W CALL THE WORKSHOP TO ORDER AT IT'S LIKE 3:47 P.M., Mrs. SINCLAIR-- 4:38. SHOWS YOU WHAT I CAN SEE WITHOUT MY GLASSES. SO I'M NOW CALLING THE WORKSHOP
TO ORDER AT 4:38 P.M. Mrs. SINCLAIR, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> DISTRICT 1 MATTHEW LANE. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 2 VIRGINIA SAVIETTO. >> HERE. >> DISSTRICT 3 KAREN BRILL. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 4, ERICA WHITFIELD. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 5, GLORIA BRANCH. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 6, MARCIA ANDREWS. >> HERE. >> DISTRICT 7, EDWIN FERGUSON.
>> HERE. ALSO JOINING US FOR TONIGHT MEETING IS SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL BURKE, GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN BERNARD, THERESA MICHAEL
AND BOARD CLERK TONY SINCLAIR. SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS WILL JOIN US PERIODICALLY AS DIRECTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY GENERAL COUNSEL SEAN SHAWN BERNARD. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU ALL.
I WILL TURN THE MEETING OVER TO THE SPECIAL WORKSHOP. >> Supt.Burke: THESE ARE OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. >> Chair: I HAVE TO-- I HAVE TO DO THE VIEWING INFORMATION. SO VIEWERS AND LISTENERS, IF YOU ARE OUT THERE, YOU CAN ACCESS THE MEETING TODAY BY EITHER WATCHING ON COMCAST CHANNELS 234
AND 235, U VERSE CHANNEL 99, OR BY USING THE YOUTUBE LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE AT PALM BEACH SCHOOLS.ORG. IN THE EVENT THE LINK IS INTERRUPTED FOR TECHNICAL REASONS, PLEASE SWITCH OVER TO THE TV CHANNELS. ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND POSTED ON
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WEBSITE WITHIN 24 HOURS. NOW WITH THAT, I WILL TURN THE WORKSHOP OVER TO Mr. BURKE. WE HAVE OUR FEDERAL LOBBYIST AND
REMOTELY MISS MEGHAN FAYE ON THE SCREEN FROM CAPITAL CITY CONSULTING AND I'M NOT SURE IF Mr. RAMAFASE HAS BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US NO, HE IS NOT. BUT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
Dr. MORGAN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE 2026 PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES-FOR-YOUR CONSIDERATION AND DEVELOPMENT TODAY. FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE PRESENT AND VIRTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF OUR PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE PRIORITIES. PROCEDURALLY USING LAST YEAR'S BOARD APPROVED PLATFORM PRIORITIES AS A FOUNDATION WE TOOK TO UPDATING AND REVIEWING THE INCLUDED PRIORITIES. WE BASE THIS ON BOARD DISCUSSION AS WELL AS DIRECTION AND INPUT
FROM Mr. BURKE AND THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. AS WELL AS FEEDBACK FROM OUR STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS. NOW THE BOARD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THESE PROPROCEEDS-- PROPOSED PRIORITIES AND WILL UPDATE US AT
THE WORKSHOP TODAY. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL BOARD WORKSHOP TO FURTHER DEVELOP THESE ITEMS, WE WILL HAVE TIME ON OCTOBER 8. OTHERWISE THE UPDATED PRIORITIES WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD BY ADOPTION AT THE OCTOBER 15 BOARD MEETING.
WITH THAT I WILL REVIEW THE PRIORITIES AS WE NORMALLY DO AFTER EACH PAGE. I WANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION REGARDING OUR PRIORITIES. AS ALWAYS WE ARE GUIDED BY OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE, AFFIRM AND
INSPIRE EVERY CHILD IN AN EQUITY EMBEDDED SYSTEM SO AS WE ARE DEVELOPING OUR PRIORITIES, WE STAY TRUE TO OUR MISSION STATEMENT OUR FIRST AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES IS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.
WITH THESE PRIORITIES, WE SEEK TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS' SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING YOU ARE MET METAL DETECTORS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT BECOME
AVAILABLE. WE ALSO SEEK TO INCREASE FUNDING IN ORDER TO FULFILL SCHOOL SAFETY STAFFING NEEDS, FULLY FUND ALL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS AND NEW MANDATES AS WELL AS RECOMMEND POSTING AGE
APPROPRIATE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND RESOURCE INFORMATION IN DISCREET LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT ALL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN FLORIDA AND OPPOSE ANY CHANGE TO 1,003.22 FLORIDA STATUTE REGARDING VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
ENROLLMENT IN FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHILE MAINTAINING THE EXISTING EXEMPTIONS. >> Chair Brill: IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I DON'T SEE ANY COMMENTS SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. MOVING ON TO THE REASON WE DO WHAT WE DO FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR STUDENTS, THESE PRIORITIES
SEEK TO INCREASE THE PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, TO CLOSE ANY GAPS BETWEEN STATE REVENUE AND THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THESE STUDENTS. AS WELL AS INCREASING THE PER
PUPIL FUNDING TO EXPAND OUR CAREER AND TEM ELECTIVES AND PROGRAMMING FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL AS MAKING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE, AGE APPROPRIATELY BASED FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL. >> Chair: I DON'T SEE ANYBODY
HAVING ANY COMMENTS. SO WE CAN PROCEED. >> ALSO IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR STUDENT PRIORITIES IS ADDRESSING THE LANGUAGE USED IN THE FLORIDA ACADEMIC SCHOLARS AWARD TO ENSURE THAT AFRICAN-AMERICAN SCHOLAR PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL RECOGNITION
CATEGORIES AS WELL AS FUNDING-- FULLY FUNDING AND MAINTAINING THE PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS FUNDING TO APPROPRIATELY COMPENSATE OUR DISTRICTS FOR THE ADDED COST FOR ADDING ADVANCED COLLEGE INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL TO STUDENTS. >> Chair Brill: YOU CAN KEEP
GOING. >> TO SUPPORT-- >> Edward Ferguson: ACTUALLY I WANTED TO CHIME IN ON THAT. >> Chair Brill: YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. >> Edward Ferguson: WHEN WE WERE AT THE CONSORTIUM MEETING A FEW WEEKS AGO, MISS SOLNET AND MYSELF, THE SUPERINTENDENT REPRESENTED THERE HAD BEEN SOME
CHANGE IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT MAKES THAT REQUEST MOOT. BASICALLY EXPANDED IT. REMEMBER THAT ONE, MISS SOLNET? SO WE MAY WANT TO LOOK INTO THAT BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE MOOT AT THIS POINT IN TERMS OF ADVOCATING FOR THAT RECOGNITION AS IT RELATES TO THE BRIGHT FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU. >> IN ORDER TO SUPPORT OUR DEDICATED TEACHERS AND STAFF, WE ARE ALSO SEEKING TO INCREASE THE TEACHER SALARY ALLOCATION AND BSA SO THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
CAN INCREASE SALARIES TO ATTRACT MORE CERTIFIED TEACHERS, REDUCE RELIANCE ON SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS AND ADDRESS THE SALARY COMPRESSION FOR ALL TEACHERS AND STAFF. IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERING THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO SECURE QUALITY TEACHERS FOR ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATION AND TITLE I SCHOOLS. ALSO LOOKING TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE EXPANSION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROGRAMS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING FUTURE TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL CENTERS.
>> Chair Brill: KEEP GOING. >> ALL RIGHT. ON THE FINANCIAL FRONT, LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORTS TO INCREASE COMMISERATE WITH OUR PROPERTY VALUES, HOLDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS HARMLESS FOR SCHOOL VOUCHER ENROLLMENT GROWTH THAT IS BEYOND LEGISLATIVE
PROJECTIONS, OPPOSING ANY NEW FUNDING REQUIREMENT THAT DIVERTS EXISTING FUNDS AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS FULLY FUNDING STATE MANDATES, INCLUDING SAFE SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION ALONG WITH ANY NEW STATE MANDATED REQUIREMENTS ON
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE. >> Chair Brill: LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOOD TO KEEP GOING. >> AND THE AREA OF CURRICULUM AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WE HAVE INCREASING THE BASE STUDENT ALLOCATION TO ADDRESS THE ESCALATING COST OF TEXTBOOK ADOPTIONS, ENSURING ALL STATE
STANDARDS ARE FACTUALLY AND HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AS WELL AS REVISING FLORIDA STATUTE 1,003.4283A TO ALLOW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS PROGRAMS FOR TWO YEARS
TO FULFILL THEIR ONE PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. >> Chair Brill: KEEP GOING.
ON TO PREKINDERGARTEN, WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. WE SEEK TO FULLY FUND A FULL DAY HIGH QUALITY VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FOR ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING INSTRUCTION, AFTER CARE AND WRAP AROUND
SERVICES. AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES THAT INCLUDE RESTORING THE REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOLS OF HOPE TO COMPENSATE DISTRICTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS OF HOPE BY THE DISTRICT, CONTINUING TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO
DEREGULATE TRADITIONAL DISTRICT OPERATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THEN OPPOSING LEGISLATION THAT ALTERS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SALARIES OR ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE THE LENGTH OF THEIR TERM. >> Chair Brill: NOW YOU CAN HOLD TIGHT. Ms. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'LL MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THE VACCINE ONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADDING THAT ONE IN THERE. I THINK THIS IS CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO GET WITH THE PALM BEACH MEDICAL SOCIETY AND SHARE THIS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY WITH THEM SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE MAKING IT ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES IF THEY'RE
GOING FORWARD WITH IT AS WELL. AS FAR AS THE PRE-K, EVERY YEAR I ASK THAT WE COLLABORATE WITH OUR LEARNING COALITION TO MAKE SURE WE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE REQUESTS THAT THEY HAVE SO PLEASE TALK TO WARREN ELDRIDGE ABOUT THAT. ONE ITEM I WAS HOPING TO ADD
INTO TODAY UNDER MISCELLANEOUS WOULD BE REALLY JUST TO BE ADD IN SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRI-RAIL PROGRAM. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS DO GET TO SCHOOL ON TRI-RAIL. I GET CALLS ABOUT THIS EVERY YEAR. PEOPLE REALLY DO ENJOY HAVING THEIR STUDENTS ON THE TRI-RAIL. MANY PEOPLE COMING FROM SOUTH
COUNTY AND NORTH COUNTY THE OTHER WAY LIKE THIS OPTION WITH THE CUTS TO TRI-RAIL AT THE STATE LEVEL, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR STUDENTS AND WHAT WE WILL HAVE TO DO IF THAT OCCURS. AND WE DO NOT HAVE A FULLY FUNCTIONING OR FUNCTIONING AT THE LEVEL IT IS NOW TRI-RAIL SYSTEM.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO IMPLEMENT MORE BUSES AND THAT WOULD THEN BE AN ADDITIONAL COST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. I THINK A PIECE OF LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT TALKS ABOUT OPPOSING CUTS TO TRI-RAIL, I THINK, WOULD BE IMPORTANT. AND THEN FINALLY, I KNOW WE HAVE
OUR AMAZING MEGHAN ONLINE AND I WANTED TO SEE IF SHE COULD TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROPOSED CUT TO PROPERTY TAXES. AND I KNOW THAT IN THE PAPERWORK THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES THEY DO NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESS IMPACT TO SCHOOL BOARDS ON THE CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE
HAVING, BUT THERE WOULD DEFINITELY BE AN IMPACT TO SCHOOLS. SO IS THIS AN APPROPRIATE PLACE THAT WE SHOULD BE MENTIONING ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES OR DO YOU HAVE A TAKE ON THAT? THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION THROUGH THE CHAIR. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
THANK YOU, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHITFIELD. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE LEGISLATURE, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, I WOULD SAY THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS IN A POSTURE WHERE THEY'RE EXPLORING SOME OPTIONS ON PROPERTY TAXES, BUT THEY'RE REALLY WAITING AND DEFERRING TO THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE FOR A LEAD ON A POLICY PROPOSAL. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AND AS OF, YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK PROBABLY, WE SPOKE WITH THE SENATE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY SORT OF SPECIFIC CONCRETE SUGGESTIONS ON PROPERTY TAXES THAT HAVE BEEN PROPOSED.
I KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IS AWARE AND IS COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES ARE A CRUCIAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR K-12 EDUCATION AND THEY KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE-- I WOULD NOT SAY-- IT
CAN'T BE MESSED WITH LIGHTLY. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE STILL WAITING TO SEE IF ANYTHING ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE ON THAT FRONT. AND WHEN I SAY WE, PRETTY MUCH ALL OF US WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS. BUT THEN I KNOW EVEN HIGH LEVEL STAFF IN THE LEGISLATURE ARE STILL KIND OF WAITING TO SEE IF
THE GOVERNOR PUTS FORWARD ANY SORT OF PROPOSAL. THE ONLY OTHER THING WOULD I MENTION IS THE HOUSE DOES HAVE A WORK GROUP UNDER WAY TO STUDY PROPERTY TAXES BUT THEY HAVE NOT COME UP WITH ANY KIND OF CONCRETE SUGGESTIONS OR PROPOSALS TO MY KNOWLEDGE. >> SO WOULD IT BE BENEFICIAL TO
INCLUDE A LINE ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OR WOULD WE BE BETTER TO LEAVE IT OFF FOR NOW? WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> I THINK COULD YOU GO EITHER WAY HONESTLY. IF IT'S A PRIORITY OF THE BOARD TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, ANY CHANGES TO PROPERTY TAXES SHOULD LEAVE SCHOOL FUNDING IN TACT,
THEN I THINK THAT'S PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE. KNOWING THAT IT IS A HOT BUTTON ISSUE AND SOMETHING THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT CAREFULLY AND IT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION, I WOULD SAY ACTIVELY UNDER CONSIDERATION. BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN PROPOSED YET.
>> Chair Brill: SINCE THIS IS A WORKSHOP, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE WORK WITH MISS FAYE TO COME UP WITH LANGUAGE. WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THIS NOW. IT IS A WORKSHOP. WE CAN INSERT IT AND THEN BRING IT BACK. >> Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: AND ON-- >> Erica Whitfield: AND THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: I WASN'T GOING TO MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT IT
SPECIFICALLY UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE DID BUT I ACTUALLY HAD ADDED THE ITEM REGARDING CHILDHOOD VACCINES AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT FOR THE PUBLIC, THAT CHILDHOOD VACCINES ARE CRITICAL FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. AND THESE VACCINES PROTECT
CHILDREN FROM DANGEROUS DISEASES LIKE MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA, POLIO, AND THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO BE SAFE. I'M SURE THAT ALMOST EVERYONE, IF NOT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM HAS HAD THOSE VACCINES. SO ENSURING THAT OUR CHILDREN
ARE VACCINATED BEFORE AND DURING SCHOOL, WE REDUCE THEIR RISK OF CONTRACTING AND SPREADING THESE DISEASES AND WHEN A HIGH PERCENTAGE-- YOU PROBABLY HEARD THE WORD HERD IMMUNITY. BUT WHEN A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION IS IMMUNIZED, IT
BECOMES DIFFICULT FOR THESE DISEASES TO SPREAD AND THAT MEANS THAT IT'S ALSO GOING TO PROTECT THOSE WHO CAN'T BE VACCINATED DUE TO MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS REASONS. SO THAT WAS WHY THAT I ADDED THAT INTO THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES I THINK THAT WE HAVE
TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE. AND DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? SO NOW WE CAN MOVE ON. >> AND FINALLY WE HAVE OUR TWO APPROPRIATION REQUESTS. ONE FOR WES TECH AND ONE FOR ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THE WEST TECH APPROPRIATIONS WOULD BE AN INVESTMENT IN OUR CT WELDING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS INSTRUCTOR, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE EDUCATION THERE. AND THEN FOR ROOSEVELT
ELEMENTARY, WOULD BE TO CONTINUE ON THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THIS LAST YEAR AND INCLUDING THE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE BUILDING AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. >> Chair Brill: MS. ANDREWS IS FIRST. >> Marcia Andrews: FIRST I WANT TO THANK SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND EVERYONE FOR ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS TO GET WES TECH UP AND RUNNING THE WAY IT SHOULD BE AND I'M INVITING YOU ALL TO COME OUT TO
WEST TECH AND SEE THE PROGRAMS, THE STUDENTS, THE NIGHT PROGRAMS, IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA, IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO STOP OFF AND SEE WHAT WE ARE GETTING FOR THE MONEY. I MEAN THE STATE HAS ALWAYS WORKED CLOSELY WITH US AND FUNDING WITH THE APPROPRIATIONS
AND THANK YOU Ms. SOLNET AND CAPITAL CITY. YOU ALL HAVE ALWAYS FOUGHT TO GET WEST TECH UP AND RUNNING AND IT'S DOING GREAT. LOTS OF STUDENTS, LOTS OF SIMULATORS IF YOU WANT TO GET ON THE SIMULATOR AND DRIVE FOR THE CDL CLASS A LICENSE, YOU CAN DO THAT OR YOU CAN GET INTO THE BIG
TRUCK AND GET TRAINING BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. >> Chair Brill: MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: IN REGARD TO ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY, I THOUGHT I HEARD THE CHIEF OF STAFF INDICATE THAT THE APPROPRIATION WAS TO BE USED BOTH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES BUT THEN ALSO FOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS. DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY? THAT WE ARE SEEKING TO GET A SIMILAR APPROPRIATION THAT WAS EAR EARMARKED FOR THOSE TWO THINGS. CAN THE APPROPRIATION BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE
SPLIT TO SOME DEGREE BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS? >> AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, IT IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT Ms. FAYE, ARE YOU ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT FROM LAST YEAR? >> THANK YOU.
SO I KNOW THAT LAST YEAR-- I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO WHICH ONE. SO LAST YEAR THERE WAS A PORTION OF THE FUNDS THAT WAS BROKEN OUT FOR OPERATING. THERE WAS A PORTION OF THE FUNDING THAT WAS BROKEN OUT FOR CAPITAL. ONE WAS VETOED, LUCKILY IN A
SMALLER AMOUNT WAS VETOED AND THE OTHER ONES REMAINED. I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK TO SEE WHICH ONE WAS WHICH. I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I WILL CAUTION FOR THAT REASON, THAT JUST MY ADVICE AFTER SEEING WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR, IS TO KIND OF PICK ONE CATEGORY OR THE
OTHER AND ASK FOR EITHER ALL CAPITAL OR ALL OPERATIONS BECAUSE WHERE THE GOVERNOR'S OFFERS LOOKED AT DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS, THE LEGISLATURE BROKE OUT CAPITAL EXPENSES FOR THE SAME PROJECT KIND OF IN A DIFFERENT LINE ITEM THAN OPERATIONAL PEENS PENSES.
