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WACO ISD board denies salary reconciliation, approves limited records restoration in Level III grievance
Summary
In a May 14 special meeting, the WACO ISD Board of Trustees denied a request for financial reconciliation (salary) in a Level III employee grievance, granted restoration of records "to the extent possible," and ordered the return of personal property; the actions followed recommendations from legal counsel Walsh Gallegos and were taken after a closed-session hearing.
WACO ISD Board President Angelo Ochoa called the special meeting to order at 8:17 p.m. and said the meeting notice had been posted "in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551." The board then moved into a closed session to hear a Level III employee grievance.
During the closed session trustees heard the grievant and the administration's response, which was presented by Elizabeth Cox. Trustees were given an opportunity to ask questions of both parties. Upon returning to open session at 8:38 p.m., the board acted on the grievance "as recommended by Walsh Gallegos," denying the grievant's request for financial reconciliation (salary). The minutes state that restoration of records was "granted to the extent possible" and that the board ordered the return of personal property; the minutes do not record the mover/second or a roll-call vote tally.
The board's action reflects the limited public record provided in the meeting minutes: the specific relief sought in the grievance beyond the listed items (salary reconciliation, records restoration, personal property) is not described in the minutes, and no additional factual findings from the closed-session hearing were released in open session. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Elizabeth Cox is recorded as presenting the administration's response during the closed session; the minutes reference legal counsel Walsh Gallegos as making the recommendation the board adopted. The minutes do not identify the grievant by name.
