Laredo ISD trustees approve budget amendments, personnel reclassifications and hire safety director

Laredo ISD trustees on Oct. 16 approved a slate of routine and action items including budget amendments, personnel reclassifications, the district—s internal audit plan and a recommended hire for a new director of safety initiatives.

The board passed motions on consent agenda items and discrete action items across the meeting. Votes on consent items 1'7 and grouped items 3 and 4 were taken early in the meeting and announced as passed. Separately, trustees approved a budget amendment on agenda item 9 after an amended motion to increase the transfer amount; they also approved reclassifying two vacant positions under item 11 and accepted the internal audit department annual plan under item 13. Later in the meeting the board approved the recommendation to hire a director of safety initiatives, Dr. Eugenio Reyes; the motion passed 5', with one trustee, Dr. Gilberto Martinez Jr., recorded as voting against and one other trustee voting against on the record.

Votes at a glance

- Items 1 and 2: Motion to…