In subsequent hearings, the board has been ordered to provide less-redacted copies of some documents, but the case remains in litigation. The documents included invoices for legal services performed by outside attorneys for the school district and school board meeting minutes.Ĭross’ lawsuit contends that portions of the documents she received were overly redacted.
Cross was also advised of the board position on this matter.” Legal disputeĬross’s lawsuit, filed in June 2021 in state Superior Court in Monmouth County, relates to public documents she had requested through the state’s Open Public Records Act, or OPRA. Cross from serving on the board,” Smyth said via email. “With regard to her lawsuit against the district for the purpose of obtaining government records that don't exist or obtaining records in a less redacted form, the Wall Board of Education obtained an opinion form board counsel, Sciarrillo, Cornell, Merlino, McKeever & Osborne, that the lawsuit would not preclude Ms. Any inquiries concerning the agenda and its contents should be directed to the Township clerk at (732) 938-4500.Cross cited state statute 18A:12-2, which states, “No member of any board of education shall be interested directly or indirectly in any contract with or claim against the board, nor, in the case of local and regional school districts, shall he hold office as mayor or as a member of the governing body of a municipality, nor, in the case of county special services school districts and county vocational school districts, shall he hold office as a member of the governing body of a county.”īut Wall School District Business Administrator Brian Smyth said that the litigation would not preclude Cross from joining the board, citing an opinion from the district’s legal counsel. They are subject to amendment, additions, or deletions prior to the meeting. The agenda and resolutions are tentative. The agenda for the next regular meeting of the Howell Township Council and the resolutions linked to this agenda, reflect the agenda and proposed resolutions to the extent known at the time of posting, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
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