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Board affirms independent hearing officer and dismisses employee identified as 519 in closed session, 5-0
Summary
After closed session, the Carpinteria Unified School District board announced it adopted the independent hearing officer's decision and dismissed an employee labeled in the record as "employee 519," effective immediately. The vote was announced as unanimous, 5-0.
The Carpinteria Unified School District board reported Feb. 11 that, following closed-session deliberations under Government Code Section 54957 (public-employee discipline, dismissal and release), it unanimously adopted the independent hearing officer's recommendation and dismissed the employee identified in the record as "employee 519," effective immediately.
The board announced the closed-session result in open session. "In closed session by a unanimous vote, 5 to 0, the board adopted the decision of the independent hearing officer and approved the dismissal of employee 519 from the position of instructional assistant, effective immediately," the district said in its closed-session report.
The roll call vote was listed in open session as: Diamond, Schaeffer, Green, Smith and Bredgford voting in favor.
Why this matters: Dismissal actions taken under Government Code Section 54957 are personnel decisions that boards may announce after meeting in closed session. The district gave the board's formal disposition in open session but did not provide the hearing officer's written decision or additional factual detail during the public portion of the meeting.
The board did not discuss further specifics of the personnel matter in open session. The employee is identified only in the meeting record as "employee 519."
