.
During the discussion-items portion of the meeting, a trustee asked the board to consider whether policy or practice should address repeated absences by a fellow board member and suggested the board might need to take action if absences continue. The trustee said having a full board matters and noted prior instances when a board member was replaced.
The superintendent and chair responded that because the matter was not agendized it could be brought up but could not be discussed at length during the public meeting that night. No formal motion, inquiry or agenda item was added; the concern was noted for potential future inclusion on an agenda if trustees wished to pursue it.
Provenance: [{"block_id_start":"SEG 1382","block_id_end":"SEG 1410","evidence_excerpt":"When we have a board member who is absent as many times as we have, I think we ought to have a conversation about how we move forward.","reason_code":"topicintro"},{"block_id_start":"SEG 1382","block_id_end":"SEG 1410","evidence_excerpt":"Because this isn't an agendized item, it can be brought up, but there can't be a discussion about the item.","reason_code":"topicfinish"}]