THIS HAPPENED TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS, AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE VETOED ALL OF THEM AS DUPE INDICATIVE. AND SO A-- DUPE INDICATIVE-- DUPLICATIVE. THEY LOST A PORTION OF THEIR FUNDING. AS LESSONS LEARNED FROM THAT PROCESS LAST YEAR, I WOULD
ENCOURAGE THE DISTRICT TO PICK ONE OR THE OTHER WHEN IT COMES TO APPROPRIATION PROJECTS. >> Edward Ferguson: WHY WAS ROOSEVELT EARMARKED FOR THIS
APPROPRIATION OPPOSED TO SAY SOME OTHER SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY, IF YOU KNOW. >> I WOULD DEFER TO-- >> Edward Ferguson: SURE. >> WE WERE APPROACHED, THERE WAS AN INTEREST WITHIN THE BUSINESS BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY Mr. STEVEN ROSS, AND HE
APPROACHED US ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED TO BRING THE REQUEST FORWARD AND IT WOULD BRING ALSO HIS SUPPORT AND HIS LOBBYIST Mr. RON BOOK WORKED ALONGSIDE CAPITAL CITY. >> Edward Ferguson: I WOULD
SUGGEST WE FOCUS MORE ON OPERATIONAL. I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO THE WEEDS WITH YOU ALL BUT WE DON'T NEED HELP WITH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT ROOSEVELT BECAUSE PARTICULARLY THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT COULD USE-- IF IT IS ABOUT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT COULD USE THAT.
BASED ON Ms. FAYE'S RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US SEEK THE APPROPRIATION SPECIFICALLY FOR OPERATIONAL THINGS THAT COULD HELP WITH THE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN ARTS BECAUSE THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THOSE PROGRAMS HELPING KIDS BECOME MORE PROFICIENT IN LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE VERSUS
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, PAINTING, LANDSCAPING, THAT ARE IMPORTANT BUT IN MY MIND SECONDARY OR TERTIARY PRIORITY IN THAT REGARD. THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT THAT WE FOLLOW HER LEAD IN THAT REGARD. AND ALSO, TO BE FAIR...
>> Chair Brill: THE SUPERINTENDENT WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO YOU. >> Supt.Burke: BASED ON YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND THE COMMENTS FOCUSING ON ONE OR THE OTHER, WOULD I LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK AND WORK WITH THE TEAM ON THIS, DO A LITTLE MORE HOME WORK AS FAR AS WHAT WAS SUCCESSFUL LAST SESSION VERSUS THE THINGS THAT GOT VETOED AND
TRY TO POSITION OURSELVES FOR SUCCESS. >> Edward Ferguson: I WILL SAY I'M IN MY FEELINGS BECAUSE Mr. ROSS HIRED Mr. McDANIEL AND HE IS NOT DOING WELL FOR OUR TEAM. SO I'M SEEING RED. BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I THINK WE SHOULD WORK ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE VERSUS THE
CAPITAL SIDE BUT THANK YOU Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Chair Brill: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY. >> I JUST WANT TO, BEFORE WE GO TO NEXT STEPS, I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE ABOLISHING PROPERTY TAX. IF WE DO, IN FACT INCLUDE A LINE
ON THAT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW THAT THE GREATER FLORIDA CONSORTIUM OF SCHOOL BOARDS HAS THAT ITEM ON THEIR PRIORITIES LIST AND I KNOW THEY SENT THE PRIORITIES LIST TO ALL OF YOU SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO USE THAT LANGUAGE OR AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LANGUAGE.
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF THAT. >> Chair Brill: BEFORE WE GO TO MS. SAVIETTO, WHEN ARE WE BRINGING BACK THE GRIERT CONSORTIUM PRIORITIES. >> OCTOBER. >> Chair Brill: OKAY.
MS. SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: THANK YOU. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THERE, WERE NEW MANDATES THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING SO THE DISTRICTS ARE ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS WHICH PUTS STRAIN, DIRECT STRAIN ON TEACHERS, STAFF AND CLASSROOM
RESOURCES, SO IF THERE WAS A CLARIFICATION, RIGHT, FLORIDA CANNOT CONTINUE TO ISSUE NEW MANDATES WITHOUT ALSO INCREASING THE OVERALL EDUCATION BUDGET SO CLARIFYING THE DISTINCTION IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT OUR SCHOOLS
AND ENSURE MANDATES ARE PAIRED WITH THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THEM SUCCESSFULLY. WAS THERE ANYWHERE IN THE LANGUAGE ALREADY THAT I MISSED OR MAYBE BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A CLARIFICATION THAT WE CAN DO... >> WE HAVE IT IN A FEW PLACES,
ONE STARTING WITH OUR SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY MAKING SURE THAT ANY NEW MANDATES THAT ARE DOLED OUT, THAT THEY ARE FULLY FUNDED AND THEN WOVEN THROUGH OUR PRIORITIES ARE PLACES IN
WHICH THERE ARE NEW MANDATES OR MANDATES ARE PROVIDED THAT THERE BE FUND AGO LONG WITH THAT. >> Virginia Savietto: I SEE IT ON THE SCHOOL SAFETY. WHERE ELSE?
>> AS WELL AS STUDENTS INCREASING THE PER PUPIL FUNDING WHEN WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AS WELL AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH THE STATE REVENUE AND ACTUAL COSTS SO IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL MANDATES THAT REQUIRE
FUNDING, IT WOULD BE THERE AND THEN AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING MAKING SURE THAT WE FULLY FUND POUPTLY
COMPENSATE FOR COLLEGE LEVEL OPTIONS. AND THEN ALSO WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FULLY FUNDING OF THE STATE MANDATES, AND THAT INCLUDED SAFE SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH, ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS, ET CETERA, A FEW SPACES TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER MANDATES ARE THERE ARE FULLY FUNDED. >> DO YOU FEEL THAT IT WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO PASS.
>> I BELIEVE SO. >> ASKING FOR THE FULL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE WORK. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: ANY OTHER COMMENTS BOARD MEMBERS? WE CAN GO TO NEXT STEPS.
>> WITH OUR NEXT STEPS, IF NEEDED, WE WILL HAVE A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 8 AND THEN THE UPDATED PLATFORM WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR ADOPTION AT THE OCTOBER 15 BOARD MEETING FOLLOWED BY YOUR JOINT
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MEETING ON OCTOBER 30 HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM, AND THEN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ACTUALLY BEGINS JANUARY 13, 2026 WITH THE START OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DAYS AS WELL ON 13th TO THE 14th OF JANUARY. AND THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS
SCHEDULED TO END ON MARCH 13,. >> Chair: SO WE WILL NEED THAT NEXT WORKSHOP BECAUSE WE DID SUGGEST SOME CHANGES SO WE WILL BRING THIS BACK INTO ANOTHER WORKSHOP ON OCTOBER 8 VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> I WANT TO BRING IT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK Dr. MORGAN AND Ms. SOLNET. YOU DID A GREAT JOB OUT AT ROYAL PALM BEACH WORKING WITH THE VILLAGE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AS WELL AS WITH THE GLADES CAREER READINESS ROUNDTABLE JUST YESTERDAY. AND THAT WONDERFUL PACKET THAT YOU PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC IN
BOTH PLACES, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LEGISLATURE FOR 2025 AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY ONE OF THESE BOARD MEMBERS UP HERE HAVE THAT WERE YOU ABLE TO GET THAT TO THEM OR DO THEY HAVE IT BECAUSE IT WAS THE RESPONSE FROM
THE PUBLIC WAS EXCELLENT. >> IT WAS ADOPTED FROM THE CAPITAL CITY CONSULTING PRESENTATION THAT WAS MADE ON MAY 28 BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY DISSEMINATE IT AGAIN. >> Marcia Andrews: I THINK WHEN WE ARE OUT IN THE PUBLIC DOING
THIS KIND OF WORK AND IT WAS SOME KNEW DISTRICT AND I DO WANT TO SHARE WITH MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS WHEN I SEE SOME GREAT THINGS HAPPENING, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING, BUT I JUST WANT THEM TO HAVE THAT DOCUMENT, TOO GLRKS I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE
WORKSHOPS SO WE CAN MOVE TO THE FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION. MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.
I'M GOING TO CALL THE FINAL ADOPTION BUDGET ADOPTION MEETING AT 5:05. THIS IS THE FINAL BECOME HEARING REGARDING THE 2025-2026 DISTRICT BUDGET AND IT'S NOW CALLED TO ORDER. AT 5:05 P.M. THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING IS TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC REGARDING
THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND THE MILLAGE RATES. THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST MEETING RELATIVE TO THIS BUDGET WE HAVE HELD FOUR BOARD WORKSHOPS ON THE BUDGET BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2024 AND CONDUCTED A PUBLIC HEARING IN JULY. THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING
INCLUDES ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED MILLAGE LEVIES AND APPROVAL OF THE DISTRICT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026. I DO KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM SO I'M NOW GOING TO CALL Mr. GORED AN LONGHOFER,
PRESIDENT OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH Ms. BRILL, GOOD EVENING TO YOU AND TO OUR VICE CHAIR MS. ANDREWS, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND HONORED GUESTS. I'M GORDON LONGHOFER, PRESIDENT OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ALWAYS GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY THOUGH, YOU ARE GOING TO ADOPT A BUDGET. THAT IS A REQUIREMENT BY LAW SO I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHETHER TO PICK THIS ONE OR SOME OTHER VERSION OF IT BUT I AM HERE TO REMIND YOU OF SOME FACTS
THAT I THINK NEED TO ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED VERY WELL. VERY SALIENT FACTS. DUE TO THE ACTIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE, TEACHERS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY NEED YOU TO ENSURE THEY'RE ABLE TO FOCUS MORE
ENERGIES, MORE THEIR PERSONAL ENERGY EACH AND EVERY DAY ON STUDENTS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENT. BY DOING WHAT MUST BE DONE TO COMPENSATE THEM AT LEVELS THAT DON'T REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT TO PAY
THEIR BILLS FLORIDA IS 50th IN THE COUNTRY IN TEACHER SALARY. AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY AND EVEN THOUGH IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, WE KNOW THAT OUR AVERAGE SALARY IS A BIT BETTER THAN WHAT THAT NUMBER LOOKS LIKE AT ROUGHLY
62,200, FOR BASE SALARY, OVER 8, 500 OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE COUNTY MAKE LESS THAN THAT AMOUNT. WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHERS, IT'S REALLY AS SIMPLE AS THIS.
INVEST WELL IN TEACHER PAY AND BENEFITS. SUPPORT THEM IN DOING THEIR WORK, ESPECIALLY BY EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE GREAT PROFESSIONAL DECISIONS EACH AND EVERY DAY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS SO THAT THEY CAN DO THAT IN THE INTEREST OF THEIR STUDENTS AND THEIR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
THEY WILL PROVIDE THE RESULTS WE ALL WANT. AFTER ALL, TEACHERS SIMPLY WANT A FEW SIMPLE THINGS. THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS. THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY WITH AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE, THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A VACATION ONCE IN A WHILE, AND WHEN IT'S
THEIR POINT IN LIFE TO RETIRE THEY WANT TO DO THAT WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR A JOB WELL DONE. I URGE YOU TO BE MINDFUL OF THESE POINTS ALWAYS, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING FINANCIAL DECISIONS FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE STUDENTS WE SERVE IN THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS HERE TODAY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET? SEEING NONE, I WILL NOW TURN THIS MEETING OVER TO Mr. BURKE WHO IS GOING TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE DISTRICT'S 2025-2026 BUDGET.
>> Supt.Burke: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. BEFORE OUR TWO AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE MILLAGE LEVIES AND THE DISTRICT BUDGET. THESE ITEMS ARE BROUGHT FORWARD TO COMPLY WITH TRUTH IN MILLAGE LEGISLATION AND INS FREDERICK WILL PRESENT THE 25-26 BUDGET. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS.
THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THE FY'26 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND APPROVAL OF THE MILLAGE RATES. THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS WELL AS FOUR BOARD WORKSHOPS AND TENTATIVE ADOPTION WHICH TOOK PLACE JULY 30.
I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AS PART OF THERE PROCESS, AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY TEAM. I TAKE FULL CREDIT FOR PREPARING THIS 389-PAGE DOCUMENT BUT MY
TEAM DOES ALL THE WORK. Mr. WILLIAM DUFRESNE IS THE LEAD SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE. I WANT TO THANK WILLIAM. I MADE HIM COME DOWN HERE TONIGHT SO CRYSTAL AND LILIAN
AND SAMARA. THEY WORK VERY HARD THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO RECOGNIZE THEM BECAUSE I FORGOT DURING TENTATIVE ADOPTION. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, YOU KNOW, MORE SO THAN THAN
OTHER YEARS BECAUSE WE ARE FACING CHALLENGES WITH LIMITED FUNDING WITH ONLY 1.3% INCREASE IN STUDENT FUNDING AND ALSO IN UNANTICIPATED DECLINE IN OUR ENROLLMENT. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE CHANGES. STAFFING CHANGES TO ADJUST FOR THE ENROLLMENT.
AND WE WILL WORK THROUGH THOSE TOGETHER. BUT THE BUDGET TONIGHT IS BEING ADOPTED AND IT'S A VERY PRESCRIPTIVE PROCESS AND AS PART OF THE PROCESS, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE COMPLY WITH THE TRUTH IN MILLAGE REQUIREMENTS TRIM SO I'M GOING TO START WITH AN OVER VIEW
OF OUR PROPERTY VALUES LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY VALUES WE HAVE A 5.1% INCREASE IN OUR PROPERTY VALUES BUT FUNDING IN FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNFORTUNATELY DOES NOT ALIGN TO THE INCREASES IN THE PROPERTY VALUES WHERE YOU SEE PROPERTY VALUES INCREASING BY 5%, OUR INCREASE IN PER
STUDENT FUNDING IS ONLY INCREASING 1.3%. THE MAJORITY OF THE MILLAGE RATE THE BOARD IS ADOPTING TONIGHT IS SET BY STATE STATUTE, STATE LAW, SO THE BOARD REALLY HAS LIMITED AUTHORITY. THERE IS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
THE MILLAGE RATE FROM 6.314 TO 6.321. THAT MILLAGE RATE IS 4.06% GREATER THAN THE ROLL BACK RATE. THE ROLL BACK RATE IS THE RATE THAT WOULD BE CHARGED ON THE HIGHER PROPERTY VALUE FROM THIS
YEAR IN ORDER TO GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE AS FY'25. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER? FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER THAT DOESN'T HAVE AN INCREASE IN THEIR ASSESSED VALUE WITH A TAXABLE VALUE OF 275,000, WOULD
SEE AN INCREASE OF 1.93. TOTAL BUDGET IS 5.9 BILLION. THE MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET, $3.2 BILLION IS IN OUR GENERAL FUND. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS AN INCREASE OF $30 MILLION.
THAT'S PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE INCREASE IN FEFP. OFFSET BY OTHER REDUCTIONS. THE TOTAL INCREASE THAT IS ACTUALLY A DECREASE FROM OUR AMENDED BUDGET FROM FY'25 OF $281 MILLION.
THE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS GENERAL FUND, ALL FUNDS ARE BALANCED BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY THAT THE REDUCTION IN ENROLLMENT IS NOT REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET BECAUSE OUR REVENUE WILL NOT BE ADJUSTED BY THE STATE UNTIL IT'S PROJECTED TO BE
THE JANUARY TIMEFRAME AND SO AS WE PRESENT OUR BUDGET AMENDMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE BOARD WILL BE AMENDING THE BUDGET TO ALIGN THE BUDGET WITH OUR UPDATED REVENUE AS WELL AS OUR UPDATED STAFFING.
WE ARE MONITORING FEDERAL AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL CONSIDERATIONS, NOT ONLY FOR FY'26, BUT FY'27 AND BEYOND. YOU KNOW, WHAT THE IMPACT OF TARIFFS WILL HAVE ON OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM, WHAT THE IMPACT AND
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE STATE LEVEL WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL CHANGES IN PROPERTY TAXES. THAT WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON EDUCATION FUNDING AND THEN LOCAL CONSIDERATIONS, LOOKING AT OUR ENROLLMENT. WE SAW FIRSTHAND WHAT THE
ENROLLMENT VOLATILITY CAN LOOK LIKE. SO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE TO FORECAST AND SEE WHAT CONTINUED IMPACT WE WILL SEE WITHIN OUR ENROLLMENT VOLATILITY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS TONIGHT WE HAVE FINAL ADOPTION.
THERE IS TWO AGENDA ITEMS, B-1 AND B-2, THE CERTIFICATION, MILLAGE AND SUMMARY BUDGET.
>> AGENDA ITEM B-1. THE RECOMMEND THE BOARD ADOPT, THIS RESOLUTION BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA LEVIES TOTAL MILLAGE RATE OF 6.320 WHICH RAISES
$2,271,641,302 IN LOCAL REVENUE. THIS IS MADE UP OF 3.062 MILLS REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT, 0.0011 FOR PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. DISCRETIONARY OPERATING FUNDS, 1.500 MILLS FOR LOCAL CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT AND 1.000 MILLS FOR ADDITIONAL OPERATING FUNDS. THIS MILLAGE IS 4.06% MORE THAN THE ROLLED BACK RATE. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD, SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED?
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> Supt.Burke: AGENDA B-2 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE RESOLUTION AND ADOPT THE FINAL SUMMARY BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,877,766,736 INCLUDING
INCLUDING THE CAPITAL PLAN, ORGANIZATIONAL CHARGE AND SCHOOL BOARD STATEMENT OF ITS OPERATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL NOW TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD.
SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE WILL NOW PIVOT BACK TO THE
WORKSHOPS. NEXT THREE WORKSHOPS WILL BE BROUGHT TO US BY OUR INSPECTOR
GENERAL. Ms. BRILL. I WANT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE GUESTS TO RECEIVE A PROCLAMATION SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN MOVE
THAT AHEAD. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. >> Chair Brill: MAKE A MOTION MOTION TO SPEND THE MEETING, OPEN UP THE SPECIAL MEETING TO
TAKE IT OUT OF ORDER AND THEN TO ALLOW US TO DO THE PRESENTATION. >> Erica Whitfield: YES. >> AND YOU HAVE TO DO THE MOTION THAT HAS DO WITH DOING THAT. YOU GOT IT. >> Erica Whitfield: HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION. IT'S UP TO YOU ALL. I JUST KNOW THEY WILL BE HERE FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF
OTHERWISE. S DO WE NEED HER TO REPEAT IT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD, SECOND BY Mr. LANE. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? , OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WE
ARE NOW GOING TO PIVOT BACK AND WE ARE GOING HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH MY TYPICAL I'M CALLING
THE MEETING TO ORDER. SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:1D REFLECT THAT WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM WITH 7 BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT THAT BRINGS US RIGHT AWAY TO OUR PROCLAMATIONS SO Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, WHEN YOU
CAN GET THERE I ARE WILL LET YOU READ. ARE WE DOING BOTH PROCLAMATIONS. I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO THAT.
