Contested budget amendment passes 4–3 after trustees cut proposed forensic-audit placeholder
After hours of debate over a bundled Budget Amendment #014, trustees approved a reduced amendment (total $410,000: $160,000 categorical staff development and $250,000 for security) on a 4–3 vote; several members objected to using fund balance without a clear scope for a forensic audit.
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Trustees approved an amended Budget Amendment #014 on Nov. 5 after prolonged debate about the district’s use of fund balance and the scope of a proposed external forensic audit. Board Member Jessica Gonzalez moved the amendment after administration proposed a package that initially included up to $350,000 as a placeholder for an outside forensic audit, $250,000 for police and security needs and $160,000 in state compensatory staff-development funds.
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