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Board approves consent agenda despite member's protest about consultant payments and procurement transparency
Summary
During the consent agenda vote, Board Member Denise Garcia voted no and asked the board to disclose procurement and scope details for repeated consultant payments to Jacob Chavez and Zeke Oje, citing amounts and procurement thresholds; the consent agenda carried.
At the start of the consent agenda on April 8, Board Member Denise Garcia explained she would vote against approval because of continuing payments to outside consultants Jacob Chavez and Zeke Oje and what she described as a lack of procurement documentation.
Garcia said the board was being asked to approve separate payments of $9,875…
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