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Putnam school board approves consent agenda; refund request pulled for audit review after public comment
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Summary
The board approved the consent agenda with items e5 (refund request) and e7 removed; the superintendent said item e5 will be discussed at an audit workshop after a public commenter questioned the underlying investigation and statutory interpretations.
The Putnam County School Board approved its consent agenda after removing two items for further review and after a public commenter urged reexamination of an investigation behind a refund request.
Mr. Buckles moved to approve the consent agenda "as presented minus e5 and e7," and Miss Gilliard seconded. The chair called the vote and members responded, "Aye;" the chair said the motion "carries unanimously."
Public commenter Tim Hoteling (105 Riverside Way, San Mateo) addressed the board during the public-comment period about the refund request tied to the consent agenda. Hoteling said press reports had mischaracterized the reason for the refund request and argued the investigating agent’s report—submitted to FDLE—focused on whether petit larceny occurred. Hoteling noted some statutes the agent listed do not require a finding of criminal intent and asked the board to reexamine the presentation and the underlying investigation.
The superintendent told the board he consented to pull item e5 and that the district will discuss it during the audit workshop scheduled for the following day to provide additional information. The board chair also announced item e7 had been withdrawn.
No roll-call vote tally was recorded in the transcript; the chair announced the motion carried unanimously. The board moved on to reports and recognitions after the vote.