>> Supt.Burke: HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, SECOND BY MS. SAVIETTO I KNOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.
I WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND AFTER THE PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN READ AND VOTED ON, I REQUEST THE BOARD TO PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO THE MULTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL ACCEPT ON BEHALF OF THEIR TEAM. SO THAT'S FINE. YOU HAVE TO READ THE
PROCLAMATION FIRST. >> Virginia Savietto: AND SAY AFTERWARDS. WE CELEBRATE THE HISTORY CULTURE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. IT IS ALSO TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LATINOS ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS FROM
THE LATINOS AND STUDENTS IN ACTION TO SPECIALIST TEACHERS, BUS DRIVERS, CAFETERIA STAFF, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, PRINCIPALS AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO GIVE THEIR BEST EVERY DAY. ALTHOUGH I CANNOT MENTION ALL THE LATINOS WHO WORK FOR THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW THAT HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW THE PAST FEW MONTHS. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO SUPERINTENDENT BURKE, ANGELA SANTA CRUZ, BOARD OFFICE ASSISTANT. CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER MARIA BISHOP, CENTRAL REGION
SUPERINTENDENT VALERIE HAYNES. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION. DIRECTOR OF THE CHACK TAU ADULT EDUCATION CENTER AND VIRTUAL LEARNING. OUR DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAMS ARE
ANOTHER POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW CULTURE AND EDUCATION COME TOGETHER, OPENING DOORS FOR STUDENTS, HONORING THEIR HERITAGE AND PREPARING THEM FOR A FUTURE FULL OF OPPORTUNITY. HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, A REMINDER OF RESILIENCE OF
IMMIGRANTS FROM EVERY NATION WHO CAME HERE IN SEARCH OF A BETTER FUTURE. THEIR JOURNEYS INSPIRES US TO KEEP EDUCATION AT THE HEART OF OPPORTUNITY AND TO WORK TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY TO BUILD STRONGER SCHOOLS AND BRIGHTER
FUTURES. HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15, 2025 WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 15, TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN NICAUAGUA HONDURAS,
GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR BECAME INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES PART OF CENTRAL AMERICA AND WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATES THE RICH CULTURE OF HISPANIC AMERICANS WHOSE ROOTS GO BACK TO MEXICO, SPAIN AND THE SPANISH SPEAKING NATIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA
AND THE CARIBBEAN AND HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS HISPANICS HAVE MADE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY AND THE DISTRICT, WE HIGHLIGHT AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE RICH DIVERSITY THAT KEEPS OUR COMMUNITY STRONG AND WHEREAS HISPANICS OF EVERY RACE, CLASS AND NATIONALITY HAVE MADE
HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INCLUDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN COUNTLESS RECORDED AND UNRECORDED WAYS AND WHEREAS THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY PLAYS A VITAL AND INTEGRAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE PRESENT AND
FUTURE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY IN BUSINESSES, EDUCATION, LAW, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND NUMEROUS OTHER FIELDS AND WHEREAS IT IS VITAL THAT THE REPRESENTATION OF HISPANIC LATINO CULTURES AND HISTORY ARE INFUSED INTO THE CURRICULUM TO ENCOURAGE THE
ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2025 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH DONE THIS TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
2025 IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. MUCHAS GRACIAS. >> Chair Brill: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THIS IS THE 7th INNING STRETCH. YOU ARE GOING TO GO DOWN, WE'LL MAKE THE PRESENTATION, WE'LL COME BACK UP AND THEN WE WILL GO
TO THE NEXT PROCLAMATION.
>> Chair: Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, COM 2. >> Speaker: SORRY ABOUT THAT. I GOT OFF TRACK.
I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM OCTOBER 2025 AS NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR ANDREW. Ms. WHITFIELD. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. HAVE I SERVED ON THE UNITED WAY HUNGER BOARD FOR MY ENTIRE TIME ON THE BOARD, WHICH IS ALMOST 11 YEARS NOW, AND IN THAT CAPACITY, I HAVE BEEN THE CHILDHOOD HUNGER CHAIR. AND WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
CHILDREN ARE FED, NOT JUST DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, WITH OUR SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT ON THE WEEKENDS AS WELL. WE WORK WITH ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO TRY TO TACKLE CHILDHOOD HUNGER TO MAKE SURE THAT NO CHILDREN GO HUNGRY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE READY AND
ABLE TO LEARN WHEN THEY SHOW UP EVERY MORNING. SO IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE HUNGER PROCLAMATION AND I WILL SAY AFTER THE PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN READ AND VOTED ON, I REQUEST THE BOARD PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION TO AND I WILL MENTION EVERYBODY THAT I SEE HERE LORI JORNG,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED WAY, SETH BERNSTEIN, PAGE, JAMIE FROM THE FOOD BANK, PAULA AND ALLISON FROM OUR FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHO I AM THRILLED AND PRIVILEGED TO WORK WITH ALL THE TIME. PROCLAMATION. NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2025, WHEREAS A BOLD
COUNTY WIDE HUNGER RELIEF PLAN WAS LAUNCHED IN 2015, THAT CONTINUES TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND ITS LASTING IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND WHEREAS THE HUNGER RELIEF PLAN IS GUIDED BY 10 AMBITIOUS GOALS AND DRIVEN BY THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND
EFFORTS OF 183 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND DEDICATED HUNGER RELIEF HUNGRY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS HUNGER CITIES TEMMICALLY ACROSS ALL COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS AND WHEREAS OVERALL FOOD INSECURITY
DECREASED FROM 14.2 IN 2015 TO 11.5 IN 2024 AND CHILDHOOD HUNGER DECLINED FROM 23.6% TO 18.1% AND WHEREAS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY HAS WORKED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED WAY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY AND OTHER LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE CREASE FOOD SECURITY THROUGH VITAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE AFTER SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM, SUMMER BREAK SPOT, WEEKEND BACK PACK PROGRAM ENSURING THAT CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS YEAR ROUND AND WHEREAS THE NUMBER OF AFTER SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS SITES INCREASED FROM 15
IN 2015 TO 196 IN 2024, AN AMAZING NUMBER. WHEREAS INFRASTRUCTURE AND INNOVATION HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED THE COUNTY'S HUNGER RELIEF CAPACITY AND REDUCED FOOD WASTE AND WHEREAS OUTREACH TO RURAL COMMUNITIES ESPECIALLY IN THE GLADES HAS EXPANDED THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE TRICITY
GARDEN PROJECT, HEALTHY CORNER STORES AND STRATEGIC ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO FOOD AND RESOURCES TO ALL AND WHEREAS PALM BEACH COUNTY RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO FACE FOOD INSECURITY, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINED PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THROUGH ACTION, ADVOCACY AND INNOVATION NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH AND PROUDLY HONORS THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PALM BEACH COUNTY HUNGER RELIEF PLAN EXPRESSING OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO WORKING TOGETHER
TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD, ADULT AND FAMILY IN OUR COMMUNITY IS FOOD SECURE DONE THIS TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE COME DOWN EVERYONE. >> Chair Brill: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET, Ms. WHITFIELD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
REPRESENTING US AND FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND NOW YOU GET YOUR NEXT STEPS
IN.
SO BOARD MEMBERS, I AM NOW GOING TO NEED A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE SPECIAL MEETING AND RETURN TO THE WORKSHOP. MOTION BY Mr. LANE SECOND BY Ms. WHITFIELD. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, IT'S BACK TO YOU.
>> Supt.Burke: I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL Ms. THERESA MICHAEL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. WE HAVE THREE POLICIES THAT WE ARE PRESENTING. WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND HOPE TO HAVE
THOSE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO, I THINK THEY'RE COMING IN A WORKSHOP. FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS HIRED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS ASKED WAS THAT I ALIGN THE OFFICE WITH BEST STANDARDS WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND ALSO WITH
THE COMMISSION FOR FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE TODAY. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR POLICYIES AND ALIGNED THEM WITH FLORIDA STATUTES 205.5 AS WELL AS THE EDUCATIONAL STATUTES, THE BEST
PRACTICES AS OUTLINED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL , THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY MADE THROUGH THEIR PEER REVIEW AND THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. SO THAT WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS A CULMINATION OF ALL OF THAT AND WE HAVE ALSO ADDED SOME DEFINITIONS AND SOME CLARITY TO
SOME OF OUR POLICIES. SO THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER ILLUSTRATE WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND ALSO TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS. ALL OF THE POLICIES HAVE GONE THROUGH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEY HAVE APPROVED THEM AND SIGNED OFF ON THEM AND WE ALSO
WORKED WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE AS WELL AS DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. WE MADE SOME CHANGES AND I THINK WE HAVE COME TO A PRETTY GOOD PLACE WHERE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD PRODUCT TO BRING FORWARD AND ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED TO SHUT UP WHEN YOUR OTHER THAN
ATTORNEY IS HERE AND LET THEM TALK SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR ATTORNEY. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SCHOOL BOARD, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, WE HAVE THREE POLICIES THAT ARE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT I WAS HOPING, IF IT
PLEASES THE BOARD, TO RUN THROUGH EACH OF THEM WITH A SLIDE SHOW AND THEN DO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IF THAT WORKS BUT REALLY BEGINNING WITH POLICY 1.0 1. OUR AUDIT POLICY AND A LITTLE
BIT OF LEVITY. AND I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO BOARD MEMBER BRANCH BECAUSE SHE HAS SEEN THIS AT LEAST THREE TIMES. IF MY JOKES DON'T LAND TONIGHT, WHATEVER, IT'S ON ME RUMMAGING AROUND IN THE BACK OF OUR
BRAINS, THE LONGER I TALK, THE MORE VINSZING WE WILL BE. I'LL MAKE IT REALLY QUICK. WHAT ARE THE GOINGS OF THE POLICY UPDATES, AS THE INSPECTOR GENERAL STATED WE WANT TO BETTER ALIGN OUR POLICIES WITH THE EXISTING LAW, WHETHER IT'S FLORIDA STATUTE OR ITS STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE ASSOCIATION
FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL OR THE FLORIDA COMMISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION. MAKING SURE THAT WE REALLY BRING THOSE INTO THE YEAR 2025. AS THE I.G. STATED INITIALLY, WE WERE INTERNAL AUDIT SHOP THAT CONVERTED TO AN INSPECTORS
GENERAL OFFICE 2012. A LOT OF THE POLICIES WERE BORN OUT OF THE IDEAS THAT APPLY EXCLUSIVELY TO AUDIT WHAT WE ARE DOING, YOU WILL SEE THROUGH THE POLICY PROPOSALS, WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING THEM TO WHERE MOST OTHER INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICES ARE.
THE OTHER LAWS INCLUDE THE FLORIDA CODE OF ETHICS, EDUCATION CODE, I MENTIONED THIS A MOMENT AGO. THE AGENCY FOR INSPECTOR GENERAL GREEN BOOK. THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW WHICH GOVERN INVESTIGATIONS, AUDITS, REVIEWS AND INSPECTIONS.
AGAIN WE ARE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. ADDITIONALLY, GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE OR GAO YELLOW BOOK ARE THE STANDARDS OUR OFFICE USES TO GOVERN AUDITS AND ALL OF THESE POLICIES ARE INCORPORATING THOSE STANDARDS TO ENSURE THAT AGAIN,
OUR PRACTICES COMPLY WITH THE LAW THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS AND LIMIT WASTE. SOME OF THE POLICIES AS THEY EXIST NOW REQUIRE PROLONGED REPETITIVE ACTIONS THAT AREN'T THE NORM AND WE BELIEVE THAT,
AGAIN, BY STREAMLINING THE POLICIES AND BRINGING THINGS INTO CONFORMITY WITH THE LAW, IT WILL SERVE US BETTER. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO ADVANCE THE SHARED MISSION TO AFFIRM, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE. SO HERE WE GO. FIRST OFF, POLICY 1.091.
WE HAVE ADDED SOME LANGUAGE TO ENHANCE INDEPENDENTS AND IMPROVED PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE CLARITY BY NUMBER 1 UPDATING THE DEFINITION FOR MANAGEMENT. THIS CAME UP DURING OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE FIRST PREVIEW. AND WE HAVE, AGAIN, ADDED THAT DEFINITION. IT ALREADY EXISTED UNDER OUR
FRAUD POLICY WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER. BUT WE INCORPORATED THAT INTO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY AN WE ALSO ADDED A DEFINITION FOR OIG ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDES THOSE FOUR MAIN CATEGORIES, AUDITS, INVESTIGATIONS, REVIEWS AND INSPECTIONS. WE HAVE REVIEWED-- WE HAVE
REMOVED THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATIVE OVERSIGHT OF THE OIG, AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I, AGAIN, BELIEVE WAS A VESTIGE FROM WHEN WE WERE MERELY AN INTERNAL AUDIT SHOP HAVING AND TAUT COMMITTEE REVIEW
INVESTIGATIONS NOT STANDARD PRACTICE AND WE BELIEVE IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE HANDLED BY YOU ALL, THE BOARD. AND SO YOU WILL SEE IN OUR INSPECTOR GENERAL POLICY, WE ARE MOVING THAT OVERSIGHT FUNCTION AND THAT ABILITY TO AGAIN REVIEW AND WORKSHOP INVESTIGATIONS. WE ARE MOVING THAT FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PLACING IT
WITH YOU, THE SCHOOL BOARD. WE CLARIFIED SOME OF THE COMMITTEES DUTIES REGARDING EXTERNAL AUDITS, MADE AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR CFO Ms. FREDERICK WELL TAKEN. CURRENTLY BASICALLY IT SAYS THAT WE OVERSEE EXTERNAL AUDITS THAT ARE MANDATED BY STATUTE. WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
WE CAN COORDINATE, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WOULD WORK WITH THEM BUT WE DON'T SUPERVISE EXTERNAL TOD AUDITORS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE STRICKEN SO I WILL REMOVE IT. IGNORE IT. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF YOUR
VERSION. MANAGEMENT. THIS IS THE DEFINITION, RIGHT? BASICALLY WE CONSIDERED AUDIT COMMITTEE INPUT AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS LINES 11-13. TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW. ADDITIONALLY WE ADDED A DEFINITION FOR OIG ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT LINES 14-22
IN THE POLICY THAT IS BEFORE YOU, THE DIGITAL COPY AS WELL. AGAIN, THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR ALREADY EXISTING RESPONSIBILITIES, NOT ONLY AS AN AGENCY-- INSPECTOR GENERAL BUT ALSO OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE
ADMINISTRATOR OF CARES WHICH IS UNIQUE TO THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPLEMENTED THREE YEARS AGO. FOR ADDITIONAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY, I HAVE CITED THOSE THERE AS WELL. OPERATIONAL CHANGES I MENTIONED BEFORE. ALIGNINGS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
OVERSIGHT TO ONLY AUDIT RELATEDDED FUNCTIONS AND AGAIN, THEIR ROLE AS SPELLED OUT IN POLICY NOW HAS THEM REVIEWING AND ESSENTIALLY RECEIVING INVESTIGATIONS BEFORE THEY'RE PROVIDED TO YOU AND WE ARE
PROPOSING THAT THAT BE REMOVED. LANGUAGE EVERY SEEING EXTERNAL AUDITORS WE SHOULD NOT DO THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE SWROANT THAT LANGUAGE ANYMORE. WE UPDATED THE CHARTER SCHOOLS OBLIGATIONS. THERE WERE EXISTING RESPONSIBILITIES INVOLVING THE
AUDIT COMMITTEE WHEN RECOMMENDING CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS OR TERMINATIONS TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT LAW. THIS WAS BASED ON CERTAINLY INPUT AND REVIEW FROM THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE, SPECIFICALLY WE INCORPORATED LANGUAGE THAT EXIST IN FLORIDA STATUTES THAT INVOLVE THE FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE IN
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM, FAILURE TO MEET GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDS ARDZ OF FISCAL MANAGEMENT DUE TO EMERGENCIES AND ANY MATERIAL VIOLATIONS OF LAW. THIS AREA OF LAW IS EVOLVING. IT TENDS TO CHANGE PRETTY RAPIDLY AND THIS WAS AGAIN ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ALIGN US WITH
THE CURRENT STANDARDS SPELLED OUT IN STATUTE. FULLY AWARE AND THIS WAS BROUGHT UP AT AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ABSENT AN AGREEMENT IN THE CHARTER, THAT A CHARTER SCHOOL BE BOUND TO OUR POLL SISES-- POLICIES. WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS STATUTORILY OUTLINED.
AND THAT REALLY COVERS IT FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DO YOU MIND IF I KEEP GOING? IS THAT FINE, MADAM CHAIR? >> I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. ACTUALLY, Ms. BRANCH SCWHRG
(INAUDIBLE). >> CORRECT. >> Chair Brill: GIVE US A MINUTE. >> Gloria Branch: LINE 239, LET ME GET BACK TO IT. LETTER D STAFF REPORT SUPPORT
AND OTHERS, THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL REASONABLY PROVIDE THE ADEQUATE SUPPORT TO DISCHARGE ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> YOU ARE AT LINE 239. >> Gloria Branch: UNDER
COMMITTEE MEETINGS, OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURE, ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS AND LETTER D 239 PARAGRAPH. >> THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL AND WE HAVE STRICKEN REASONABLY. IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT. >> Gloria Branch: WHAT DOES THE WHOLE THING MEAN?
>> I BELIEVE-- I DIDN'T WRITE IT BUT I BELIEVE PART OF THE ROLE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS TO SERVE AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE THE SUPPORT IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO MEET THESE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES. >> Gloria Branch: REASONABLY IS
STRICKEN BECAUSE... >> IT'S ONE OF THOSE MUSHY LEGAL TERMS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHO APPLIES THAT DEFINITION I CAN EXTEND IT TO MY FELLOW ESQUIRES
IN IT SHOULD BE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT. AGAIN, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS CLEANING UP THE LANGUAGE AND TRYING TO ADD CLARITY. >> AND THEN NUMBER SEVEN LINE 271 ACCESS TO PERSONNEL AND
DOCUMENTS. >> UNRESTRICTED WAS THERE PREVIOUSLY. IT SAID UNRESTRICTED REASONABLE ACCESS AND WHAT WE FOUND IS THAT , AGAIN, UTILIZATION OF THE TERM REASONABLE, WHO IS THE
OBJECTIVE DEFINER OF THAT TERM, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE ARE CERTAIN INSTANCES WHERE, WHEN THE I.G. NEEDS ACCESS TO INFORMATION, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH AN AUDIT OR INVESTIGATION, WE OFTEN TIMES HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT
INFORMATION POST HASTE, PARTICULARLY IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT INVOLVES DISTRICT PROPERTY OR AGAIN A DISTRICT FACILITY AND THERE IS DIFFERENT INSTANCES WHERE WE HAVEN'T HAD YET THIS ARISE, BUT ONE PERSON'S DEFINITION OF REASONABLE. WE WILL MEET YOU AT 11 A.M. AND WE SAY WE WOULD LIKE TO MEET
WHEN YOU SCHOOL BEGINS AT 7:30, AND TO AVOID THAT DEFINITION OF REASONABLE, WE STUCK ONE RESTRICTED AC ACCESS. >> Gloria Branch: THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY HAS TO STOP WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT. >> AND THAT WAS THERE TO BEGIN WITH.
