Sheffield council debates repeal of Recreation Board amid spending, oversight concerns
Councilmember John urged the council to repeal the 1945 resolution creating the Sheffield Recreation Board, citing about $100,000 in recent spending outside council oversight; other members defended newly appointed board members and Director Thomas Phillips and urged more time to judge progress. The motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration failed; the ordinance will return on the regular agenda.
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The Sheffield City Council spent much of its meeting arguing over an ordinance that would repeal the 1945 resolution creating the Sheffield Recreation Board and transfer parks and recreation personnel, assets and funds into the city general fund.
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