Board approves food‑service equipment, annual salary schedules, MOUs and temporary interfund transfer resolutions

At the July meeting trustees approved several action items and routine resolutions. Below is a concise “votes at a glance” summary of the formal motions recorded during the meeting.

What the board approved (motions and vote summaries) 1) Consent agenda (district) — Approved - Motion: Approve the consent agenda as presented. - Vote: Peter — Yes; Ken — Yes; Shane — Yes; James — Aye; (fifth trustee) — Yes. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

2) 14.2 Food service equipment purchases — $276,241 (fund 13) — Approved - Motion: Award contracts for food service equipment to Avanti, Central Restaurant Products and Hubert per the RFB and spending plan. - Fiscal note: Purchases funded from Food Service Fund (Fund 13); total shown in staff report $276,241. - Vote: Peter — Yes; Ken — Yes; Shane — Yes; James — Aye; (fifth trustee) — Yes. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

3) 14.3 2025–26 salary schedules (A–C) — Approved - Motion: Approve district salary schedules for the 2025–26 year (administrators, confidential staff, CSEA and adult education schedules) to be effective while negotiations continue. - Note: No district salary changes were adopted in the packet; administrators’ schedule was split to separate county and district administrator positions. - Vote: Peter — Yes; Ken — Yes; Shane — Yes; James — Aye; (fifth trustee) — Yes. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

4) 14.4 Resolution ACUSD 25‑26 — Temporary interfund transfer (district) — Approved - Motion: Adopt the annual resolution authorizing temporary interfund borrowing under Education Code provisions for cash‑flow purposes. - Vote: Peter — Yes; Ken — Yes; Shane — Yes; James — Aye; (fifth trustee) — Yes. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

5) 14.5–14.7 MOUs with teacher‑preparation programs — Approved - Agenda items: Memoranda of understanding with Pacific Oaks Education Corporation, California State University East Bay (intern program), and University of Phoenix. - Fiscal notes: No district fiscal obligation in MOUs; University of Phoenix model provides $30/week mentoring payments from the university to district mentoring teachers. - Vote (each MOU): Peter — Yes; Ken — Yes; Shane — Yes; James — Aye; (fifth trustee) — Yes. - Outcome: All MOUs approved (unanimous roll call).

6) County Office consent and county resolution (ACOE temporary interfund transfer) — Approved - Motion (County): Approve the county office consent agenda and adopt the county office temporary interfund transfer resolution for cash‑flow flexibility. - Vote (each): Peter — Yes; Ken — Yes; Shane — Yes; James — Aye; (fifth trustee) — Yes. - Outcome: Approved (unanimous roll call).

Notes and next steps - Food service purchases: staff said the purchases implement a previously presented food‑service spending plan and are financed from the district’s Fund 13; staff plan a fall update to show purchases and progress. - Salary schedules: The board approved schedules to ensure compliance with CalSTRS and CalPERS reporting while negotiations continue; any negotiated increases later would be brought to the board for ratification. - Temporary interfund transfers: Staff said the resolutions provide a standard, legally permitted tool for short‑term cash‑flow borrowing between funds; interest is paid internally to lending funds at the county treasurer rate.

Endnote All recorded votes were unanimous by roll call at the time of each motion; the meeting transcript shows named roll‑call responses for trustees Peter, Ken, Shane and James and an additional affirmative from the fifth trustee recorded as "also yes."