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Rainy River District School Board trustees will revisit the issue of breach of privacy involving senior administration contracts at their monthly meeting here tonight.
A 4-2 vote at the board’s March meeting found that trustee Dave Kircher had breached the Trustee Code of Conduct by sharing with members of the public details concerning the former board’s decision—during the in-camera session of their final meeting last November—to amend the contracts of the superintendent of business and director of education so any severance pay would total four years’ worth of salary and benefits, not one.
Since this vote, Kircher has had the opportunity to respond to the decision, with trustees to either affirm or reverse it at tonight’s meeting.
If it is affirmed, trustees will have to decide on a consequence, as outlined in the Code of Conduct.
Kircher has maintained the details should be open and available to the public given the new board publicly noted the contracts had been amended at its January meeting.
As well, contract information such as this is covered under the Freedom of Information Act.
The public portion of tonight’s meeting gets underway at 7 p.m. at the board office.
The committee of the whole will meet in-camera first from 6-6:45 p.m.
Also up for approval tonight are changes to the board’s transportation policy, following both public presentations and a petition calling for changes to the policy to better fit the needs of families in the district.
Proposed policy amendments had been sent out for stakeholder consultation at last month’s meeting.
Meanwhile, during the presentation portion of tonight’s meeting, local ratepayer Walter Horban has requested time to discuss the amended severance package for senior administration, questions regarding the missing funds at Fort Frances High School, and transparency in board actions.
There also will be a presentation on the School College Work Initiative.
As well, Mine Centre School will be presented with a recognition of excellence for its use of technology in the classroom.
The board also will look to approve the name of the new school under contruction there, which has been recommended to remain as “Mine Centre School.”
