For example, Devine alleges that on May 6 then - president Wright unilaterally appointed Kathi Jackson to one of two seats vacant on the board — despite the fact that there weren't the
requisite number of commissioners present to participate in the vote.
«Reform JCOPE, give it more independence, give it more teeth, give it the ability to investigate, and reform the
actual number of commissioners so that they don't deadlock and are not beholden to the people who appoint them.»
He reduced
the number of Commissioners from 7 to 5.
«We have reason to believe
a number of commissioners recently have been contacted about the commission's work, and some commissioners have been asked to issue public statements characterizing events and facts regarding the commission's operation,» said a letter from Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office to a lawyer from the panel, that pesky New York Times reports.
... According to Whitehall sources, the two leaders have told officials to start work on a blueprint that could see
the number of commissioners reduced from 28 to between six and 12.»
Their comments come after other witnesses, including National Association of Head Teachers general secretary Russell Hobby and headteacher board member Pamela Birch, agreed that the territories represented by each RSC were «too large», and that an increase in
the number of commissioners was the «way forward».