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Cartwright board adopts statement of charges against CFO over IRS payments, authorizes notice of dismissal
Summary
The Cartwright Elementary District governing board voted 3–2 Oct. 1 to adopt a statement of charges against Deputy Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer Victoria Farrar, authorizing the acting superintendent to serve notice that her employment may be terminated; Farrar has 10 days to request a hearing.
The Cartwright Elementary District governing board voted 3–2 Oct. 1 to adopt a statement of charges seeking termination of Deputy Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer Victoria Farrar and authorized Acting Superintendent Steve Watson to serve notice that her employment may be terminated at the expiration of 10 days from service of that notice.
The charges follow an internal investigation into how the district handled $2.2 million in Internal Revenue Service fines and related payments that district staff paid in August 2024. The district's attorney, Aaron Brown, told the board the document presents allegations about whether Farrar accurately informed district leadership about the IRS payments and whether a subsequent notice of discipline issued to an executive was retaliatory. Brown described the claims as "allegations, supported by evidence that was uncovered during the…
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