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Trustee questions CSBA legal-services contract; board to review in ad hoc committee
Summary
Trustees discussed a contract with CSBA Legal Services shown to the board; a trustee noted the contract names the County Office of Education but not the Board as a party and raised questions about why it was presented for 'sun shining,' prompting an ad hoc committee review.
Trustees discussed an executed contract with the California School Boards Association (CSBA) legal-services group and flagged questions about who the contract binds and why it was shown to the board.
A trustee noted the document appeared to be "a contract between CSBA Legal Services and the County Office of Education" and that "it doesn't have the county board as a party to the contract," raising jurisdictional concerns about whether the board had authority over it. Counsel said they reviewed the document and agreed it did not list the county board as a contracting party.
Trustees agreed to review the matter further in the ad hoc advisory committee on special outside legal counsel; the discussion centered on transparency and whether the contract's circulation to the board was for information only. No vote was taken on contracting authority during the meeting.