THE NEW LANGUAGE-- >> Gloria Branch: TAKING OUT THE REASONABLE THOUGH IS JUST UNRESTRICTED. >> UNRESTRICTED REASONABLE-- WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT FRANKLY. I WOULD HAVE NEVER PROPOSED THAT TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, IF WE GET
TO 1.092 IN THE DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, WHETHER IT'S AUDITS OR INVESTIGATIONS, THE ABILITY TO HAVE THAT UNRESTRICTED ACCESS-- >> Gloria Branch: WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF UNRESTRICTED. STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND GIVE ME YOUR INFORMATION?
>> I WOULDN'T SAY IT LIKE THAT? WITHOUT ROAD BLOCKS I WOULD SAY, WITHOUT IMPEDIMENT: PART OF WHAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN THE NEXT POLICY PROPOSAL INVOLVES A CONCEPT OF INDEPENDENCE AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR INVESTIGATORS AND AUDITORS AND I THINK IS SOMEONE TO ANYONE IN
OUR LINE OF WORK WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER CERTAIN FOLKS WHO MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF AN AUDIT OR INVESTIGATION I TALK TO MY MANAGER FIRST BEFORE I GIVE THIS TO YOU. >> WHICH I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT ACTUALLY. >> IT MAKES SENSE BUT THAT'S WHY
WE HAVE THE POLICIES THAT SPELL OUT WE GET BUT BECAUSE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS INDEPENDENT AND OUR ROLE IS UNIQUE, LACK OF RESTRICTION I THINK UNONE OF THE-- IT GOES TO THE HEART AND
PURPOSE WHAT HAVE OUR MISSION IS. >> THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: I WAS GOING TO SAY THE POLICY DOESN'T SAY IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO, SO WOULD I NEVER EXPECT ANYONE TO GIVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO ANYTHING IN
THE DISTRICT BECAUSE PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. Mr. SERING? >> THAT WAS THE POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. >> Chair Brill: THINKING ALIKE. WE'LL GO TO MS. SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: I HAVE A QUESTION. SO IF YOU CAN EDUCATE ME.
THE I.G. REVIEWS ANYTHING THAT COULD HAPPEN FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BELOW? LIKE ALL THE EMPLOYEES, WHEN IT COMES TO-- >> >> WE HAVE OVERSIGHT AS FAR AS
COMPLIANCE OVER EVERYBODY EXCEPT FOR THE PEOPLE UP ON THAT DAIS. SO EVERYBODY ELSE WE HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER AND IT'S-- >> Virginia Savietto: AND WHY IS THAT? THE. >> THAT'S WHAT INSPECTORS
GENERAL DO, PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO PROVIDE COMPLIANCE, WE ARE YOUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS, YOUR INTERNAL AUDITOR. >> Virginia Savietto: IF YOU HAD ONE OF US HERE THAT DIDN'T COMPLY, DIDN'T LIVE IN THE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE
THAT, THAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND IT HAPPENS A LOT WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, YOU KNOW, THEY CLAIM TO LIVE IN A PLACE AND THEY DON'T. SO WHO TAKES CARE OF THAT. >> THAT LITTLE AN INDEPENDENCE ISSUE. WHAT IT HAS SEEN IF I TRY TO
INVESTIGATE OR AUDIT MY BOSSES, I'M NOT GOING TO BE INDEPENDENT. I'M GOING HAVE SOME CONCERN THAT MY NEXT EVALUATION MAY NOT BE SO GOOD IF I FIND AGAINST THE BOARD MEMBERS. SO THERE IS AN ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE IN WHICH THOSE ARE
SENT OUT TO AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY TO LOOK AT AND THAT'S BASICALLY COVERED IN THE NEXT POLICY. AND THE SAME THING FOR ANYBODY IN MY OFFICE. IF THERE IS AN ACCUSATION AGAINST MYSELF OR ANY OF MY STAFF, THAT GOES TO AN OUTSIDE ENTITY. I CAN'T INVESTIGATE MY OWN
PEOPLE. I WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED OBJECTIVE IN THAT. AND AS FAR AS THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL, MY UNDERSTANDING FOR THAT ONE IS THAT THEY-- NOBODY WANTS THE ABUILT FOR THE THOUGHT THAT THE BOARD COULD TRY TO UTILIZE ME OR
MY POSITION TO GO AFTER THE GENERAL COUNSEL OR THEIR SUPERINTENDENT IF THEY WEREN'T-- IF THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS. SO IT ALSO MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR ME BECAUSE WHEN I DEAL WITH THEM, THEY DON'T HAVE-- THEY CAN TELL ME NOW I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT AND THERE
IS NO CONCERN THAT I CAN TURN AROUND AND INVESTIGATE THEM.
>> Virginia Savietto: SO THE REPORT IS BROUGHT BACK TO YOUR OFFICE. >> THAT PROCESS, WE ARE MIRRORING WHAT BOTH THE BAR DOES AS WELL AS THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION. SO THERE IS AN AFTER DATE THAT YOU FILL OUT, IT SHOWS, YOU
KNOW, YOU HAVE TO CLAIM CERTAIN THINGS AND HAVE YOU TO HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE. YOU CAN'T HAVE HEARSAY BECAUSE THAT'S WRIT ENIN STATUTE AND ONCE WE GET THAT INFORMATION, WE GIVE IT TO ONE OF THE INVESTIGATORS THAT WE HAVE A WHOLE LISTING OF DIFFERENT LAW
FIRMS THAT WE UTILIZE. THEY INVESTIGATE IT. THEY BRING THE REPORT BACK AND THEN WE GIVE IT TO THE BOARD. >> Virginia Savietto: OKAY, THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE BY NELL IS--
PINELLIS COUNTY FOR CONFLICT CAPACITY. >> THIS IS THE INSPECTOR GENERAL POLICY AND IT DOVETAILS PHISLY TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED BEFORE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY CHANGES?
AGAIN, WE ARE REALLY LOOKING TO ALIGN OUR POLICIES HERE IN THE DISTRICT WITH STATE STATUTE AND STANDARDS FOR INSPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL TO ENHANCE INDEPENDENCE, INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROVIDE PROCEDURAL CLARITY. WE HAVE ADDED NEW DEFINITIONS AS
YOU CAN SEE AND PART OF THAT HAS BEEN LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH PAST AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS. AND EVEN THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW POLICY MAKING PROCESS. UNDERSTANDING THAT WE NEEDED TO DEFINE THINGS BETTER AND ADD
CLARITY SO WE'VE ADDED A NUMBER OF DEFINITIONS AND ARTICULATED A MORE CLEARLY DEFINED PROCESS AS MS. SAVIETTO ASKED ABOUT FOR THE CONFLICT COMPLAINTS, A NEW TERM WE ARE DEFINING THAT RELATES TO ANY COMPLAINT BROUGHT AGAINST SOMEONE SITTING UP ON THE DAIS AS THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SAID.
>> WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON ALIGNING DUE PROCESS RIGHTS, AGAIN WITH THE CURRENT STATUTES AND THAT'S SEEN NOT ONLY THROUGH DEFINITIONS BUT ALSO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REPORTING OUR FINDINGS.
AND REALLY THE WAY IN WHICH WE ADMINISTRATE OUR BIG FOURS, AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE ADDED LANGUAGE TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO IN COOPERATION WITH THE OIG THAT INVOLVES THE SUBPOENA POWERS. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
DEFINITIONS WE'VE ADDED? I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE 5,000 FOOT VIEW AND WE CAN DIG IN LATER IF YOU WANT. DEFINING CONFLICT FREE INVESTIGATORS. WE HAVE RENAMED THEM. ORIGINALLY THE NAME WE USED WAS CONFLICT-FREE AGENCY I BELIEVE AND THAT REALLY WAS A MISNOMER.
I THINK IT WAS APPLIED BECAUSE THAT OR MAYBE EXTERNAL CONFLICT AGENCY. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE STRIKING. I THINK IT WAS MAINLY BECAUSE IT WAS A REFERENCE TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR BY FELLAS COUNTY BUT
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE LAWYERS AD LAW FIRMS IF THEY'RE WELL VERSED IN THE STANDARDS I SHARED WITH YOU BEFORE. WE HAVE ADDED THE DEFINITION OF CONFLICT SUBJECT TO DEFINE THE PEOPLE UP ON THE DAIS BUT IT'S A LITTLE MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN
JUST PEOPLE THAT SIT ON THE DAIS. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED THESE DEFINITIONS DIRECTLY FROM STATUTE. WILL YOU SEE THAT THESE ARE NOT NEW TERMS THAT WE CREATED FROM WHOLE CLOTH. I KIND OF THINK AND I THINK GENERAL COUNSEL, PATRICIA MORALES MIGHT AGREE, THEY'RE
KIND OF CLUMSILY WORDED BUT THESE ARE THE TERMS THAT WERE UTILIZED BY THE STATE, STATUTE 20.0 STATE INTERNALS INSPECTORS GENERAL DEFINE THESE TERMS ENTITY CONTRACTING THE BOARD AND INDIVIDUALS SUBSTANTIALLY
AFFECTED AND WHAT THOSE ARE IS ANYONE WHO IS OUTSIDE OF THE PURVIEW OF THIS DISTRICT. AGAIN WHETHER THAT'S A VENDOR, WHETHER THAT'S SOMEONE WHO, AGAIN, HAS COME ON AS A VOLUNTEER, IF WE DO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION OR WE ENGAGE IN AN
AUDIT WITH THEM, WE NEED TO GIVE THEM PROPER DUE PROCESS AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ADDED THESE TERMS. INDEPENDENCE. THIS TERM, WE'VE ADDED BECAUSE IT'S COME UP IN A LOT OF OUR DISCUSSIONS. IT'S BEEN UPDATED TO EMPHASIZE THE FREEDOM FROM PERSONAL AND
EXTERNAL IMPAIRMENTS FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AND ALL OIG EMPLOYEES THIS DEFINITION WAS CRAFTED FROM THE OIG PRINCIPLES THAT ARE ARTICULATED IN THE GREEN BOOK AND THEY DON'T JUST SAY INDEPENDENCE MEANS THIS. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF INDEPENDENCE BASICALLY BUT WE TOOK THOSE AND PUT THEM ALL
TOGETHER SO THAT IT BETTER ARTICULATE WHAT WE SAY WHEN WE MEAN INDEPENDENCE. EXTERNAL ENTITY IS SMIN ANYONE,-- EXCUSE ME, ANYTHING OR ANYONE THAT IS NON-DISTRICT THAT COULD BE SUBPOENAED PURSUANT TO OUR PROPOSED SUBPOENA LANGUAGE.
AND THE REASON WE PUT THAT IN THERE IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT INTENT TEND TO SUBPOENA OUR OWN EMPLOYEES. WE DO NOT INTEND TO BE ORDERING OUR FOLKS TO TURN THINGS OVER TO US THAT APPLIES TO THE FOLKS OUTSIDE.
I VENDOR NOT CONTRACTED WITH US, WHETHER IT'S A PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL MEDIA OR PAYMENT PROCESSOR FOR CROWD FUNDING, EXTERNAL ENTITIES WE CONTEMPLATED OIG AC SPIFTS, THIS IS, AGAIN, A DEFINITION THAT REALLY SPELLS OUT ALL OF OUR
DUTIES THAT WE MAINTAIN AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING. THIS WAS REQUESTED BY THE THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CONSTRUCTED BASED ON THAT. IT INCLUDES AGAIN, THE RESPONSIBILITIES THROUGH CARES AS WELL AS THE RESPONSIBILITIES
THAT COME FROM STATUTORY MANDATE TO DEVELOP POLICIES FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT AND AGAIN THAT'S STATUTE 1,001.42. (7). (B) MISCONDUCT. THAT HAS BEEN A TOUGH ONE TO DEFINE.
WE WERE MET WITH SOME SCRATCHING HEADS WHEN WE STARTED ROLLING OUT CARES. WE PROVIDED THE DEFINITION PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. WE BUILT THAT IN AND SUB AGENCY PPS, OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICES. A GREAT WEB WEBSITE THAT IS OUT THERE THAT SPELLS OUT WHAT CONSTITUTES EDUCATOR MISCONDUCT AND WE UTILIZE THAT SASS A STARTING POINT TO DEFINE MISCONDUCT AND WE BELIEVE IT EXTENDS BEYOND EDUCATORS BECAUSE EVEN OUR OTHER RANK AND FILE OR OTHER MANAGERS COULD BE ALLEGED
TO HAVE COMMITTED OR ENGAGED IN MISCONDUCT. NON-MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT. THIS WAS TO BASICALLY SAY WHAT ISN'T MISCONDUCT, RIGHT? THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE SAID REALLY IT DOESN'T RISE TO THE VIOLATION OF LAW, POLICY OR OTHER GOVERNING DIRECTIVE. WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS
THROUGH CARES WHERE SOMEONE WILL BE REALLY UNHAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. OR WE WILL HAVE PARENTS THAT WILL CALL AND SAY THE BUS IS RUNNING LATE AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE, AGAIN, RIGHTFULLY UPSET ABOUT BUT IT DOESN'T CONSTITUTE MISCONDUCT SO, THE EXAMPLE THAT I USED HERE
IS THAT WHAT IF SOMEONE SAID THAT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL IS REALLY ALFA AND HER STAFF OF FLYING MONKEYS. THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A MISCONDUCT COMPLAINT. DON'T EVERYONE LAUGH AT ONE TIME. HERE WE GO.
INTERNAL PROCEDURES. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OPERATIONAL CHANGES, RIGHT? HERE WHAT IS WE ARE DOING TO BETTER COMPLOO I WITH FLORIDA LAW WE ARE BASICALLY LIMITING RESPONSES TO DRAFT REPORTS TO ONLY THOSE ENTITIES CONTRACTING WITH THE BOARD AND THE
INDIVIDUALS SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTED THIS IS AGAIN, A BIG SORT OF I WILL CALL IT A HICCUP, MISTAKE THAT EXISTED IN THE ORIGINAL POLICY THAT WE REALLY NEEDED TO CLARIFY. IT DOES CONTRIBUTE TO A GREAT DEAL OF WASTE AND MANY TIMES A
LACK OF I WILL SAY A LACK OF DUE PROCESS OR IMPINGES DUE PROCESS. A WISE MAN ONCE SAID THAT JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED, Dr. J AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS AGAIN AVOID THAT AND WE KNOW THAT AGAIN THOSE FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE AN
INDEPENDENT RIGHT TO REVIEW, THEY WOULD NEED A RIGHT TO COMMENT AND ENGAGE, WHEREAS OUR EMPLOYEES, THEY HAVE AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PROTECTION, NO REASON THIS PROCESS SHOULD BE DRAWN OUT BASED ON THE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS THEY HAVE AS EMPLOYEES.
INCREASED COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING POLICIES. WE INCREASE COOPERATION FROM EXTERNAL ENTITIES THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBPOENA POWER. THIS IS, AND I WILL SAY IT QUITE PROUDLY, I LEARNED THIS IS ONE OF THE TRIFECTA FOR THE GOLD STANDARD FOR AN SPECIAL'S OFFICE. WE HAVE, RIGHT NOW TWO OUT OF THE THREE.
WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT BUDGET, RIGHT WHICH IS NOT DEPEND INTEREST ON OTHER PEOPLE TELLING YOU HERE WHAT IS WE WILL GIVE YOU AND HERE WHAT IS WE HAVE TO WORK WITH. WE HAVE AN I.G. WHO HAS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT WITH A FOR CAUSE TERMINATION PROVISION, MEANING
THE I.D. CAN'TING REMOVED SIMPLY BECAUSE SOMEBODY DOESN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT SHE MADE A FINDING THEY DIDN'T AGREE WITH. AND THEN LASTLY, THE ASSOCIATION FOR INSPECTORS GENERAL SAID THAT SUBPOENA POWER. THAT IS THE THIRD THING THEY REALLY SHOOT FOR AND OUR MOST RECENT PEER REVIEW, THEY
ENCOURAGED US STRONGLY TO PURSUE THIS BECAUSE AGAIN, IT WILL HELP US TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN MEETING OUR MISSION AND AGAIN WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU ALL HOPEFULLY PUTTING THIS INTO POLICY. THE LANGUAGE THAT I HAVE UTILIZED COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE PALM BEACH COUNTY INSPECTOR GENERAL.
THEY CURRENTLY HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA AUTHORITY. I TWEAKED IT A LITTLE BIT AND CUT AND PASTE AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. LASTLY NO TOLERANCE THIS IS THE
PIECE OF PAPER Ms. SINCLAIR DROPPED OFF FOR YOU. IT IS NOT INCLUDE IN THE DIGITAL COPIES BUT HAVING GOING BOOK AND FORTH WITH THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE AND TALKING THROUGH THIS
AND WHAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER, IT'S A LOT LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL VERSION THAT YOU ALL SAW. IT DOESN'T USE THE TERM ZERO TOLERANCE BUT IT SPELLS OUT THIS NOTION THAT WHILE NO ONE IS PERFECT, AS AN INSPECTOR GENERAL, AS SOMEONE CHARGED WITH BEING THE WATCHDOG, WE EXPECT OUR FOLKS TO BE AS CLOSE TO OR
ABOVE RE3R0E67 AS WE CAN-- REPROACH SO THAT'S WHAT IT SPELLS OUT. BASICALLY SAYING IF ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES IS FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED, IT WILL BE ADDRESSED. THAT'S THE GOAL. I THINK THAT WE OWE THAT TO THE
PUBLIC AS THE DISTRICT'S DESIGNATED WATCHDOG. SO THAT'S FRESH LANGUAGE THOUGH. JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE WHAT WE PUT IN BASED FROM INPUT FROM THE OTHER SMART LAWYERS. CARES ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AGAIN,
I'M GOING TO REFERENCE ONE MORE TIME. I HOPE Dr. JOHNSON IS LISTENING. WE ARE REMOVING FROM THE CARES PROVISION, WE ARE STRIKINGS THE LANG WICK THAT RELATES TO FAILURES TO CARES BEING A BASIS FOR DISCIPLINE.
