Board splits over Budget Committee appointments; substitute motion passes
Dec 11, 2025
Dec 11, 2025
A substitution to staff-recommended Budget Committee candidates failed 3–4, after which the Board passed an alternative motion 5–2 to appoint Cassandra Inman and Chris Blacker to three-year terms and Carla Ho'a to a two-year term; directors debated candidate ties to the community and the need for committee orientation.
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The Board spent substantial time on Budget Committee appointments Dec. 11, with an initial substitution motion failing 3–4 before a replacement motion passed 5–2.
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