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Washington Unified announces closed‑session termination, approves food‑bank agreement and Measure Z tax rate
Summary
At its May 22 meeting the Washington Unified School District Board announced a closed‑session vote to terminate a classified employee, approved an ongoing vendor agreement with the Yolo Food Bank and adopted a resolution asking Yolo County to set a tax rate for the final Measure Z bond issuance.
The Washington Unified School District Board of Education announced a unanimous closed‑session decision to terminate a classified employee and later approved several public‑facing items, including a vendor agreement with the Yolo Food Bank and a resolution asking the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to establish a tax rate for a final Measure Z bond issuance.
The board announced in open session that, under Government Code Section 54957 (public employee discipline, dismissal or release), the board voted unanimously (5‑0) in closed session to terminate the employment of a classified employee. The board did not provide additional details during open session.
The board also voted to approve a one‑year vendor agreement with the Yolo Food Bank to continue food distribution at the district’s community‑school sites. The agreement, funded through a Community Schools grant, supports monthly food distributions that staff said reach about 800 students districtwide. The motion to approve the vendor agreement was moved by Clerk Castro and seconded by Trustee Wong; the vote recorded in the meeting transcript lists Trustee Wong, Clerk Castro, Vice President Coffey and Trustee Hunt voting "aye." The board indicated the distribution is open to any district family and staff said they would share more specifics about what food items and pickup times will look like.
The board adopted Resolution No. 24‑25‑46 requesting that Yolo County establish a tax rate for the sale of the district’s third and final Measure Z bond issuance (Series C). Chief Business Officer Monique Sovall told the board the district plans to sell Series C next spring and reminded the public Measure Z limits property owners to no more than $60 per $100,000 of assessed value per year. Trustee Hunt moved the resolution and Clerk Castro seconded; the vote in the transcript lists Trustee Wong, Clerk Castro, Vice President Coffey and Trustee Hunt voting "aye."
Other routine actions: the board approved the consent agenda by roll call (moved by Trustee Hunt, seconded by Vice President Coffey) and took the roll call vote to adopt the meeting agenda earlier in the session (moved by Clerk Castro, seconded by Vice President Coffey). The consent agenda included multiple items (not individually read into the minutes) and was approved by the roll call votes recorded in open session.
The board chair also announced a personnel recommendation (Belinda Rabe Patterson) for the district HR director role and members of the board offered congratulations; that personnel appointment was part of the consent agenda approved by the board.
Why it matters: The closed‑session personnel action affects an individual employee but is also the kind of routine personnel business boards take in closed session under state law. The Measure Z action advances the district’s remaining bond financing to pay for facilities projects the district identified when voters approved Measure Z in 2020. The Yolo Food Bank agreement continues the district’s community‑school food distribution programs for families who rely on monthly staples.
Board members and staff said they will provide follow‑up details — on food distribution contents and schedule, and on bond timeline and tax‑rate calculations — as those items are finalized.