SOME THIS IS SOMETHING AND I WILL OWN IT WHEN WE WERE DRAFTING THE CARES POLICY, WE PUT THIS IN AT THE ADVICE OF FOLKS AT SHURS. IT'S STANDARD LANGUAGE BUT FOR THE I.G. TO BE TALKING ABOUT DISCIPLINE WHICH IS FAR BEYOND OUR ROLE HAS CREATED CONSTERNATION AND I THINK IT
INTO EDS TO BE TAKEN OUT BECAUSE IT NEVER BELONGED THERE TO BEGIN WITH. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. IT'S INAPPROPRIATE AND HOPEFULLY WILL YOU SUPPORT THAT. AS FAR AS BOARD WORKSHOPS, I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY, BECAUSE WE ARE REMOVING THAT INVESTIGATION
OVERSIGHT FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU ALL THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY VIE VIEW AND-- REVIEW AND DISCUSS ONE OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS, THAT FINAL WORKSHOP DISCUSSION PUBLIC FORUM SHOULD REST WITH YOU ALL AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO
DO, SO IT'S HARMONIZING THAT PROVISION TO REMOVE IT FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND NOW PLACE THAT RESPONSIBILITY WITH THE BOARD. I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU ALL WILL CHOOSE TO EXERCISE THAT BUT IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING IF IT IS A MATTER OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OR SOMETHING THAT COMES DOWN THAT THE I.G. OR
CONVERSELY A MEMBER OF THE FOLKS ON THE DAIS WANTS TO PRESENT, IT SHOULD BE HANDLED THAT WAY. LASTLY, THE OIG IS NOT ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE SAID THAT A LOT FOR A REALLY LONG TIME AND KIND OF REALLY DIDN'T SINK IN, BUT WE AREN'T AND WE HAVE GOT A NEW
DEFINITION. AGAIN, THIS WAS PULLED RIGHT FROM FLORIDA STATUTE. WE ARE NOT ADMINISTRATORS AND HAVE NOT BEEN AND SHOULDN'T BE. WE ARE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT STAFF. WE ARE FOLKS THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION. WE SUPPORT THE EDUCATORS. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO, AGAIN,
UPDATE THAT AS WELL. LASTLY, 1.092 SUB CONFLICTS INVOLVING THE FOLKS ON THE DAIS. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED BASED ON WHAT IS USED BY THE FLORIDA COMMISSION OF ETHICS AND ALSO THE FLORIDA ELECTION ELECTION COMMISSION, A PROCESS WHERE IF
YOU BRING FORWARD A COMPLAINT AGAINST ONE OF THE BIG THREE, OR BIG FOUR, RATHER, ANYONE SITTING ON THIS DAIS, YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO PRESENT SOMETHING THAT IS SPECIFIC ENOUGH, THAT IS FOCUSED AND PRECISE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR A CONFLICT INVESTIGATOR TO TAKE ACTION.
AND THE WAY THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT IS LOCKING AT THE MODELS PROVIDED ABOUT IT OTHER AGENCIES AND BUILDING THEM INTO AN ACTUAL FORM. THAT FORM, I BELIEVE, HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU ALL. I DIDN'T DO IT IN RED. IT'S IN ALL BLACK BUT UNDERSTAND THAT'S A BRAND NEW FORM THAT, AND AGAIN, IT REQUIRES THE
PERSPECTIVE COMPLAINANT TO BASICALLY SIGN UNDER OATH THAT THESE ARE THE ALLEGATIONS. THESE ARE THE POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS WE BELIEVE ARE HAPPENING AND WE ARE PREPARED TO COOPERATE SO THAT YOU CAN CONDUCT A MEANINGFUL INVESTIGATION AND THAT'S WHAT THAT FORM DOES.
WE HAVE ALSO ADDED A POINT OF CONTACT PROVISION SO THERE WILL BE SOMEONE DESIGNATED RESPONSIBLE FOR MERELY THAN SHORING THAT ONCE A COMPLAINT, IF IT DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, IF IT IS REFERRED TO A CONFLICT INVESTIGATOR, THAT POINT OF CONTACT WILL BE THERE TO ASSIST NOT IN THE
INVESTIGATION BUT TO ASSIST IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS THAT ARISE OUT OF THAT PROVIDING WORK SPACE, PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO GET EMAILS? WHO DO I TALK TO IN I.T. BEING ABLE TO FACILITATE THAT BUT NOT PULLING EMAILS AND NOT
DOING ANY INVESTIGATIVE WORK. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GROSSLY LACKING AND IS LACKING FROM THE EXISTING POLICY THAT COVERS ALL OF 1.092. >> Chair Brill: Ms. WHITFIELD.
>> Erica Whitfield: LINE 673, YOU TALK ABOUT THE EXTERNAL ENTITIES. THE EXTERNAL ENTITIES HAVING 10 DAYS TO REPORT BACK TO YOU FIRST OF ALL IS 10 DAYS AN INDUSTRY STANDARDS? IT SEEMS FAST TO ME, TO BE ABLE
TO GO STRAIGHT TO SUBPOENA AFTER 10 DAYS. >> HERE IS WHAT I CAN TELL YOU. THAT IS THE EXISTING STANDARD THAT WAS ALREADY IN POLICY. IT WAS SHIFTED UP ADOPTED BY THE BOARD PERHAPS BEFORE YOU WERE HERE WHEN THE OFFICE WAS SET UP.
WHEN WE BUMP P AGAINST THE 10 DAY DEADLINE NOW, WE NORMALLY SAY HEY, WHAT IS GOING ON, WHERE IS THE STUFF MOST OF THE TIME, THE EXTERNAL ENTITIES ARE SAYING WE ARE WORKING ON IT AND WILL GET IT TO YOU, WE ARE ABLE TO WORK WITHIN THE 10 DAYTIME FRAME. IT HAS NEVER PRESENTED A PROBLEM
IF SOMEONE SAYS WE ARE WORKING ON IT. WHEN WE LOOK AT SOMEONE TOTALLY SILENT AND ISN'T RESPONDING OR IMPORTANT LIKELY THAN NOT WITH THE EXTERNAL ENTITIES WE MAY BE ADMINISTRATIVELY SUBPOENAING RECORDS FROM, THEY WILL SAY LOOK, WE WOULD LOVE TO GIVE IT TO YOU BUT WITHOUT A SUBPOENA WE
CAN'T. I KNOW THAT DOESN'T FULLY ANSWER YOUR 10 DAY QUESTION. >> IT DOES. I JUST WONDER IF MAYBE WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IS PUTTING IN THE POLICY THAT BECAUSE SUBPOENAS SEEM LIKE A LOT OF PAPERWORK AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CHECKING IN WITH SOMEONE SO I'M WONDERING IF WE SHOULD PUSH THAT
BACK BEFORE YOU GO STRAIGHT TO SUBPOENA POLICY TO MAYBE 30 DAS AND 10 DAYS YOU CAN STILL CHECK AT 10 DAYS,. >> AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE DO NOW. BUT I ALSO FEEL REMINDING PEOPLE, LIKE ESPECIALLY WHEN WE MAKE AN INITIAL RECORDS REQUEST,
BY POLICY, YOU HAVE 10 WORKING DAYS, I BELIEVE IS ACTUALLY PROBABLY CLOSER TO, TWO WEEKS. TO RESPOND. THAT GIVES RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE IF IT IS SOMEBODY THAT IS NOT GOING TO REQUIRE A SUBPOENA, THAT SENSE OF URGENCY. IT'S A NICE ROUND NUMBER.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM BUT WE CERTAINLY, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THAT'S NEW LANGUAGE BUT IT'S REALLY LANGUAGE THAT HAS BEEN MOVED. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY, I THINK IN THE DUE PROCESS SECTION. >> I THINK 30 WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE. I WILL PUT IT OUT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TO, YOU KNOW, WEIGH IN. I JUST THINK 10 DAYS IS QUICK.
>> Chair Brill: I'LL WEIGH IN FIRST. I THINK WE SHOULD STICK WITH THE 10 DAYS. I THINK THAT WE REALLY, I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD RESPOND WITHIN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME AND I WOULD SAY THAT IF THEY NEEDED AN EXTENSION, I IMAGINE THAT THEY
COULD ASK FOR THAT. 30 DAYS IS TOO LONG FOR SOMEBODY TO RESPOND. Mr. LANE AGREES. MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: THAT'S ROUGHLY 10 DAYS OR TWO WEEKS
WORKING DAYS THAT'S ENOUGH TIME IN THE LIT GAIX WORLD. I THINK 30, PARTICULARLY WHEN HAVE YOU PEOPLE WHO MAY BE EVASIVE COULD MORPH INTO 60 AND SOMETIMES EVIDENCE WILL TEND THE DISSIPATE THE LONGER YOU LET IT LINGER SO IN THAT REGARD, THE
WATCH DOG, WARM FRONT, WARM FRONT 10 WORKING DAYS WOULD BE GOOD. >> Chair Brill: THOSE WERE OUR TWO ATTORNEYS SITTING ON THE BOARD. SO IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, WE WILL KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS AND ARE YOU FINISHED? WE'LL GO TO Ms. BRANCH.
>> Gloria Branch: LINE 215. SAYS NUMBER 1 NEEDED NEITHER INSPECTOR GENERAL NOR EMPLOYEE OF THE OFFICE OF THE IG SHALL ENGAGE IN BOARD MEMBERS, POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OR ACTIVITIES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND NOT MAKE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANY CAMPAIGN.
SHOULD WE ADD IN THERE ANYONE RUNNING FOR OFFICE ALSO FOR SCHOOL BOARD? >> THAT WILL BE ADDRESSING THE ETHICAL TERN THAT I BELIEVE WITH THE INTENT BEHIND THIS SO IT
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN INCUMBENT BOARD MEMBER BUT CANDIDATE FOR. >> Chair Brill: THAT MAKES SENSE. >> AND THEN MY OTHER ON THAT SAME, IS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE VOTING MEMBERS ARE ALSO HELD TO SUNSHINE. SHOULD THEY BE INCLUDED IN THAT?
>> AS FOLKS WHO WE CAN'T MAKE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO OR... >> CAN'T ENGAGE IN ANY BOARD MEMBERS OR POTENTIAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, ACTIVITIES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OR POTENTIAL MEMBERS OR ANY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS BECAUSE THAT'S ETHICAL AND SUNSHINE. >> IT MAKES SENSE.
I THINK. >> Edward Ferguson: THAT'S NOT CONTEMPORARY. >> Chair Brill: I WAS GOING SAY THE SAME THING. I WILL LET YOU GO FIRST I WAS GOING TO SAY THE PEOPLE WE APPOINT TO COMMITTEES ARE PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW PROFESSIONALLY AND SO I, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT I WOULD-- I WOULD NOT AGREE THAT
THEY SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY'RE PEOPLE INVOLVED. >> Gloria Branch: THEY'RE ALSO VOTING AND HELD TO SUNSHINE YET THEY MEET WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND REALLY SHOULDN'T DO THAT. I MEAN IF A BOARD MEMBER-- WE HAVE ETHICS POLICY 3.02. IF A BOARD MEMBER GETS INVOLVED
IN A CAMPAIGN, THAT VIOLATES THAT. >> I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION AND REALLY IT'S SORT OF THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. >> Edward Ferguson: THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I WOULD BE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT BUT I DON'T. COUNCIL, WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT BOARD
MEMBER BRANCH HAS SAID. >> MAYBE CAN I PRESENT A HYPOTHETICAL THAT COULD PRESENT AN ETHICAL PITFALL IF WE SAY, LET'S SAY, THIS IS NOT EVER GOING TO HAPPEN, I DON'T THINK BUT LET'S SAY WE HAVE A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WHO DECIDES THEY'RE GOING TO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE AND THEN WOULD
COME TO US BECAUSE WE WORK WITH THEM, SOLICITING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER ON MY CAMPAIGN WHETHER THEY'RE RUNNING I THINK FOR THE BOARD, IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROPOSAL YOU JUST MADE. >> NOT THAT THEY'RE RUNNING BUT THE VOTING MEMBERS BEING
INVOLVED IN CAMPAIGNS AND RAISING MONEY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING OR THAT ARE-- YEAH, THEY'RE HELD TO THE SUNSHINE. >> I MISUNDERSTOOD. >> Gloria Branch: ANY VOTING MEMBER, AND I'M PUTTING THIS OUT THERE. ANY VOTING MEMBER BECAUSE THEY'RE HELD TO SUNSHINE AND SHOULDN'T BE TALKING AND BE
INVOLVED IN CAMPAIGNS AND CONTRIBUTING MONEY AND. >> Edward Ferguson: SUNSHINE RELATES TO THE BUSINESS OF THE GOVERNMENT BODY SO THAT'S NOT THE SAME. I AGREE THAT SOMEONE WHO MIGHT POTENTIALLY BE A BOARD MEMBER CREATES A CONFLICT FOR YOU. YOU DON'T WANT THEM GETTING
INVOLVED WITH DOLING OUT DONATIONS BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE YOUR BOSS I SEE THAT BUT IF ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTS PAPA SMURF TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER AND HE OR SHE HAS DONATED TO A BOARD MEMBER IN THE PAST, I'M NOT AS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD BE CONCERNED WHERE I THOUGHT BOARD MEMBER BRANCH WAS GOING TO INITIALLY. THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN FOR SURE. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> ANY INSPECTOR GENERAL OR OFFICER EMPLOYEE OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND ANY
VOTING MEMBER OF THE AUDIT BECAUSE COULDN'T THAT BE A CONFLICT BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDERSUNSHINE? IF THEY'RE INVOLVED IN A CAMPAIGN. >> Chair Brill: I'M GOING TO ASK GENERAL COUNSEL TO WEIGH IN ON THAT. >> I DON'T THINK SO BECAUSE THE OBLIGATIONS OF AN AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER ARE NOT THE
SAME AS THE OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYEES IN PARTICULAR. >> Gloria Branch: BUT THEY'RE HELD TO SUNSHINE, CORRECT? >> THEY ARE HELD TO SUNSHINE FOR THEIR MEETINGS, CORRECT? >> I THINK I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN. I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT WOULD BE
SOMETHING WE WOULD BE ABLE TO REGULATE THROUGH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE POLICY IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THE BOARD WAS LOOKING TO DO, IT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR ALL ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINT'S, MAYBE YOU COULD EXPLORE LATER BUT WE ARE REALLY JUST FOCUSING ON THIS PROVISION
OUR LIMITATIONS WE DON'T WANT TO BE INVOLVED. >> >> Gloria Branch: THE CODE OF ETHICS IF SOMEONE GOT INVOLVED, IF A BOARD MEMBER WHICH NOBODY HERE, BUT GOT INVOLVED DURING A BOARD MEETING OR GOT INVOLVED IN SOMEONE ELSE'S IN THE SPIRIT OF HOT MIC CAMPAIGN, THAT'S AN
ETHICS VIOLATION. >> I THINK THAT WITH US, THE INDEPENDENCE ISSUE IS WHAT WE HAVE AND WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS AND CONCERNED WHERE I DO NOT ASSOCIATE WITH ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. >> Gloria Branch: I AGREE WITH THAT TOTALLY.
>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AS FAR AS THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND AS THE COUNCIL SAID, THAT PART-OF-THE-INDEPENDENTS WHERE THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THEMSELVES RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE I THINK THAT WOULD BE WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIT THERE AND SAY I'M PART OF THIS PERSON'S CAMPAIGN.
IF THEY'RE A VENDOR, I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE THAT WOULD FALL? >> Chair Brill: GENERAL GENERAL COUNSEL WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING.
>> SINCE IT WAS RAISED THAT NOT NECESSARILY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE BUT OTHER POTENTIAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS I WILL THROW OUT FOOD FOR THOUGHT IF THAT IS SOMETHING FOR INTEREST, I WOULD WANT OUR OFFICE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE THERE COULD BE FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES INVOLVED THERE.
>> ARE WE WILLING TO ASSIST IN A RESEARCH TO ADVANCE THAT. >> RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTE OR TALKING ABOUT AUDIT COMMITTEE STUFF THAT POTENTIALLY SOMEONE COULD WIN A SEAT DOESN'T
SEEM ETHICAL. LINE 615, ACCESSIBILITY TO AND COOPERATION WITH INSPECTOR
GENERAL AND STAFF. THIS IS NOT NEW LANGUAGE.
ANYBODY WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OR STAFF MEMBER OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE ACCESS TO ALL PAPERS, BOOKS, RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS. ANYBODY, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, ANYBODY? >> WE HAVE STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
PRIOR TO INITIATING AN AUDIT, THERE ARE CERTAIN STANDARDS, AN AUDIT PLAN THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED. THEY HAVE TO THEY LIST OUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO REQUEST, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THOSE REQUESTS FROM. FOR AN INVESTIGATION, WE HAVE TO HAVE A PREDICATE SO WE HAVE TO
HAVE SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO US SO IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF I DECIDE I WANT TO INVESTIGATE THIS PERSON HERE. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THERE. AND AGAIN WE HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN THAT'S WRITTEN OUT. IT'S ALL PRESCRIBED. WHAT DOCUMENTS WE ARE GOING TO REQUEST, WHAT THEY'RE A PART OF
AND ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE APPROVED AND IT'S APPROVED THROUGH EITHER THE DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS OR THE AUDIT DIRECTOR. SO WHEN THEY'RE ASKING FOR THINGS, IT'S ALL LISTED THROUGH AND ALL THOSE ARE MAINTAINED AS PART OF OUR ACCREDITATION AND PEER REVIEW. >> SO DOES IT SAY THAT?
