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Robbinsdale board amends agenda to add vote on limiting routine legal counsel
Summary
The Robbinsdale Area Schools board voted to amend the agenda to add a future vote about rescinding routine use of district legal counsel unless requested by the Board chair or superintendent; the amendment passed 5–2. No final rescission vote is recorded in the minutes.
The Robbinsdale Area Schools Board amended its May 19 agenda to add a proposed vote that would limit routine use of district legal counsel.
"MOTION: Director Holmes moved to amend the agenda to add a vote to rescind use of legal counsel from further Board meetings, unless requested by the Board Chair or Superintendent," the minutes record. The motion was seconded by Director Caroline Long and carried with five board members listed as voting in favor (Bassett, Hillenbrand, Holmes, Long, Wutoh) and two opposed (Bowman, Evans-Becker). The amended agenda was then approved on a 7–0 voice vote.
Board minutes show only the agenda amendment at this meeting; there is no separate entry recording a final vote to rescind the board's routine use of legal counsel. The amendment puts the item on the agenda for a subsequent meeting where board members may debate or act on it.
