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Valentine Reiterates Severity of Ex-Officio Issue

August 1st, 2013 by WCBC Radio

Although some members of the Board of Education believe the Allegany County Commissioners' August 5th deadline for an answer on the ex-officio question is arbitrary- Commissioner Bill Valentine says that is not the case. The commissioners, in a letter dated July 22nd to the board, requested a response on whether or not the board will permit the ex-officio member- currently Commissioner Bill Valentine- the opportunity to sit in on closed or executive sessions. Board member Mike Llewellyn told WCBC News that the board doesn’t have a meeting scheduled until August 13th, and the commissioners shouldn’t expect a response until then.  Valentine tells WCBC News that the date should not be interpreted in anyway as anything other than a firm deadline…





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