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Board approves final 2024–25 budget amendment after closed-session counsel consultation
Summary
After a closed-session consultation with legal counsel under Texas Government Code §551.071, the Crystal City ISD trustees approved final budget amendments for 2024–25 amid discussion about how settlement funds would be handled.
Robert Velasquez presented the Final Budget Amendments for the 2024–25 fiscal year during the Aug. 27 special meeting and trustees discussed whether settlement funds should be placed into the amendment. Trustees requested legal counsel's advice and went into closed session under Texas Government Code, 551.071 for consultation with counsel. After returning to open session the board voted to approve the amendment.
On the record, the board voted to approve the Final Budget Amendment after counsel guidance; the motion to approve carried 5-2 with trustees Ray Espinosa, Victor Bonilla III, Gabriel Espinosa, Sammy Houston and Peggy Young voting in favor, and Vince Martinez and Cruz Mata voting against. Trustee Vince Martinez made a statement for the record: "Vince Martinez made a statement for the record that no Board action was taken regarding the expense/use of the $1.2 million." That statement was recorded in the minutes as a trustee remark.
The minutes show an alternate motion to table the amendment until written clarification from legal counsel was received; that alternate motion failed. The amendment was approved consistent with the superintendent's recommendation and counsel's input.
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