Lawrence Sister Cities Advisory Board
April 22, 2009 minutes - Special Meeting
Approved 05/13/09
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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.