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The Canadian Champion, Friday, November il, 2005 -A3 I Tustees sought legal advice to alter policy governance thle rex cxx o l draît leitet s. e-ina.ils and ew aptarticles. n When the Burlington Post approachiei Miller Thoiîoit iii l;ite Septeinber tor a separate 'tory, Mr. Lausvers 'aid he couldnit con- ment on xxork he bad done tor lits clients, citing privacy issues. Last Frid~y, tIre public board's nesv Educatioir Director Wayne Joudrie said he couldrit coîmment on the documents thre Post obtatned. "can't talk about aîîy ofthiis. this is ail in-camera stuif.- ?i Later the same day. Mr. Joudrie spoketrtoPt dos and cautioned agaiîîst publîshîng anythittg contained withîîr the cîrufi- dential documents, iiotng that tl could be arr infringemrent of the privacy rights ot thîrd party irdixiduais and therefîrre a breach of' Policy gîîvemance -s'hich urtderwent major changes durîttg a raucous special board mreeting May 18 -was introduced tii tIre board in 200l1. Within that model. trustees had set broad strategic targets tor staff under the management of the education director. It had been a contentions issue among some trustees xsho teit strongly thar it lrmtîed their deciston-making abilirres. Mr. Tate -ait that tîme -said Ire becamre concemred that tlice board migbt flot be operating laxxfully under policy gos emraîce and beiieved an independent legal opinion xx ,as neededt as, quickiy as possible. At Mr. Tate's requesr. Mr. Laussers atteuded tihe May li6 antd 18 speciai board treits ln Mr. Lins ris,' op iiiiii tire boatd trad becît riper atitetaxg u ly by statirte a tîs nthirds itratorits s ute be recluired oitiesiit that are rex tsited. trailier rhati a simple rrxuîiritx. Trristees, passýed a moîitionr tirai ahieied itoî tires cariaen bxIaxs, '[bat iticlits iittI\ a simtle rrî.rorrt\ iii six soies s i requrred, xx nch is a1 chanitge ttîn te prex nus ruiicî tirir tmandat Mr. abotirds, trrrîirrits . iii eiglit s rtes aittrnri tihe i lr Taie toid the l>rist rit Niý ixhi MiIarrîx cr' tee loi uit k pro\ideds uiud be ariîd 's rt ind xxLIC enid ci 101c u tire bord. $ iX.t(Kti iegri tees mI1I Papke rcsigns alter policy altcred WIren poiricy gos erriatce x as aierer t ritire M;y 18 hoard illet in'- larer tIrai rrnht Dus.'tN l>ipke aitttririced lirexss ite as educattion dîreerrîr lit the e IL td J Litre. He evenuullly departed xx ti a crintriixersil sex'erlitce paickaige rîtmore than $(kX),00(l. The policy goxemlruce chaînges and bylars% atrrendmntts plissed 6-5. Tbose voîîng tir the changes xvere Multon's Mr. T'ate, Burlington's Jennifer I-luskii. Wes Puiliug and Peggy Russell and Oakviile's Bruce Jones and Susan Shepherd. Those voting against tIre poiicy govemance changes and bylaxs amendments ineluded Haiton His' Trustee Ethel Gardiner Burlîngion's Debbie Downs and Jante Haines. and Oakville's Kelly Amos and Mary Chapîn. Ms Gardiner originally asked ru June for a report breaking doxvn how much il cost the Iroard tor the legal services, as well as a court reporter and txvo Halton police detectîves who were present iu May when policy govemnance svas being discussed. It Iras since been revealed the huard paid $700 tfor the curtn reporter; the txxo police rifficers were lin duty and didn't requrre paymenr. Mr. Tate sard the 1h55 trrm svlsn't revealed Nîrvember 2 ru the public document of' tire cinimmttee iii tIre svhrle agenda because thlît xxruid melin li firrs shruiri be identifued. Vie dorit teel it's .rpproiprtiate tri nainre onre hIrn irti xxtîbît nin-i in'rg the rithers.' lie slnd. 'Vie didiri te] t alrpriprilite tri nirnerr aty rot thiu.- Wirer asked xs'iy bis tirire of Milier Thutisrit55lst' dtscirsseui lir the brird tablee, Mi- iEl ,aitdii liii iris ireset hect dunle hiý pce.t hi î,rds. '*It a Ircs eset becsl dî Cse es 11 ritblic xsir tire hriid sa groirtg tri rire for a irssye ex et.ire sad. "I drîrr intrrîd heittg held tri a staindard tirt rîtiret rS Ie iriirixxec. but i drit teCed tir he heldto astadardtha \ýan'tIoIl\ýe hy brrhdy cisc. B1LU iioI)hidy bas breen iieid tir, rirî Is rii,r Mr. 'rlite urîted he bIts used Miller Thomson f'or persoiral and business use foi 211 years prior tri eulisting its services ir regarding policy grîvemance at the pubic board. He saîd he wished no mîrney was speol on lawyer's tees, but in the end, he felt that il was appropriate and well speut. Cailing Miller Thomson an "excellent t'urm." 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