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explain the votes of the Education Plan Task Force. The Chair noted that the information sent to Mr.Fox needs a context. Concern was raised at the amount of time and money being spent on these matters; it was clarified that if an OML complaint is received,it must be responded to,and that legal counsel is necessary.A member noted that because these are now public documents,Mr.Fox could receive them from anyone; another opinion was expressed that he should know the costs involved, and another was expressed that the process applies to all School Committee members,not just the one involved in this most recent complaint.The following vote was then taken: Amendment#1 ACTION 2014#104 Moved(Banks)and seconded(Manjarrez) To amend the main motion to add: and send a copy of the response to Myron J.Fox, Sudbury Moderator Vote: 5 in favor,5 opposed;3 abstentions This amendment did not pass. The complainant noted that he did not go to the Attorney General with this complaint. With this clarification,the question was raised about whether a response should go to the Attorney General or not. It was pointed out that the OML complaint document was date stamped,implying that it had been filed,and that an allegation had been made against the Officers. A member referred to the School Committee's Bylaws and to Robert's Rules of Order regarding the value of abstention votes,as related to the complaint. Amendment#2 A amendment was offered(Weis)and seconded(Horton)related to confirming with Counsel about the obligation the School Committee has if the OML complaint was in fact not filed. At 10:00 PM,Ms. Castagno and Mr.Manjarrez left the meeting. Frustration was expressed that the member about whom the items relate,had left the meeting. A motion was made to move the question,and the following vote was taken: ACTION 2014#105 Moved(Banks)and seconded(Spalding) To move the question about the time and end debate Vote: Unanimous,with 11 members present A motion was made to continue the meeting beyond 10:00 PM,and the following vote was taken: ACTION 2014#106 Moved(DeLuca)and seconded(Horton) To continue the meeting beyond 10:00 PM Vote: 9 in favor,2 opposed The amendment offered by Mr.Weis was on the table. In the interest of time,the following vote was taken: ACTION 2014#107 Moved(Banks)and seconded(Spalding) To move the question about the amendment and end debate Vote: 8 in favor,3 opposed A vote on Amendment#2,incorporating the main motion,was then taken as follows: ACTION 2014#108 Moved(Weis)and seconded(Horton) To amend the main motion by substituting with:To authorize the Chair of the School Committee to send a response only to the complainant,subject to confirmation by Counsel that the School Committee has no duty to send an OML violation response to the Attorney General for a complaint that has not been filed with the Attorney General. 7