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Commissioner presses district on retroactive contracts; staff say administrative and accounting causes
Summary
Commissioner Mendoza challenged retroactive approvals on the consent calendar (items K1 and K33), saying contracts appeared to authorize work that began in August but were brought to the board late; SIG and district staff explained leadership transitions at schools and fiscal-year accounting rules that produced the retroactive filings and pledged follow-up.
A contentious exchange on the consent calendar focused on retroactive contract approvals for after-school and SIG‑funded activities.
Commissioner Mendoza, who had pulled items K1 and K33 for discussion, said she was "frustrated" that the contracts appeared to have started Aug. 1 but were not presented to the board until Sept. 25. "These kinds of things are the kinds of things that... worry me particularly as the budget chair and for somebody who is concerned about the dollars that we…
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