Board declines to approve donations lacking documentation; item tabled to January
Summary
Trustees declined to approve donations after meeting staff discovered donation attachments were missing from the packet. After procedural confusion and a re‑roll call, the board voted to bring donations back in January with documentation.
During superintendent recommendations Dec. 15, staff said donation paperwork had been scanned but was not linked to the public agenda packet. Board members objected to approving donations without seeing supporting documentation. Trustee discussion included whether to separate items A–D from E and whether an amended motion required a second and a fresh roll call.
After confusion, trustees recorded votes and several members indicated they would vote no on acceptance without attached documentation. The board agreed to bring the donation list back at the January meeting when attachments can be provided.
Trustees emphasized the importance of having donation details available for public review before approval and asked staff to return with the scanned documents.
What’s next: staff will prepare the donation documentation and include it in the January packet for board consideration.