IT HAS TO BE FOR IN THAT PARAGRAPH DEEMED NECESSARY PERFORM INVESTIGATIVE AUDIT ACTIVITIES? >> LINE 624. AS DEEMED NECESSARY PERFORMING INVESTIGATIVE, THAT'S CORRECT AND/OR AUDIT INSPECTION REVIEW ACTIVES AND REALLY WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED HERE, JUST TO GIVE
IT MORE CONTEXT, IS WE HAVE AN INSPECTION PROGRAM, AND WITHOUT GOING INTO THE DETAILS OF IT, IF SOME OF OUR INSPECTORS SHOWED UP TO CONDUCT A SAFETY INSPECTION AND THEY WERE MET WITH, WHOM WHOMEVER A TEACHER SAYING YOU ARE NOT COMING DOWN THIS HALLWAY, ARMS CROSSED, DOING ONE
OF THESE THINGS, OBVIOUSLY THE APPROPRIATE, YOU KNOW, PROTOCOL WOULD BE HAVE SOMEONE, PRINCIPAL, HAVE SOMEBODY IS THERE, YOU KNOW, ASSIST WITH THIS PROCESS. BUT WE WANT IT MADE VERY CLEAR THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES TO BE ABLE TO MEET OUR MISSION AND TO
DO OUR WORK, IT SHOULDN'T BE INFRINGED OR IMPEDED. IT SHOULD BE UNRESTRICTED. AND AS MR. FERGUSON MENTIONED BEFORE, ONE OF THE MAJOR CONCERNS WE HAVE WITH INVESTIGATION IS EITHER EVIDENCE OR DESTRUCTION AND THAT'S WHERE
THAT IMMEDIATE COMES IN AND THERE HAVE BEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE SHRED STUFF, PUSH DELETE LUKELY I.T. CAN HELP WITH THAT MOST OF THE TIME BUT WE WANT THOSE THINGS RCHTION AGAIN,
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. >> Gloria Branch: I HAVE MORE. SCWHRK MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, NONE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO BE ROGUE AGENTS. THEY DO EVERYTHING AT YOUR DIRECTION OR SOMEONE WHO YOU HAVE DELEGATED TO OVERSEE AN INVESTIGATION, SO THERE IS NO
SITUATION WHERE SOMEBODY'S LEGAL ASSISTANT ON HIS OR OTHER OWN ACCORD IS GOING TO SEND SOMEONE AN SUBPOENA AND SAY TURN THIS OVER TO ME WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS. THAT'S GROUNDS FOR THEM TO BE TERMINATED. >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND THE INCLUSION OF, WE WANT WE
HAVE TO HOLD OURSELVES TO A HIGH STANDARD ABOVE REPROACH AND WE HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PROCEDURES AND PROCEDURES BECAUSE WE LOVE PROCEDURES, AND WE DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. WE KEEP DRAFTS OF EVERYTHING SO WE CAN SHOW IF I OVERRIDE SOMEBODY'S DECISION, I HAVE TO
JUSTIFY IT SO I CAN'T JUST SAY I'M THE KING OF THIS CASTLE DOING THIS TODAY. IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. WE KEEP THE DRAFTS TO SHOW THAT I DON'T HAVE UNILATERAL CONTROL. WE HAVE LEVELS OF REVIEW THAT IT
GOES THROUGH FROM THE ADZ TORE, INVESTIGATOR TO THE DIRECTOR TO THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AND GETS A LEGAL REVIEW AND THEN MY REVIEW AND ALL THOSE ARE KEPT. WE DOCUMENT THAT AND IT IS DONE THROUGH AUDITING STANDARDS OR INVESTIGATION STANDARDS AND IF I
WANT TO OVERRIDE SOMETHING, I HAVE TO HAVE A VALID WRITTEN REASON TO OVERRIDE AN AUDITOR OR INVESTIGATOR'S FINDINGS. I CAN'T JUST DO IT BECAUSE I DON'T... >> Gloria Branch: WOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THAT IF YOU OVERRODE SOMETHING. >> WOULD I HAVE TO PUT IT IN
THERE THE SIGNED AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING IS TRUE AND ACCURATE AND SO FAR, WHEN WE HAVE A LOT OF HEATED DISCUSSIONS AT TIMES. THE STAFF DON'T BOW DOWN TO ME. I HAVE TRIED IT.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AND WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS. WE GO BACK AND FORTH AND ROUNDTABLE THINGS AND A LOT OF I.G.S DESTROY THEIR DRAFT COPIES WITH ALL THE COMMENTS. I DON'T WANT TO. I WANT TO SHOW IF SOMETHING IS CHANGED OR DEVELOPED WE CAN SHOW
YOU EXACTLY HOW IT HAPPENED AND WHO MADE THE CHANGES. >> Gloria Branch: SO THE SAME FOR LINE 657 WHEN IT SAYS ELIGIBILITY AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARAGRAPH, GENERAL OFFICE SHALL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE RELATED
RECORDS FOR ALL SERVICES BUT DOES IT MENTION IN THERE THAT IT IS FOR SPECIFIC INVESTIGATION? THEY CANNOT ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITY THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED. THE STAFF HAVE VERY SPECIFIC THEY FILL OUT CASE ACTIVITY LOGS
WHERE THEY ACCOUNT FOR THEIR HOURS. AUDITORS ONLY FOLLOW THE STEPS THAT ARE WRITTEN OUT IN THE AUDIT PLAN. NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO GO OUT AND DO THEIR OWN-- >> Gloria Branch: THIS DOESN'T SAY... >> IT DOES. >> Gloria Branch: THAT'S WHAT I AM ASKING.
>> LINE 651 AND 652 AND AGAIN THIS PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH IS APPLICABLE TO VENDORS AND IT SAYS RIGHT THERE, DURING AN OIG INVESTIGATION AUDIT INSPECTION REVIEW SO THESE SORT OF REQUESTS, YOU KNOW, THESE
OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE ACCESS. THAT'S ALWAYS PURSUANT TO SOME TYPE OF OIG ACTIVITY. THAT'S THE NEW DEFINITION THAT WE ARE USING. >> LINE 673 ON THE SECOND ROAM ABNUMERAL 7-- ROMAN NUMERAL SRI
II. THIS AN OUTSIDE ENTITY? >> THAT WASN'T THE INTENT. NO. THERE IS THAT 10 WORKING DAYS THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING BEFORE. WE ACTUALLY EXTEND THE 10 WORKING DAYS TO OUR FOLKS HERE IF THEY'RE AGAIN HAVING-- IF IT IS A KIND OF RECORD THAT THEY
CAN'T PHYSICALLY GET TO IMMEDIATELY OR-- >> THIS IS FOR EMPLOYEES OR OUTSIDE? >> CORRECT. >> WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ANYBODY TO CREATE A DOCUMENT. THESE SHOULD ALL BE RECORDS THEY ALREADY HAVE NOW HAVE WE EVER CITED SOMEBODY WITH THIS BECAUSE
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN HERE NO WE HAD V HAD SOME THAT GO NINE MONTHS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR RECORDS AND WE HAVE NOT CITED THAT BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE ARE ASKING THEM TO DEVELOP.
IT SHOULD BE RECORDS THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD EXAMPLE ARE RECORDS THEY MAY HAVE CONSTRUCTIVE CUSTODY OF PUT INTO DRY STORAGE OR WHAT HAVE YOU. THEY MIGHT HAVE TO REQUEST THEM TO HAVE THEM BROUGHT BACK AND THAT TAKES TIME.
WE UNDERSTAND THIS 10 DAY PROVISION, I DON'T KNOW THE GENESIS OF IT BUT THIS HAS BEEN OUR OFFICE'S POLICY SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012. >> BEFORE WE CONTINUE, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT. >> I THINK I THOUGHT I HEARD BOARD MEMBER BRANCH ASK FOR CLARITY IN TERMS OF WHO THE
ENTITY IS. WHETHER IT'S INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL. THE POINT IS YOU HAVE 10 WORKING DAYS BECAUSE THE VERY NEXT ROMAN NUMERAL WILL SPECIFY. IT'S 10 WORKING DAYS. I THOUGHT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS 30 MINUTES AGO. >> Gloria Branch: THAT WAS OUTSIDE ENTITY.
>> Edward Ferguson: I DIDN'T READ IT THAT WAY. ANYBODY UNDER THEIR INVESTIGATION COULD BE EXTERNAL WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT IT EARLIER. TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS NOT OBVIOUS, MAYBE MAKE SURE IT IS OBVIOUS WHEN I READ IT, BEFORE THE MEETING, EVEN LISTENING TO THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN YOU ALL
AND BOARD MEMBER BRANCH IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT ANYBODY WHO IS REQUESTED FROM WHOM INFORMATION IS REQUESTED, YOU HAVE 10 WORKINGSING DAYS, APPROXIMATELY 15 CALENDAR DAYS GIVE OR TAKE A DAY, TO GET US, THE OIG WHAT WE ASKED FOR. IF YOU DON'T, THEN THERE MAY BE
RANDLEFICATIONS TO THAT. EXPWHRG CAN I ASK Ms. WHITFIELD IF THAT'S WHAT SHE MEANT. >> Chair Brill: OF COURSE. >> Erica Whitfield: JUST LOOKING AT IT NOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT MEANS EXTERNAL BUT IT SAYS ANY ENTITY, SO... >> Gloria Branch: THE OTHER ONE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
>> THIS IS TOM 10-DAY-- THE ONLY 10-DAY PROVISION THAT WE HAVE. >> Gloria Branch: THE OTHER ONE SPECIFICALLY SAID OUTSIDE ENTITY. >> THE LAST ONE WAS GO THEY DIDN'T WITHIN 10 DAYS, WE COULD GET A SUBPOENA. THAT'S WHERE THAT RESERVES WAS GOING AND WE WILL NOT SUBPOENA
OUR OWN STAFF 10 DAY REQUIREMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN PLACE FOR BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SO IT'S JUST IN RED BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MOVED IN THE AREA BUT I THINK THE OTHER ONE THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING BEFORE WAS EXTERNAL
BUT IT WAS BASING ON THAT'S WHEN WE ARE GOING TO GET A SUBPOENA. IF YOU DON'T RESPOND WITHIN THE 10 WORKING DAYS WE HAVE THE OPTION. >> OUTSIDE ENTITY WHICH HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ONE BUT THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING WHEN I SAID JUST THE ENTITY THAT IT'S AN EMPLOYEE.
>> Erica Whitfield: IN 673, IT JUST SAYS THE ENTITY, NOT INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. >> I THINK WE JUST KIND OF LIKE THE GOOD SHIP PEERLESS. WE ARE ALL SAYING THE SAME THING. >> Edward Ferguson: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GOOD SHIP PEERLESS IS. I DIDN'T GO TO FLORIDA. I WENT TO A REAL SCHOOL.
BUT ANYWAY... >> I'LL TAKE IT. BRING IT. IF YOU WANT TO GET IT OUT NOW... >> Chair Brill: DO YOU HAVE MORE. >> Gloria Branch: YES. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE CLARIFIED. >> TO THE EXTENT THAT. >> Gloria Branch: I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE 10 DAYS FOR AN EMPLOYEE.
I AGREE WITH HER ON THAT. ALMOST DONE AND LINE 742, TO 777 ARE ALL STRICKEN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY. >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. GLAD YOU ASKED. THAT WAS LANGUAGE THAT WAS PULLED DIRECTLY FROM THE CODE OF ETHICS POLICY FOR SOME REASON,
3.02 AND IT WAS A PORTION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS POLICY THAT AGAIN RELATES TO FALSIFICATION AND MISREPRESENTATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS PUT IN THERE. FRANKLY IF I WAS SPECULATING, WHICH I'M NOT, BUT IF I WERE I
WOULD SAY IT WAS PUT IN BY MISTAKE. THE LANGUAGE IS IN THE CODE OF ETHICS. >> Gloria Branch: ALMOST DONE. LINE 778. LETTER B, DISTRICT EMPLOYEE SHALL PROMPTLY COOPERATE FULLY
WITH OIG STAFF BY PROVIDING COMPLETE TRUTHFUL INFORMATION DID YOU ADD INCLUDING SWORN AND UNSWORN STATEMENTS. >> CORRECT. >> WAS IT NOT EVER THAT WAY. >> WELL, WHAT IT WAS WAS THIS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS OUR STANDARDS THAT ARE PROMULGATED BY
COMMISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT CFA, THEY REQUIRE US TO RECORD AND TAKE SWORN STATEMENTS FROM PEOPLE SOMETIMES WHEN WE GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE SOMEBODY WAS, WELL WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE A SWORN STATEMENT. WELL, NO, YOU NEED TO GIVE A SWORN STATEMENT PRIOR LANGUAGE
WOULD SAY WE HAD UNRESTRICKED LANGUAGE WRITTEN AND ORAL AND WE HAVE TIGHTENED THAT UP TO ALIGN WITH OUR STANDARDS TO SAY WHEN YOU TAKE A SWORN STATEMENT.
THAT IS BASED ON LOGISTICS IF IT IS SOMEBODY OUT OF STATE CAN APPEAR ONLY VIA ZOOM, WE DON'T HAVE A NOTARY, THAT SORT OF THING BUT THAT LANGUAGE, IT'S ALWAYS GOD BUT WASN'T AS PRECISE AND THAT'S WHY WE ADDED IT.
>> I THINK THAT'S ALL. >> Chair Brill: THEN IT GOES TO VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> AND MINE IS SHORT AND QUICK. I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED-- I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE OUR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING, BUT YOU KNOW, WE KNOW YOU BECAUSE WE SIT AT THIS LEVEL, MOST ADMINISTRATORS KNOW WHO YOU ARE BUT WE ARE A BIG DISTRICT AND DOWN BACK ON 735 FOR EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES. I'M JUST HOPING THAT WE ARE
GOING TO IN SERVICE OUR PEOPLE HERE WITHIN THE DISTRICT BECAUSE, I MEAN THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HARDLY READ THIS POLICY AND YOU NEED TO BE PROACTIVE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INTO TROUBLE OR SOMETHING HAPPENS WHERE IT SAYS THE FIRST LINES ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPORTING TO THE OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL AND OBSERVE KNOWN OR SUSPECTED FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE, MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD KNOW WHO YOU ARE. THEY ARE DOING WORK EVERY DAY TAKING CARE OF KIDS AND WHAT HAS TO BE DONE SO MAYBE WILL YOU HAVE A HANDBOOK, A KEY GUIDE FOR PEOPLE THAT COULD BE IN THE
SCHOOLS OR OUT, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE SO PEOPLE CAN KNOW WHO YOU ARE, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THESE GOOD CHANGES. I THINK WE HAVE SOME GOOD CHANGES IN THE POLICY THAT WE CAN BE PROACTIVE FOR PEOPLE WHEN YOU GOTTA, WHEN SOMEBODY HAS HAD A PROBLEM, IS LATE IN THE
PROCESS SO AS I LISTEN TO ALL OF THIS, IT'S GOOD STUFF, BUT AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF WHAT WE THINK IT IS OR ISN'T SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE GIVE SOME SUPPORT TO THEM. ONCE WE APPROVE ALL OF THIS STUFF, KIND OF HAVE A VERSION THAT IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE
FOR THEM, EASY TO READ FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. >> WE DO HAVE PAMPHLETS THAT WE HAND OUT ON CARES. WE HAVE A PAMPHLET ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL, AND WE ALSO HAVE A PAMPHLET ON WHISTLE BLOWERS THAT EXPLAIN ALL OF
THOSE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT OUT AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME POSTERS DONE AS WELL WE HAVE BEEN VERY FISCALLY CONSCIOUS OF TRYING NOT TO DO A WHOLE LOT. >> Marcia Andrews: ARE THEY ON SITE AT THE BUS COMPOUNDS AND
PLACES LIKE THAT AND IF YOU ARE THERE, YOU CAN PICK THAT UP AND IT'S EASY AND RED AND MOW THAT WE MADE THE CHANGES, IT NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED. I JUST THINK WE NEED POSTERS, WHATEVER, BECAUSE IT'S TOO LATE WHEN SOMEBODY HAS GOTTEN INTO SOMETHING AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD A RESPONSIBILITY.
MOSTLY IT'S TO THE SUPERVISOR OR PRINCIPAL BUT WHEN YOU ARE SAYING YOU SHOULD REPORT IT TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, THEY NEED TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE. Y I 0*EU6R7B8GS.
>> Edward Ferguson: THERE IS AN ISSUE ON MY MIND DOVE TAILING WHERE BOARD MEMBER ANDREWS LEFT OFF. TO EXPECT ALL OF HOW MANY EMPLOYEES. >> Supt.Burke: 23,000. >> Edward Ferguson: OF VARYING EDUCATIONAL POSITIONS IN LIFE,
TO KNOW WHAT IS AN ACTUAL KNOWN SUSPECTED FRAUD, WASTE OR ABUSE OF MISCONDUCT, YOU MAY BE SETTING SOME PEOPLE UP FOR FAILURE SO MY THOUGHT WOULD BE TO SAY WHERE YOU HAVE AN ONLINE 736 OBSERVE AND KNOWN AND/OR OBSERVED AND SUSPECTED BECAUSE
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT, HOW WOULD I KNOW TO REPORT. YOU MAY KNOW BRUT THIS IS WHAT YOU DO. YOU KEEP TRACK OF ALL YOUR EDITS AND VERSIONS. RELATIVELY SPEAKING COMPARED TO THE 23,000 PLUS EMPLOYEE. I WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS
IGNORANT OF WHAT CONSTITUTES THESE DIFFERENT THINGS TO TECHNICALLY GET IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF THE OIG OR SOMEONE ELSE AS WELL. LET'S NOT MAKE THEM HARD ON THEM. IT'S CHALLENGING ENOUGH DAY TO DAY. IF YOU OBSERVE IT AND KNOW IT'S WRONG, OBSERVE IT AND SUSPECT IS WRONG, THEN FINE BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK YOU ARE LOOKING AT, WHY ARE WE PUTTING
PEOPLE IN THESE KINDS OF SO CALLED TRICK BAGS, I LIKE TO SAY SOMETIMES. >> WE HAVE NEVER-- ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS A VERY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN AUDIT AND INVESTIGATION AN INVESTIGATION, INTENT IS VERY KEY TO IT. A LOT OF TIMES WE KNOW THAT
MONEY IS MISSING. WE KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE BUT WAS THE INTENT TO STEAL THE MONEY OR DID THEY JUST THOUGHT COUNT PROPERLY UNLESS SOMEBODY IS CONCEALED AN ISSUE EVER CHARGED SOMEBODY WITH THAT,
BUT IN CARES, THE MANUAL, IT DOES GO THROUGH AND TELL THE STAFF ABOUT REPORTING THINGS AND I DO THINK WE CAN IMPROVE ON WORKING WITH-- >> Edward Ferguson: DIDN'T YOU JUST PROPOSE THAT WE REMOVE THAT FROM THIS POLICY BY MANDATORY REPORTING OF CARES VIOLATIONS?
I THOUGHT I SAW THAT EARLIER OR EARLIER IN THE DISCUSSION I THOUGHT IT WAS SAID. >> WE REMOVED THE DISCIPLINARY PROVISION. >> Edward Ferguson: UNDERSTAND. >> I BELIEVE THE INTENT BEHIND THIS AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE PRESENTING. THE INTENT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE NOT AFRAID OR DON'T FEEL LIKE PART OF THEIR ROLE IS TO CONCEAL OR OTHERWISE SECRETE INSTANCES OF POTENTIAL MISCONDUCT. WE WANT THEM TO COME FORD AND WANT THEM TO BLOW THE WHYS WILL. >> WHAT IF THEY DON'T. SO WHAT? I SEE MY PRINCIPLE OR MY C.E.O.
