Friday's Internet Edition, May 09, 2008.
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At least two of the board members indicated they want to wait to make a decision.
“I wanted to table the board terms temporarily until I fully understand the new rotation,” said Terry Renegar. “Given our resolution would not have an impact until 2010 at the earliest, I failed to see the urgency. If our resolution/request had impacted the 2008 election, I would have felt a more pressing need.”
Rick Ellis was also in favor of delaying a decision, saying the board has “a lot on our plate,” including budget woes and the latest increase request from the child nutrition department to raise the price of school lunches.
The board is also working on policy, making changes to the existing one and creating new sections.
The options presented recently by Rep. Julia Howard, at the request of the board, did make for some confusion when discussed. It was difficult for the board to decipher in what year they would make the transition to five members. In two of the options, that would occur in 2010, but in another, not until 2014.
Howard stressed to the board the urgency in passing the resolution if they wanted to have it considered by ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.