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Board Approves Appointment of Director of Equity, Opportunity and Belonging; One Trustee Abstains on Budget Grounds
Summary
The board appointed Dr. Denise Mateo Toledo as probationary Director of Equity, Opportunity and Belonging. One trustee said she would abstain, citing concerns about where the agreed compensation fit into the district budget and hiring process.
The board moved to approve the appointment of Dr. Denise Mateo Toledo to the position of probationary Director of Equity, Opportunity and Belonging.
Trustee Marie said she planned to abstain not because of the candidate's qualifications but because of concerns about the budget and the agreed compensation. "I'm gonna abstain from this vote because the agreed upon where we landed with the number did not fit into the budget as far as, what the range was," the trustee said. The motion was moved, seconded and recorded; the meeting record shows the motion passed with the stated abstention.
The appointment was processed as a personnel action under agenda item 8a. The transcript records the board discussing the procedure for entering votes and confirming that abstentions would be recorded.
