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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Board of Education members don’t see the need for resolutions.  If Taylor says he is doing something everyone should just trust that he is doing it.  [/quote]

That's not how I read it. Montoya, I thought, did a good job of asking why the resolution was necessary and what it would accomplish and if it was needed. I think that's actually a good thing, because the board has too often passed resolutions that sound nice but don't achieve anything, or end up redundant since the system didn't need a resolution to do what the resolution was asking.

I do agree with OP's overarching point though, that the BOE shouldn't trust Taylor will get anything done just based on his word though. I just think that this particular resolution on prioritizing local businesses in the procurement process seemed unnecessary.[/quote]

Unnecessary just like obeying the Maryland Court Order that the Board of Education is under to review the award of the $168 million dollar electric school bus procurement because of improprieties in the award.  What’s a court order to this Board?  Nothing.  The discussion included that MCPS had done nothing to comply with the law requiring them to have assign preferences to minority businesses.  What’s a law? Nothing. [/quote]

I missed portions of the discussion, but Taylor's assertion was that MCPS WAS compliant with the COMAR preference for disadvantaged or minority-owned businesses. So I'm not understanding your point that they're not?

Again, not that I'm inclined to believe MCPS just because Taylor said so, but I didn't hear or see any evidence to the contrary so I'm not understanding your argument here. And regardless, this resolution was about preferencing local businesses, not enhancing compliance with disadvantaged or minority-owned businesses.[/quote]

Might be time for you to read the court order.[/quote]

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