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Trustee urges drastic reduction in district credit cards to tighten controls

Swartz Creek Community Schools Board of Education ยท September 10, 2025
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Summary

Trustee Ken Engel raised financial controls concerns and proposed drastically reducing the number of district credit cards to improve oversight and limit spending risks; minutes record discussion but no motion or vote.

Trustee Ken Engel told the board he would like the district to 'drastically reduce' the number of credit cards in use, saying the change would tighten financial controls.

The minutes record Engel raising the issue during the Board Comments portion of the meeting but do not show a motion, second, or a recorded next step. No specific count of existing cards or an implementation plan appears in the minutes.

Board members discussed other administrative and oversight items in the same comments section, but the minutes do not indicate whether the district will return with an agenda item or formal proposal to change card policy.