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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