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Board approves warrants including Lozano Smith payment; requests accounting of PRA‑related legal costs
Summary
Trustees approved warrants including a revised Lozano Smith invoice for $26,998.41; the superintendent and chair explained the county had approved payment through March and will reimburse some costs, and trustees requested a future accounting of PRA‑related legal expenditures.
The board approved the warrants, which included a corrected payment to Lozano Smith for $26,998.41 after a prior voided check. The chair explained that earlier invoices had been incurred in work tied to public records act (PRA) requests and that the County Board of Education initially covered some legal costs but later notified the district it would not cover continued increases; staff said ACOE approved payment through March and will reimburse the district for costs related to work that began prior to March.
Trustees asked for a more transparent breakdown of total PRA spending and how much ACOE covered versus district costs; the superintendent said the total over the relevant period is in the hundreds of thousands and that staff will provide a bifurcated accounting for the next board meeting to separate PRAs requested by the board from those requested by community members.
