An annual, routine agenda item sparked an in-depth discussion and, at one point, a heated exchange, at a recent Naperville School District 203 Board of Education meeting.

The discussion, which occurred at a Monday, Aug. 4 meeting , revolved around the schedule for board member assignments for the review of bills and claims . Each month, a board member meets with someone within Naperville 203’s finance staff to comb through financial statements before bringing the full list of bills and claims to the board for action.

Board member Melissa Kelley Black, who is in her third year on the elected board, doubled down on past remarks she has made about the board’s overall bills and claims review process and said she is not comfortable carrying out the duty. Kelley Black, according to t

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