DOING SOMETHING. SO WHAT? ARE YOU GOING TO SPANK ME AND SUSPEND ME NOW? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF I DON'T COME AND WHISTLE BLOW? >> WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, THIS ACTUALLY EMPOWERS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEREBY THEY CAN SAY HAVE I NO CHOICE. HAVE I TO REPORT THIS WE HAVE
NEVER SAT AND CHARGED SOMEBODY WITH, YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS. YOU DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION UNLESS IT'S LIKE CHILD ABUSE, YES. OF COURSE. >> Edward Ferguson: THAT'S WAY DIFFERENT THAN THIS. >> IT ACTUALLY EMPOWERS THE STAFF TO SAY YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT LIKE I'M TRYING TO PICK
ON YOU I HAVE TO REPORT IT. BECAUSE IT IS ERRORRED DOESN'T MEAN IT SENDS UP IN AN INVESTIGATION OR AUDIT. SOMETIMES WE HAVE IN AN AVERAGE DAY, PROBABLY HALF OF THE REPORTS ARE THINGS THAT ARE CUSTOMER SERVICE TYPE COMPLAINTS.
SO, YOU WE, WE DO VET THESE AND WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY START AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS AND REFERRALS SO THERE IS A VETTING PROCESS BEHIND THIS. AND WE DON'T CHARGE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THEY DON'T REPORT SOMETHING, IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE
FEARFUL. THEY'RE AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE RETALIATED AGAINST AND I UNDERSTAND THAT COMPLETELY. >> Edward Ferguson: ALL INITIAL COMPLAINTS ARE ANONYMOUS IN REGARDS THEY DON'T HAVE TO PUT THEIR NAME BEHIND IT. >> THEY CAN BE ANONYMOUS UNLESS IT'S A STRICTLY ETHICAL COMPLAINT AND THAT'S BY STATUTE WHERE YOU CANNOT DO-- HAVE YOU TO ACTUALLY DO A SWORN BUT WE
TAKE ANONYMOUS COMPLAINS. >> Edward Ferguson: SO IN THAT REGARD GOING BACK TO BOARD MEMBER BRANCH'S HYPOTHETICAL, NOT HYPOTHETICAL BUT THE QUESTION THAT CAME NEWSPAPER MY HEAD. IF THERE IS A PERCEIVED SUNSHINE VIOLATION AT ONE OF THE ADVISORY BOARDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU AS A FELLOW BOARD MEMBER OR WHOMEVER WOULD HAVE TO
SPECIFICALLY SAY I, JOHN DOE ON THIS DAY SAW JANE AND TOMMY CONVERSING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE ON THE UPCOMING AGENDA. >> NOT NECESSARILY. IT WOULD REALLY DEPEND ON THE
SPECIFICS OF THE COMPLAINT. S THE CONTENT OF WHAT HAD BEEN DISCLOSED AND DID THAT, AGAIN, WERE YOU REPORTING IT SOLELY AS A CODE OF ETHICS VIOLATION OR REPORTING IT AS A VIOLATION OF
CHAPTER 119 OR THE SUNSHINE ACT? SO PRZ THERE IS A LOT OF THAT THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE APART BUT-- >> Edward Ferguson: I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ETHICS BUT THAT WOULD BE A CLEAR VIOLATION OF 119, TOO. >> IF IT IS STRICTLY A CODE OF
ETHICS, IT IS THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT SOMEBODY IS ACTING UNETHICALLY, NEAR TRYING TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY SHOULDN'T USE AND THERE IS NOT A POLICY OR STATUTE THAT FALLS UNDER IT, IT HAS TO BE SWORN YOU AND YOU CANNOT BE
ANONYMOUS AND THAT'S FLORIDA STATUTE BUT IF IS A POLICY VIOLATION WE WILL CONTINUE WITH IT IF IT IS ANONYMOUS. IF WE HAVE A POLICY RULE OR LAW THAT WE CAN PUT WITH THAT. >> Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>> Chair: MS. SAVIETTO, YOU ARE UP. >> Virginia Savietto: I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A CHEAT SHEET AND
USE I.A., BRING IT DOWN TO OUR LEVEL BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF EDUCATION, NONE OF IT IS IN LEGAL. I MEAN I HAVE SOME BUT I HAVEN'T DONE IT, SO JUST TALK TO US IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. HAVE TWO COLUMNS, LIKE I.G.
BERNARD, SORRY, GENERAL COUNSEL BERNARD DID FOR US, THE RED AND THE GREEN, HAVE THE DOS AND DON'TS. WHEN YOU DO THE DOS, OR WHAT IS THAT IT MEANS WHAT BALL PHIS AS A COMPLAINT, HAVE AN EXAMPLE.
AND THEN THE DON'TS HAVE A Q&A SOMEWHERE Mr. COOLLY CAN HELP WITH THE ENG WILL THE LISH AND SPANISH. WE SET UP OUR EMPLOYEES FOR SUCCESS AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, ASSUME THAT NONE OF US
HAVE ANY LEGAL BACKGROUND, BRING IT TO AND HAVE A LIST OF THE MOST COMMON ONES PROBABLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, CAN YOU SEE A PATTERN IN MAYBE THERE IS A PATTERN OR NOT BUT IF YOU SEE A PATTERN, THEN THOSE NEED TO BE PART OF THE Q&A AN PART OF THE
EXAMPLES OF DOS AND DON'TS WITH EXAMPLES, I THINK WE NEED-- IT'S SO EASY TO DO. YOU GOT A.I., PLEASE USE IT. IT'S SO MUCH FUN, TOO. AND THEN I WAS GOING TO COMMENT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY KNOW THAT IF YOU BELONG TO THE
CANVASSING BOARD, THEY HAVE STRICT RULES ABOUT YOU CAN'T BE PART OF ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN AND YOU CAN'T DO THIS. THEY HAVE REALLY GOOD RULES AND REGULATIONS SEE YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE.
WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL WHEN IT COMES TO SO YOU DON'T FEEL BAD WHEN YOU COME TO THE COUNTY AND BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY HAS DONE IT, I MEAN WHY DO IT TWICE OR TRY TO DO IT BETTER. GRAB WHAT WE KNEAD-- GRAB WHAT WE NEED AND MAYBE THERE IS CERTAIN LANGUAGE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE OR NOT.
MAYBE IT DOESN'T FIT AT ALL. BUT THEY HAVE REALLY GID RULES ABOUT-- THEY ARE REALLY GOOD RULES THAT THE PERSON AT THE CANVASSING BOARD CANNOT EVEN GO TO A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN PARTY
ASSOCIATED IN ANY SHAPE WHAT IS
A COMPLAINT THROUGH YOUR OFFICE AND WHAT IS NOT A COMPLAINT AND THE EXAMPLES, RIGHT? I MEAN IT'S LIKE PEOPLE CALLING 911 BECAUSE WHATEVER, RIGHT. PEOPLE NEED TO TALKING. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE THE DOS AND DON'TS OF CALLING 911. THE DOS AND DON'TS OF WHAT YOUR
OFFICE CAN ACTUALLY DO OR NOT AND HAVING THE Q&A IN THE WEBSITE. TOO MUCH INFORMATION IS NOT GOOD BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE ALL THESE PIECES OF PAPER AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, Ms. MIAMI CAL, BUT-- Ms. MICHAEL, SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T READ IT
BUT IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT INFORMATION WITH OUR LANG WRIJ-- LANGUAGE AND WITH EXAMPLES SO PEOPLE CAN FOLLOW ALONG, OH, OKAY, I CAN SEE IT. THE LANGUAGE ITSELF DOESN'T HELP UNLESS YOU PUT AN EXAMPLE AND THAT COULD THEN GO, OKAY, NOW I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT A GOOD
ONE, LIKE YOU BOTH MENTIONED EARLIER. I THOUGHT IT WAS GENIUS, GIVING THE EXAMPLE BECAUSE I SAID OKAY, NOW I UNDERSTAND. SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THAT IS PRESENT IN THE PAMPHLETS. THERE ARE EXAMPLES LIKE THAT IN THE PAMPHLETS.
>> VISUALLY IN A WAY THAT... >> I WILL GIVE TO EACH ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS. >> Virginia Savietto: DON'T GO TO BLAH BLAH BLAH. >> Chair Brill: BEFORE WE GO TO MR. FERGUSON. WOULD I LIKE Ms. MICHAEL TO GIVE US THE PAMPHLETS. CAN YOU TAKE A QUICK MOMENT OUT TO EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD MEMBERS THE TRAINING THAT DO YOU BECAUSE
Ms. MICHAEL DOES EXTENSIVE TRAINING AROUND THE DISTRICT TO EMPLOYEES. >> ACTUALLY JUST HAD AS PART OF THE RECENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, WE HAD A REALLY GREAT ETHICS PRESENTATION WITH ALL THE PRINCIPALS AND I'M GOING TO BRAG. WE DID PRETTY GOOD, DIDN'T WE, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT? >> HOW DID THAT GO OVER?
I FEEL LIKE IT WENT OVER REALLY WELL ACTUALLY. MAYBE I'M BIASED. >> Chair Brill: IT MIGHT HELP IF EVEN OFF LINE THEY SHARE SOME OF WHAT THEY DO FOR EMPLOYEES WITH MS. SAVIETTO BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS MORE THAT THEY DO ALREADY THAT WE, AS A BOARD, MAY
NOT BE AWARE OF AS WELL AS THEIR PAMPHLETS. MR. FERGUSON DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT BEFORE I GO TO Ms. BRANCH. >> Edward Ferguson: WE HAVE TO HAVE A NEXUS. BOARD MEMBER SAVIETTO SAID PEOPLE GET OVERWHELMED BY READING TOO MUCH STUFF. THE CANVASSING BOARD, REMEMBER
BACK IN THOU, THE PREGNANCY, WAS THAT NOT THE CANVASSING BOARD THAT HAD TO OVERSEE THE REVIEW. IF HAVE I FIVE PEOPLE ON THE CANVASSING BOARD IN THE BAG THEY'RE GOING TO SEE FOR ME TO GET THE VOTE OR NOT GET THE VOTE. THERE HAS TO BE A NEXUS. I DIDN'T THINK THE AUDIT
COMMITTEE UNDER ANY SCENARIO WOULD EVER LITTLE BOARD ACTION. DID I HEAR THAT INCORRECTLY? >> NO,. >> CORRECT. >> WE HAVE... >> Edward Ferguson: THERE IS NO REASON FOR TO US GO DOWN-- THAT'S NOT EVEN A RABBIT HOLE. WE ARE DIGGING A HOLE. LET'S BE ABOUT THE BUSINESS. SO WHOEVER IS ON THE AUDIT
COMMITTEE, THEY COULD DONATE TO ANY BOARD MEMBER THEY WANT TO. THAT'S THEIR BUSINESS, I SUSPECT. IT'S NOT LIKE THERE IS GOING TO BE A POINT IN TIME WHERE THAT PERSON IS GOING TO BE ASKED TO MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER WE DID SOMETHING WRONG. YOU ALREADY SAID YOU ARE GOING TO OUTSOURCE THAT. YOU ARE NOT EVEN GOING TO TOUCH
IT IN THAT REGARDS. I DID AGREE THOUGH THAT PERSONS WHO ARE RUNNING-- WHO ARE SEEKING TO BE RE-ELECTED OR GET ON THE BOARD.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS A NEXUS THERE. I JUST DON'T DEFINITELY NOT WITH THE CANVASSING BOARD. AND IT ISN'T EVEN RELEVANT VAUNT TO THE BOARD AND THE OIG
RESPONSIBILITIES ARE. I WOULD CAUTION AS A BOARD IN THAT REGARD, NOT TO GET TOO FAR OUT THERE. I THINK BOARD MEMBER BRANCH YOU CAUGHT A COUPLE GOOD GETS AND 34*DZ-- BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF
THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT ARE NOT PART 69 NEXUS GLIKE WE SHARE THE SAME OPINION TONIGHT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH US TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE AGREEING ON EVERYTHING. IT HAS BEEN UP WITH OF THOSE DAYS, RIGHT. >> SEE, YOU SEEM MORE RESTED. SEVEN HOURS DOES AMAZING THINGS
FOR YOU. >> Chair Brill: THIS IS WHY I LIKE BOARD MEMBERS TO SEE THE FLYERS, HEAR WHAT THE OFFICE IS DOING BEFORE WE GO DOWN THE RABBITED HOLES AS MR. FERGUSON SAID. THAT WILL BRING US TO Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: I DO AGREE WITH WHAT VICE CHAIR AN DRUSES WAS SAYING ABOUT SOME EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE A CLUE BECAUSE I'M
CERTAIN YOU KNOW THAT PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A POWER GRAB UNRESTRICTED WE CAN O WHATEVER WE WANT. SO FYI, I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT ALREADY. >> WE WORK VERY HARD TO DISABUSE
PEOPLE OF THAT NOTION THAT PART OF THIS OUTREACH AND I'LL MAKE THIS VERY QUICK THAT WE DID LAST WEEK. >> Gloria Branch: THEY DON'T BELIEVE YOU. >> I DON'T KNOW. I LIKE TO THINK THAT WE ARE MAKING SOME INROADS. BUT WE HAD A REALLY-- IT WAS A VERY, I THINK THE WORD WAS LIVELY DISCUSSION WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WHERE THEY REALLY GOT INTO IT TALKING
ABOUT ETHICS AND WE PROVIDED SOME ESDZ CAL SCENARIOS AND THIS HAPPENED ORGANICALLY BUT ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS PLAYED THE ROLE OF THE DEFENDER OF THE CONDUCT AND THE OTHER PERSON PLAYED THE ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR AND IT WAS REALLY A GREAT DISCUSSION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE KEEP KIND OF REINFORCING THAT WE ARE NOT ADMINISTRATION.
WE ARE NOT OPS. WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH DISCIPLINE. WE ARE A RESOURCE THAT IS HERE FOR YOU ALL. WE WANT TO YOU COME TO US WITH QUESTIONS. WE MAY NOT GIVE YOU THE ANSWER YOU LIKE BUT WE WANT TO YOU REALIZE THAT WE ARE HERE AND TO GIVE PROPER ATRIB USE.
WE ARE HERE-- WE ARE HERE TO POINT OUT THE LAND MINES THAN POINT OUT THE CARNAGE AFTERWARDS. IF WE ARE BARKING AND PEOPLE ARE LISTENING, HOPEFULLY WE CAN AVOID A LOT OF THE HARM THAT COULD RESULT.
2. >> Chair Brill: Ms. WHITFIELD. >> SO ONE OF MY CONCERNS LISTENING TO THIS CONVERSATION IS A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT WE BROUGHT UP, A FEW THINGS THAT WE BROUGHT UP THRATD YOU HAVE SAID DON'T WORRY, WE ARE GO TO SAY DON'T WORRY. WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO AFTER PEOPLE. IF WE ARE SAYING DON'T WORRY, WE
ARE NOT GOING AFTER PEOPLE. THAT IS SPECIFIC TO YOU TWO BEING HERE AND US BEING HERE. THE POLICY OUTLIVES ALL OF US SO I'M WORRIED THAT WE NEED TO ADD INTO THE POLICY THE ACTUALLY STIPULATIONS THAT WE SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT. SO IF IT SAYS ENTITY AND WE MEAN
AN ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITY, WE SHOULD WRITE ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITY. AN ENTITY IS A PERSON. WE NEED TO SAY A PERSON BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE CAUGHT UP IN THIS THAT ARE NOT YOU, THAT ARE COMING AFTER YOU AND
SAY WE HAVE POLICY THAT SAYS WE CAN GO AFTER A PERSON AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES. I DON'T WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO SUDDENLY GET A SUBPOENA BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF THE COUNTRY. >> WE WON'T SUBPOENA OUR EMPLOYEES I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. >> Erica Whitfield: WRITE THAT
IN THERE. >> I BELIEVE IT IS IN THERE THAT WE DO NOT SUBPOENA OUR OWN STAFF. THAT IS PART OF IT. AND A LOT OF THE UNRESTRICTED IMMEDIATE ACCESS WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THAT. THAT HASN'T CHANGED. THAT ISN'T SOMETHING NEW.
IN FIVE YEARS, I HAVE NOT-- >> Erica Whitfield: I BELIEVE YOU ARE A GOOD ACTOR IN THIS BUT AS WE ARE DEVELOPING POLICY THAT NOW WENT FROM WE ARE GOING TO CALL YOU INCESSANTLY AFTER 10 DAYS OFF AFTER 10 DAYS YOU GET A SUBPOENA, WE WENT FROM ANNOYING TO REALLY PUNITIVE.
