Santa Cruz Valley Unified board approves extension of tolling agreement tied to county treasurer claims

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 governing board on Feb. 25 voted to approve an extension of an existing tolling agreement with Santa Cruz County related to claims against Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfar and the Arizona Auditor General.

The motion to extend the tolling agreement was moved and seconded during the regular session and carried after an affirmative voice vote; the transcript records the outcome as "Ayes have it" but does not record individual roll-call votes.

Board members previously convened an executive session earlier in the meeting to discuss "county treasurer matters," notice for which appeared on the agenda; the motion to enter executive session referenced consultation with the district's attorneys about litigation and to instruct counsel. The extension of the tolling agreement was presented as the recommended action following that agenda sequence.

The district did not provide additional details in the public record about the terms of the extension, the length of the extension, or whether the county or treasurer accepted the extension; those details were not specified in the meeting transcript. The board's formal motion text recorded in the minutes requested approval to extend the existing tolling agreement with Santa Cruz County related to claims against Santa Cruz County and the Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfar and the Arizona Auditor General.

The board moved on to subsequent agenda items after the vote. The transcript does not record further public discussion of the litigation or any additional instructions to staff in open session.