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Supervisor Asks County Counsel to Place DSSA Survey Contract Back on Agenda after Public Comment
Summary
A public commenter said teachers—not students—administer an eight-question DSSA survey under a roughly $800,000 contract; the board directed staff to return the contract for future discussion to consider amendments or reconsideration.
During public comment a speaker raised concerns about an approximately $800,000 contract for a DSSA survey, stating the eight-question instrument is administered by teachers rather than students and suggesting parents should be notified.
The commenter also noted that school districts receive about 68% of property-tax revenue in the county and questioned whether county behavioral-health funds were effectively subsidizing school services. The speaker said they would “support and vote no” on the contract if it were before the board again.
County counsel (Natalie Reed) advised that if a board member wanted to direct staff to place the matter back on a future agenda, the board could do so and then engage in discussion when the item was agendized. The board member asked whether another member could make that direction; counsel confirmed that any board member could request the item be placed on a future agenda.
A board member moved to direct Dr. Collard to bring the matter of the contract back to the board for discussion. The motion was made and the chair said he would place the matter on a future agenda. No substantive discussion on contract specifics occurred at that time; the direction was procedural to allow for future deliberation if board members wished to amend or reconsider the contract.
The transcript records the public comment, counsel’s procedural guidance and the board direction to agendize the contract for further discussion. The board did not vote on the contract itself during this meeting.
