Lawrence Sister Cities Advisory Board
April 22, 2009 minutes - Special Meeting
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MEMBERS PRESENT: |
Bill Keel, Stuart Boley, Bob Schumm, Jon Josserand, Ken Albrecht, Michael Kennedy, Gina Ross, Kelly Herndon, Bob Moody, Lynn Ground, Kathleen Hodge, Linda Hyler, Lori Hutfles |
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MEMBERS ABSENT: |
Andrew Tsubaki |
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STAFF LIAISON PRESENT: |
Cynthia Boecker |
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PUBLIC PRESENT: |
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The special meeting was held in the city hall ground floor at City Hall at 5:30 on April 22, 2009. Bill Keel, Chair, announced the presence of a quorum.
The purpose of the meeting was to follow up on the issues brought to the board by Friedemann Eisert, coordinator of the Eutin School Exchange Program, at the last regular meeting concerning the status of two students selected to participate in the Eutin Program.
A motion was made to 1) confirm the decision of the teacher/chaperones as it regards the students’ participation in the Eutin program, 2) refund 100% of those students’ payments for the exchange out of the Eutin trip exchange account, and 3) to refund to the scholarship fund any scholarship award associated with these students.
An alternative course of action was suggested by Schumm, to contact the teacher/chaperones to reconsider, with the understanding that the students would be told that there would be “zero tolerance” policy regarding any other pre-trip or trip conduct.
After discussion, the motion passed 8 to 5. Voting AYE were Keel, Herndon, Hyler, Albrecht, Kennedy, Boley, Hutfles, Moody. Voting NAY were Hodge, Schumm, Ground, Ross, Josserand.
Hyler wished to record in the minutes she voted for the motion because the teacher/chaperones actions placed the board in an untenable situation, which required this action.
The meeting was adjourned.
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Next Regular Meeting: May 13, 2009, 5:30 pm at City Hall.