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Saturday, January 24, 2015

Mayor's Request For Representative Dies For Lack Of Second


Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  January 21, 2015. Garden City Mayor, John Spuhler, appeared before the board requesting that Scott Tollentino be a designee for Garden City as a non voting member of the Board.  Spuhler gave the state statute that allows for an individual to serve in this way.  This individual would be an active member of the board and would be able to participate in all school board meetings.  Spuhler noted there seems to be a lack of communication in the county and felt a designee from Garden City would be an asset in letting people know what is happening in the educational setting in the County.

Pete Cornia quickly noted that the law does not say “must” but “may” be allowed to serve on the board.  Cornia continued with the idea that all members of the board are elected by their own area voters.  If the voters have questions, problems, or need information, they should first go to their chosen representative for solutions.  If they are not satisfied at that point, further steps can then be taken.

Mayor Spuhler then suggested that the school board make arrangements to have at least the audio portion of all of their meetings available to members of the County.  He noted there is a system whereby individuals could call into a specific telephone number which would allow them to listen to the meeting.  This system costs about $20 a month and gives anyone who would like the opportunity of hearing what is happening at the school board meetings.  He noted that the visual portion of the meeting could also be included for a small additional cost.

It was noted that the school web site should perhaps make meeting notices and agendas more visible or easier to find.

The board said that they would look into the possibility of making the audio portion of their meetings available to the public.  They asked Mr. Johnson to look into that matter and let them know what he would be able to do in making that a possibility.

Mayor Spuhler’s request was on the agenda.  A motion was made to include Tollentino on the board.  The motion died for lack of a second.

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