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Residents and board members question timing and civil‑service steps for restructure
Summary
Questions at the meeting focused on whether proper civil‑service and open‑meeting (sunshine) steps were followed, with callers saying notices and timing created confusion less than two weeks before a budget vote.
Several board members and public commenters questioned the timing of the proposed restructuring and whether the district had followed appropriate civil‑service and open‑meeting procedures. The superintendent outlined the civil‑service sequence the district must follow—including filing a layoff plan with Nassau County civil service at least two weeks before proposed layoffs and waiting for civil‑service classification determinations and preferred‑list recall names—emphasizing that those steps limit district flexibility.
Public commenters and one speaker raised concerns that notices went out before clear public discussion and asked whether earlier administrative supervisory changes followed the same civil‑service process. The superintendent explained administrators were not part of civil service and a different process applied to those positions. Residents urged clearer communication to the public about timing and legal process.
