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Southwest ISD board authorizes outside counsel to assist with ethics complaints against trustee
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved a finding and authorized Walsh Gallegos to assist the district in responding to state agency ethics complaints filed against a board member, citing a legitimate public purpose and necessary controls.
During other business, trustees made and approved a motion finding a legitimate public purpose to authorize Walsh Gallegos to assist the district in responding to state agency ethics complaints filed against a trustee. A board member moved that sufficient internal controls exist to safeguard the district's public purpose while retaining outside counsel; the motion passed unanimously.
The board framed the authorization as support for normal board and district operations and compliance with state law. Trustees did not discuss specifics of any pending complaint in open session and scheduled follow-up and reporting in closed session as permitted by the Texas Government Code.
