Mr. O'Keefe failed to acknowledge the report submitted to the budget commission by the school committee sub-committee. In the report we stated that we would be receptive to an RFP that included options for a law firm to represent either the school department, or the city.
Included in the report were the facts that the school committee has reduced their legal costs by over 50% in the past 18 months! Also that the school committee legal bil ammounts to just 23% of the total city bill!
Clearly any new savings would most likely be on the city side!
Any "turf war" seems to be on the part of the Budget Commission seeking to impose their will on the elected school committee.
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