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CBOC members read emails alleging oversight gaps; staff to bring written counsel responses

Citizen Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) · March 6, 2026
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The Sequoia Union High CBOC read two emails from Chris Robell alleging the committee prioritized district protection over independent taxpayer oversight and questioned meeting notice practices under the Brown Act; members asked staff to obtain written responses from counsel and agreed to include correspondence in future agenda packets.

The Citizen Bond Oversight Committee on Feb. 24 read two emails from Chris Robell that said the committee had emphasized protecting the district rather than exercising independent taxpayer oversight and questioned the committee’s compliance with public-notice rules.

"Taxpayer communication should be received, shared among members, and addressed expeditiously," Robell wrote in the first message read into the record, urging the CBOC to obtain independent legal counsel and not rely on district counsel alone.…

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