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Votes at a glance — Amador County Unified School Board meeting, July 9, 2025
Summary
Key actions taken at the July 9 meeting, outcomes and brief notes on each item.
The board recorded the following formal actions during the July 9, 2025 meeting. This list captures motions, recorded votes (as read into the public record) and short notes about what each action implements.
1) Consent agenda (routine approvals) - Motion: Approve consent agenda. - Outcome: Approved unanimously (recorded voices: Peter yes; Ken yes; Shane yes; James Aye; President yes). - Notes: Routine items approved.
2) Item 14.1 — LCAP (2025–26) second reading and adoption - Motion: Adopt the 2025–26 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). - Outcome: Approved (unanimous recorded yes votes). - Notes: County and district budget overview for parents (BOP) clarified for both entities.
3) Item 14.2 — 2025–26 Annual Budget adoption - Motion: Adopt FY 2025–26 annual budget. - Outcome: Approved (recorded yes votes by board; motion carried). - Notes: Staff noted state budget uncertainty; first interim and FCMAT review forthcoming.
4) Item 14.3 — Alliant Insurance Services appointment (broker of record for medical) - Motion: Appoint Alliant Insurance Services Inc. as broker of record for medical effective Oct. 1, 2025. - Outcome: Approved (recorded yes votes by board members). - Notes: Alliant will solicit market quotes and report back; concerns raised about waiver percentages and employee deductible resets.
5) Item 14.4 — Fiscal stabilization plan budget adoption update - Motion: Approve fiscal stabilization plan updates and incorporation into budget. - Outcome: Approved (board vote recorded yes). - Notes: Phased plan with immediate savings measures, midterm initiatives and longer‑term consolidation objectives.
6) Item 14.5 — Renaissance five‑year contract - Motion: Approve five‑year Renaissance contract for unified assessment/intervention. - Outcome: Approved (board vote recorded yes). - Notes: Contract partly offset by MSCS and educator effectiveness grants; district expects professional learning and fall rollout.
7) Item 14.6 — K–2 reading difficulty screener (Multitudes) - Motion: Approve UCSF Multitudes screener as district K–2 reading screener. - Outcome: Approved (majority recorded vote; one trustee absent for vote). - Notes: State allocation ~$18,000 to support training and devices; pilot completed with 24 teachers.
8) Item 14.7 — Declaration of need for fully qualified educators (2025–26) - Motion: Approve declaration allowing limited assignment/emergency permits if needed. - Outcome: Approved (board vote recorded yes). - Notes: Annual authorization that permits the district to request limited permits for certificated service if necessary.
9) Item 14.8 — Certificate of Participation reallocation of funds; Resolution 24‑25‑17 - Motion: Approve reallocation of $373,425 from COP project fund to lease payment fund to pay interest due 08/01/2025. - Outcome: Approved (motion carried; one trustee voted no). - Notes: Staff said principal portion had already been budgeted; reallocation avoids a one‑time general fund drawdown.
10) Item 14.9 — Transportation vehicles: financing for four Ford Transit vans - Motion: Approve financing to acquire four Ford Transit vans. - Outcome: Approved (recorded yes votes; one trustee opposed). - Notes: District expects roughly $31,800 annual rental savings by financing rather than continuing rentals.
11) Item 14.10 — Maintenance excavator: five‑year financing for Kubota mini excavator - Motion: Approve five‑year 0% financing for one Kubota mini excavator. - Outcome: Approved (recorded yes votes). - Notes: District cited rental costs (~$3,700/month) and recurring facilities needs as the rationale.
12) Item 16.1 (A & B) — Global adoption of 5,000 and 6,000 series board policies - Motion: Adopt revised 5,000 (student) and 6,000 (instruction) series policies. - Outcome: Approved (board vote carried; two trustees recorded no votes and asked for legal review of specific language). - Notes: Staff said policies align with CSBA model language and California Education Code; trustees requested legal counsel to review specific public concerns.
How to read the votes: The transcript recorded trustee roll calls for each vote (the transcript shows individual “Yes/Aye/No” read‑outs). Where the transcript did not attribute a named mover, the motion text here is summarized from the meeting record. If exact mover/second wording was not specified in the transcript, the mover/second fields are listed as not specified in the board minutes.
