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Board considers authority to sell unused sites and later directs counsel after executive session
Summary
Board discussed adding voter authorization to sell several noninstructional district properties (Cholla, Apache, Oak and others) to a bond ballot question to avoid a separate election cost; later the board recessed to executive session and directed the attorney on lease options for Echo Canyon K-8 and on the superintendent's employment contract (post-exec motions recorded).
Board staff reviewed district-owned noninstructional properties and explained the legal and election implications of authorizing sales. Staff noted that sales to another municipality do not require voter approval but sales to private parties do; therefore the board could seek voter authorization as part of a bond election to provide the governing body flexibility without running a separate off-cycle vote.
Staff listed candidate sites (Cholla, Apache, Oak, Pima, Echo Canyon, Copper Ridge annex, warehouse, district office) and explained how authorization could be combined into a single ballot question; legal counsel and staff estimated election incremental costs (roughly $500 per question plus pamphlet printing/postage costs) and gave a working total of roughly $146,000 if bond and property-sale questions are combined.
Later the board recessed into executive session under ARS statutory citations to obtain legal advice on potential Echo Canyon leases and the superintendent's employment contract. After reconvening, the board directed the attorney to pursue lease options at Echo Canyon K-8 (motion carried with a 4-0-1 tally reported in the meeting) and separately directed counsel on the superintendent's contract of employment (motion carried 3-2). The board then adjourned.
Why it matters: Adding property-sale authorization to a bond ballot could reduce future process costs and give the district flexibility, while the executive-session directions represent formal board decisions about negotiation strategy and personnel legal advice.
