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March 17th Meeting Recap - Budget Approved, Board Goals Set, But Transparency Takes a Hit—Legal Fees and OPRA Logs Under Scrutiny Again
The March 17th RIH BOE meeting was about an hour and a half long. The livestream archive is available for viewing.
Mar 20
Agenda for the March 17th BOE Meeting - RIH BOE to Discuss Budget and Board Goals—But Why Were Legal Invoices Removed from Public View? (& More)
There is a busy agenda... Preliminary 2025-2026 Budget Report Presentation... Board Goals is back...
Mar 16
Transparency Reversed? BOE Pulls Legal Bills After Promising Openness—Here’s What You Need to Know
Subsequent to the March 3rd RIH BOE meeting, the BOE has removed the legal bills and OPRA log from the district website, 'pending future...
Mar 13
March 3rd Meeting Recap - Escalating Legal Fees, Conflict of Interest, and a Board Vote—What’s Next for RIH BOE’s Legal Counsel?
At tonight’s RIH BOE meeting, Board President Audrey Sounders announced that the district has a ‘huge conflict' with its general counsel...
Mar 4
Agenda for the March 3rd BOE Meeting - Hiring of a Permanent Business Administrator and "Special Legal Counsel" (& more)
The next meeting of the RIH BOE is Monday, March 3, 8pm at the Ramapo Auditorium. Items of note on the agenda...
Feb 28
Legal Fees Have Skyrocketed
They promised "fiscal responsibility." Instead, taxpayers got chaos, legal battles, and soaring costs. See the numbers and legal...
Feb 24
2023 Legal Invoices
All invoices were provided by the district. The full legal fee analysis can be found at: https://www.rihboardwatch.org/legal-fees
Feb 24
2024 Legal Invoices
All invoices were provided by the district. The full legal fee analysis can be found at: https://www.rihboardwatch.org/legal-fees
Feb 24
2022 Legal Invoices
All invoices were provided by the district. The full legal fee analysis can be found at: https://www.rihboardwatch.org/legal-fees
Feb 24
2021 Legal Invoices
All invoices were provided by the district. The full legal fee analysis can be found at: https://www.rihboardwatch.org/legal-fees
Feb 24
February 10th Meeting Recap - Board Goals, Budget Oversight, Enrollment Disparity and Legal Costs —What’s Next for the RIH BOE?
Board President Audrey Souders opening statement addressed the current Board’s commitment to transparency. “Transparency builds trust”...
Feb 14
Court Orders RIH BOE to Release Private Emails—What Were Board Members Hiding Before the January 2023 ReOrg Vote?
Original Post January 30, 2025 at 7:48am: New court ruling: "Board of Education trustees at the Ramapo Indian Hills High School...
Jan 30
Legal Fees Skyrocket, But BOE Blames Transparency Requests Instead of Fixing Their Own Costly Mistakes
At the December 17, 2024, Board meeting, Finance and Facilities Chair Marianna Emmolo (who was not re-elected and is no longer on the...
Jan 26
August 26th Meeting Recap - Legal Settlement, Costly Concessions, Hidden Minutes, Curriculum Approval & More
Recap of the August 26 RIH BOE Meeting. Ms. Shauna DeMarco was present as the Superintendent...
Aug 29, 2024
Agenda for the August 26th Meeting - Resignations, Major Capital Spending, and Legal Settlement Amidst Start of School Year
The next meeting of the RIH BOE is tonight, August 26th at 8pm in the Indian Hills Auditorium. New Superintendent Shauna DeMarco began on...
Aug 26, 2024
RIH BOE's New Legal Contract Raises Transparency, Conflict of Interest, and Fiscal Responsibility Concerns
Concerns about the RIH BOE Legal Counsel Contract with its New Counsel, Porzio, Bromberg & Newman (Porzio).
Jul 24, 2023
June 29th Meeting: PR Contracts, Legal Appointment, Voting Controversies, Ethical Lapses & More
The June 29 RIH BOE meeting was over 4 hours long. Once again, a lot of time was spent fighting between Board members instead of...
Jul 13, 2023
Legal Fees Questioned
At the May 8th RIH BOE meeting, the utilization of new general legal counsel (The Busch Law Group), for research on Harassment,...
May 12, 2023
Ballooning Legal Expenses
The board majority that claimed to replace the long time attorney due to 'fiscal concerns' blows the legal budget out of the water in...
Apr 27, 2023
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