Friday, February 29, 2008

Is Monday D-Day?

The Baraboo School Board will be meeting Monday night, possibly to discuss Lance Alwin's future. Read about it here.

If, in fact, the topic is Alwin, it's worth mentioning the open meeting law. The rules are: while discussion can take place in closed session, action by a governmental body must take place in open session. (I'm open for rebuttal on this topic if you read something I don't.)

What this means is that the board can visit all they want in closed session, but when it comes to making a decision (aka: taking action) such as buying out Alwin's contract or firing him, such action must take place in open session. Labor agreements are hashed out in closed session, but when it comes to the actual changing or acceptance of them, action is consistently taken in open session. No exception here.

We will find out what happens.

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