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Trustee questions whether board authorized president to sign settlement
Summary
Trustee Christine Bello said the settlement appears signed by the board president on July 30, 2026, but cited paragraph 17 requiring prior board authorization by resolution and said she has not seen any such resolution or background information; the board discussed and voted on the separated item.
Trustee Christine Bello raised a procedural objection concerning a settlement referenced in resolution 5.4, saying the agreement "shows that it was signed by the board president on 07/30/2026" and that "Paragraph 17 states that the president must have prior board authorization by resolution before signing." She said she could not recall a resolution authorizing that signature and said the board had not been provided background information explaining the underlying allegations or circumstances that led to the agreement.
Board members and staff discussed whether the document had been signed by the president or only by the plaintiff; one member said the president had not signed because he had not been authorized. The president said the matter may have been discussed in an executive session that some board members had not attended. The board proceeded to a roll-call vote on the separated resolution as recorded by the clerk.