>> I THINK THAT WE'VE LOST SOMETHING HERE. I'M SORRY. JUST TO MAKE IT REAL CLEAR. AS IT RELATES TO THE SUBPOENAS AND THE EXERCISE THAT IS ONLY FOR EXTERNAL FOLKS. WE WILL NOT, DO NOT INTEND, THE POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW US TO SUBPOENA. >> Erica Whitfield: AND NOT INDIVIDUALS OR JUST EXTERNAL
ORGANIZATIONS? EXTERNAL INDIVIDUALS CAN BE SUBPOENAED AFTER 10 DAYS. >> OF COURSE. >> Edward Ferguson: LINE 5 SAYS WHAT AN EXTERNAL ENTITY IS FIRST OF ALL. >> WE HAVE DEFINEID IT. >> Erica Whitfield: I'M NOT DONE. 739, I FEEL LIKE WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LINE 739 NO
OFFICER EMPLOYEE OF THE BOARD OR DISTRICT SHALL THREL IRN INTIMIDATE COERCE RETALIATE AGAINST OR TAKE AVERSE PERSONAL ACTION AGAINST ANYONE BECAUSE THEY ACTED IN GOOD FAITH. I ALSO FEEL LIKE MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT IN THERE IF SOMEBODY DID NOT LIKE WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, DOES NOT UNDERSTAND, WAS NOT
AWARE-- I DON'T KNOW HOW DO WE SAY THAT BUT I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO FEEL INTIMIDATED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO 3 THE CARES REPORT THAT THEY COULD HAVE DONE IF THERE WAS-- IF THEY HAD KNOWLEDGE OF IT, FINE, THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IT. BUT I'M DEFINITELY WORRIED THAT THERE IS TOO MUCH TEETH IN THIS,
THAT THERE IS SO MUCH THAT WE MAY END UP SEEING LIKE AN ABUSE OF POWER THAT WE DON'T WANTED TO SEE THAT'S A EARN I DON'T HAVE THE LANGUAGE TO FIX IT YET BUT AS WE ARE HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS, THESE ARE THE CONCERNS COMING UP TO ME.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS USED FOR THE PURPOSE THAT WE ARE INTENDING IT TO BE USED FOR, WHICH IS SOMEBODY ON THE OUTSIDE ISN'T DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, NOT WE'VE JUST SCARED OUR "EMPLOYEES THEY DON'T WANT TO TALK. >> I AGREE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE POLL WE SAY IT, THE POLICY OUTLIVES YOU THE BUT WE WOULD BE EVISCERATING AND UNDERMINING OUR GOALS IF WE WERE TO USE THE TERMINOLOGY GOING AFTER PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT THE ROLE OF THE I.G. AND A LOT OF THE LANGUAGE I THINK YOU GUYS ARE FINDING
OBJECTIONABLE, IT ISN'T NEW. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING-- IT PREDATED US. YOUR PREDECESSOR, HE WAS JUDICIOUS ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE BEEN JUDICIOUS. >> OUR STANDARDS, BOTH IN AUDIT AND IN INVESTIGATIONS, IT
DICTATES WHAT, HOW AND WHEN WE NISH GREAT AN INVESTIGATION-- INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION, WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE SCOPE FOR AN AUDIT IS, ALL OF THAT IS SPREAD OUT AND THIS IS THE CFA STANDARDS, THIS TELLS US EXACTLY
WHAT WE INVESTIGATE AND THAT'S WHAT WE PUT A PREDICATE ON. THIS IS THE AUDIT STANDARDS WHICH TELLS US WHEN WE CAN START AN AUDIT, WHAT THE AUDIT IS ON AND IT GIVES IT ALL OUT SO BESIDE THIS, WHICH IS FORWARD FACING TO EVERYONE ELSE, WE HAVE
TO FOLLOW THESE AS WELL. THIS ALL COVERS STAT AND WE HAVE THE GREEN BOOK, WHICH COVERS THE A.I.G. AND ALL OTHER ISSUES AND IT TELLS YOU WILLING, SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A ROGUE I.G. GOING OUT THERE AND JUST DOING WITCH HUNTS, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S ALL PRESCRIBED IN THERE AND IN
ORDER FOR US TO MAINTAIN OUR PEER REVIEW AND OUR ACCREDITATION, WHEN THEY COME EVERY THREE YEARS AND LOOK AT HOW WE STARTED, WHEN WE STARTED A CASE, AUDIT WHAT WAS IT PREDICATED ON AND IT GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE HIVE AND THEN PLUS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE LOOKS AT IT AND YOU ALL LOOK AT THE
REPORTS AS WELL AND WE ALWAYS PUT DOWN HOW A INVESTIGATION STARTED. SO-- HOW AN INVESTIGATION STARTED AND AS FAR AS THE REPORTING, THE MANDATORY REPORTING, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF UNIVERSALLY DONE AT EVERY AGENCY, EVERY PUBLIC AGENCY. HAVE YOU TO REPORT MISCONDUCT.
THEY SAY HAVE YOU TO REPORT MISCONDUCT. YOU DON'T WANT SOMEBODY COVERING UP THINGS. YOU DON'T WANT SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS ABOUT AN ISSUE AND WAITS 10 YEARS-- AND THIS WE FIND A LOT WITH WHISTLEBLOWERS. THEY WAIT UNTIL THEY END UP IN TROUBLE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY BRING OUT A LAUNDRY LIST OF
THINGS. YOU SHOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS EARLIER, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S SOME OF THE, WHERE YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT IN THERE. >> Chair Brill: BOARD MEMBERS, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS THE THIS IS IN DEVELOPMENT AND THERE IS TOO MUCH CHANGES THAT WE ARE
MAKING FOR THIS TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO US AS A POLICY. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST IS THAT THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE CONCERNS, MEET WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, LET'S BRING BACK ANOTHER WORKSHOP WITH THE CHANGES BECAUSE A LOT HAS BEEN THROWN OUT AT YOU.
I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR FOR US TO BRING BACK A POLICY WITHOUT US GOING THROUGH IT WOO. DON'T HAVE TO DO IT WITH THE OTHER POLICY BUT I THINK IF YOU ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT, LET'S HAVE THOSE THAT HAVE CONCERNS MEET WITH THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, MEET WITH Mr. HIGH, COME UP, YOU
KNOW, WITH LANGUAGE THAT'S YOU CAN BRING BACK TO US AND WORKSHOP IT AGAIN INSTEAD OF BEATING IT TO DEATH. WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT... >> Edward Ferguson: ONE QUESTION BECAUSE IT WASN'T ANSWERED. THE REASON YOU DON'T-- I'M ASSUMING THE REASON YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUBPOENA DISTRICT
EMPLOYEES FOR DISTRICT RELATED INFORMATION BECAUSE YOU CAN GO TO THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND REQUEST THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED SO YOU DON'T TECHNICALLY NEED TO SUBPOENA THEM FOR THAT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Edward Ferguson: I ASSUME WOULD YOU NEVER SUBPOENA THEM FOR NON-DISTRICT RELATED INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO SOMETHING THAT IS DISTRICT RELATED. >> ABSOLUTELY NOT. >> Edward Ferguson: THAT'S WHY,
AGAIN, DIGGING HOLES THAT MAYBE NEED NOT BE DUG. SO IN THAT REGARD, RESPECTFULLY IF YOU ALL ARE PICKING UP WHAT THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PUTTING DOWN, SOME OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CUT OFF A WHILE AGO AND THAT'S ALL I WAS TRYING TO SAY. I DON'T NODESLY KNOW IF THERE WILL LIKELY BE AS MANY QUESTIONS ASKED NOW THAT BOARD MEMBERS
KNOW THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO EVER SUBPOENA A DISTRICT EMPLOYEE BECAUSE YOU CAN GO TO WHICH EVER DEPARTMENT AND REQUEST WHAT YOU NEED TO REQUEST. >> I THOUGHT I SAID THAT AT THE BEGINNING. IF I DIDN'T, I APOLOGIZE. >> Edward Ferguson: YOU KNOW
GATORS. >> Chair Brill: SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO-- >> Edward Ferguson: MY SISTER IS A GATOR GLBLG WE HAVE CHANGED SOMEWHAT THE FORMAT OF THE WORKSHOPS TO BE INTERACTIVE. IT USED TO BE SO SCRIPTED THAT NOBODY, IT WAS MORE LIKE PRESENTATIONS TO US.
>> Edward Ferguson: WE ALL APPRECIATE THAT. >> Chair: THIS IS ALL HEALTHY BUT I DO THINK IT NEEDS TO COME BACK TO US AND THEN... >> Edward Ferguson: SOME THINGS WERE LOST IN COMMUNICATION. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE RABBIT HOLES IN IT.
GREAT PRESENTATION. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO FRAUD. LAST ONE. FRAUD, FRAUD. FUN FRAUD. 2.61. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, WHAT HAVE WE DONE HERE? WE HAVE AGAINRY VIESED PROPOSED HAVE I HIVE LIFE REVISIONS TO
THE POLICY TO DETECTIVE AND INVESTIGATE FRAUD. WE HAVE DONE THIS BY REINSTATING THE PURPOSE, EXPANDING THE SCOPE AND UPDATING THE FRAUD DEFINITION AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM STUCK IN MY CRAW SINCE I STARTED HERE AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT.
BUT THE DEFINITIONS FOR WHAT WE CALL FRAUD REALLY IS MORE APTLY DESCRIBED AS FRAUDULENT MISCONDUCT. A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. BID RIGGING.
IT INVOLVES AND INCLUDED THE INCOMPLETE ATTEMPTED FRAUD BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WE FOUND IN SEVERAL OF OUR INVESTIGATIONS THAT A LOT OF
TIMES FOLKS GO, WELL, I DIDN'T REALLY GET AWAY WITH IT. I DIDN'T REALLY GET THAT EXTRA SUPPLEMENT SO NO HARM, NO FOWL AND FOUL MAKE FOLKS AWARE AND
DETECT AND DETER THAT KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE WHAT A FRAUD POLICY, IF IT IS EFFECTIVE, IT IS SUPPOSED TO SAY LOOK, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED. BE CONCISE. WE HAVE DONE THAT TO ASSIST MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES AND BASICALLY EVERYONE IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT CONSTITUTES FRAUD AND FRAUDULENT PLIES CONDUCT AND ESTABLISHING INTERNAL CONTROLS.
SO FOR OUR PURPOSE, WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE AGAIN, WHATEVER, WE HAVE ADDED THE TERM DECEPTIVE ACTS ON LINE 7. PART OF WHAT THE TEXTBOOK STEPH
ANYTHINGS, THAT YOU KNOW TO BE FALSE THAT YOU ARE DOING FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRICKING SOMEONE, GETTING THEM TO RELY ON IT. GETTING THEM TO ACT BASED ON YOUR MATERIAL MISREPRESENT AWTIONZ. THAT'S DECEPTION, RIGHT? WE HAVE ADDED IN THE PURPOSE DECEPTIVE ACTS IN LINE. WE SAY THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE FRAUD OR CONCEALMENT OF
FRAUD OR ATTEMPT TO COMMIT OR CONCEAL FRAUD. HAVE I TO GIVE PROPER NOTICE YOU CANS IN THE LEGAL OFFICE SHE WORDSMITHED THAT. SCOPE CLARIFICATION. RIGHT. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE
ADDED CHARTER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES-- >> BEFORE YOU MOVE ON. >> YES, SIR. >> I LOOKED AT THIS DEFINITION AND WE ALL KNOW FRAUD IS A FALSE STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACT TO
INDEUCE RELIANCE GASHED OR OTHER DECEPTIVE ACT. AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER DECEPTIVE ACTS. THE QUESTION IS, HERE IS MY
SUGGESTION TO YOU. I THINK IT IS HARD TO GET OUR HEADS AROUND. IT'S VAGUE. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE, AND IT'S TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, BUT IS THAT YOU'VE GOT A DEFINITION OF FRAUD AND YOU HAVE ANOTHER DEFINITION
HERE OF MANAGEMENT. A GOOD IDEA MIGHT BE TO INCLUDE A DEFINITION OF WHAT YOU MEAN BY DECEPTIVE ACT. AS I'M LOOKING FOREDECEPTIVE ACT IS REPRESENTATION OROMISSION THAT MISLEADS OR LIKELY TO
MISLEAD. YOU MAY WANT TO USE SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. >> I DON'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF BUT WE HAVE PROVIDED BEGINNING AT LINE 43, RATHER PROUD OF THESE, WE HAVE PROVIDED A LOT OF SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE
BELIEVE WOULD CONSTITUTE THE DECEPTIVE ACTS. >> YOU SAID THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF FRAUD. IT SAYS UNDER THIS POLICY EXAMPLES OF FRAUD AND FRAUDULENT CONDUCT INCLUDE YOU DON'T INCLUDE THAT-- I WOULD JUST LOOK AT YOUR-- WHEN YOU GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, JUST LOOK AT THAT AND YOU MAY WANT TO
CONSIDER COMING UP WITH A DEFINITION OF DECEPTIVE ACT BECAUSE FOR ME IT'S VAGUE. >> WE CAN DO THAT. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU, Mr. LANE. MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: OR YOU COULD, BOARD MEMBER LANE'S POINT ON LINE 40, UNDER THIS POLICY EXAMPLES OF FRAUD AND THEN THE
LANGUAGE IN LINE 7 THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED INCLUDE THAT THERE AND
FRAUDULENT MISCONDUCT INCLUDE JUST FOR PURPOSES OF
UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE WENT THROUGH, TO SORT OF CREATE THIS, CURRENTLY UNDER, THIS IS NOT A CRIMINAL POLICY OBVIOUSLY BUT UNDERSTAND THE CRIMINAL FRAUD STATUTE, LOOKING AT JURY INSTRUCTIONS, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GUESS HOW MANY DIFFERENT JURY INSTRUCTIONS THERE ARE FOR FRAUD, ANYONE?
27. SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THERE'S REALLY LOTS AND LOTS OF SPECIES OF FRAUD. SO IT'S WELL TAKEN AND WE WILL WORK ON DOING THAT BUT WE PUT A LOT OF REFLECTION INTO DOING THIS AND WE BASED IT, IF I CAN GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES, OF SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAD A HARD
TIME UNDER THE OLD POLICY THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE LANGUAGE INVOLVING DECEPTIVE ACTS, ESTABLISHING A VIOLATION OF THE FRAUD POLICY, CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE, AND I SHARE THIS WITH Ms. MORALES AND GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE AN OUTSIDE ENTITY WAS RUNNING AN EMPLOYMENT
VEFERTION AS A VERIFICATION AS A LEND LENDER LOCATION OF WORK AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO SATISFY AN OUTSIDE INQUIRY AND UNDER THE EXISTING DEFINITION THAT WAS NOT FRAUD BECAUSE THERE
WAS NO INTENT TO DEPRIVE, UNLAWFULLY DEPRIVE THE STRICT OF ANYTHING BUT THERE WAS DECEPTION AND WHEN THE TIME CAME THAT THE LENDER CALLED HER MANAGER AND SAID HEY, IS THIS PERSON ACTUALLY EMPLOYED IN THE COUNTY, WHAT ARE YOU CALLING ABOUT. SO THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE
EXAMPLES WHERE WE ARE REALLY AND THEY'RE ABOUT AS INFINITE AS WHAT YOU CAN SQUEEZE INTO THE GRAND CANYON. WE WILL WORK ON IT. EXPANDED THE SCOPE. ADDED CHARTER SCHOOLS AS WELL AS
DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS. THOSE TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE AND WE SPENT ALL TOO THIS TIME TALKING ABOUT IT AND ADDED EXAMPLES OF FRAUDULENT MISCONDUCT AND GETTING AWAY FROM THAT IDEA OF INTENT TO
UNLAWFULLY DEPRIVE THE DISTRICT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM, I DON'T KNOW THAT LANGUAGE, THE ONLY REFERENCE I CAN FIND TO IT IS UNDER THE TAX STATUTE SO WE REALLY WANT TO DO
AWAY WITH THAT AND FOCUS MORE ON THE MATERIAL MISREPRESENTATIONS AND THAT DECEPTION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EVEN IF YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO CONCEAL AN ACT.
AGAIN, EXAMPLES PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTS WERE NOW INCLUDING LETTERS, FORMS, CONTRACTS OR OTHER RECORDS SUBMITTED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT THAT'S WHEN WE GET INTO INTERACTIONS WITH THE THIRD PARTIES, EXTERNAL ENTITIES, WHETHER IT WAS THE LENDER INQUIRING ABOUT EMPLOYMENT OR SOMEBODY WHO IS
ENGAGING IN A CONTRACT WITH A VENDOR. WE DISTINGUISHED DELIBERATE DESTRUCTION FROM THEFT. WE HAVE EXPANDED FUND MIGS APPROPRIATION TO ALL SCHOOLS. AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE KINDS OF FRAUD THAT
CAN BE OUT THERE. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. SOMETHING PREVIOUSLY WAS NOT ADDRESSED AS ROBUSTLY AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN AND THEN WE GAVE ALL THOSE EXAMPLES FALSE INVOICES, FALSIFYING GRANT INFORMATION, THESE AGAIN THEY ALL COME OUT OF AUDITS,
INSPECTIONS, REVIEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE CONDUCTED. USING DECEPTIVE PRACTICES OBTAIN SERVICES, COULD LOUISIVE TENDERING KNOWN AS BID RIGGING E
ARE ALL FRAUD THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF AND WORKING TO DETECT AND DETER. WE CHANGED IT IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING TO FOSTERING. THIS IS USED THROUGHOUT THE POLICIES BECAUSE WE WANT
EVERYONE TO BELIEVE THAT AS OUR WORLD EVOLVES, AS MORE AND MORE SPECIES OF FRAUD COME TO LIGHT, MENTIONED A.I. BEFORE. THERE IS GOING TO BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE IN FRAUDULENT MISCONDUCT AND WE WANT TO ALWAYS REMAIN AWARE. WE ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE BUY IN FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND AGAIN
THE FOLKS ON THE DAIS TO CONTINUE TO BASICALLY FOSTER A CULTURE WHO ARE AWARE OF THE NEED TO PREVENT AND DETECT FRAUD. WE AGAIN ADDED THE DETERMINE UNAUTHORIZED AND DECEPTIVE TO LINES 113-115. THAT I BELIEVE INVOLVES
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. WE HAVE ALSO CLARIFIED AGAIN WHETHER OR NOT, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO RESULT IN A LOSS OR GAIN, RIGHT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET AWAY WITH DEFRAUDING THE DISTRICT ENOUGH FOR US TO SAY YOU HAVE COMMITTED FRAUD. AS FAR AS MANAGEMENT
RESPONSIBILITIES, WE HAVE ADDED MORE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THERE, JUST SO MANAGEMENT IS KIND OF AWARE, HEY, YOU MIGHT NOT THINK OF THIS AS A PRINCIPAL, BUT ONE OF THE EXAMPLES THAT WE HAD WAS DURING AN AUDIT, THE AUDITORS CAME THROUGH AND ASKING FOR EITHER PROOF OF A CONTRACT.
I THINK THERE WAS A VENDOR THAT HAD A BOUNCE HOUSE OR SOMETHING AND WHEN THE SCHOOL STAFF COULDN'T PRESENT THE CONTRACT, RIGHT, IN AN ATTEMPT TO BASICALLY AVOID AN AUDIT FINDING, THREE REACHED OUT TO THE VENDOR, BACKDATED THE CONTRACT, SIGNED IT AS THOUGH IT
HAD BEEN ISSUED BEFORE AND SAID HEY, LOOK, WE FOUND A CONTRACT. THAT WOULD BE A VERY CLEAR EXAMPLE OF FRAUD AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THE FOLKS FOR BETTER OR WORSE WERE THINKING IN THOSE TERMS. THEY WERE LOOKING TO AVOID A AUDIT FINDING BUT THEY COMMITTED A MATERIAL MISREPRESENTATION THAT THE AUDITORS RELIED ON AND
HAPPENSTANCE THAT THEY DISCOVERED THE CONTRACT ITSELF HAPPENED TO HAVE BEEN UPDATED AND THE DATE ON THE CONTRACT THAT THEY PRODUCED WAS A NEW FORM THAT DIDN'T EXIST AT THE TIME THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED. SO AGAIN THOSE ARE WAYS THAT WE FIND STUFF.
>> Chair Brill: Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: ON THE MANAGEMENT, DID YOU DEFINE MANAGEMENT WHEN IT WAS STRICKEN SOMEWHERE ELSE? >> WE DEFINED MANAGEMENT UP IN THE DEFINITION SECTION HERE. I THINK WE HAVE TWO DEFINITIONS
FOR THIS. THIS HARMONIZES WITH CARES IF YOU ARE GOING TO REPORT INSTANCES OF FRAUD, YOU NEED TO UTILIZE CARES, OUR CENTRALIZED COMPLAINT ASSESSMENT REFERRAL SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS TO US BEST
ADDRESS IT AND AGAIN AGAIN WE REALLY STRESSED THE NEED TO ADHERE TO INTERNAL CONTROLS.
COOPERATING WITH THE I.G. AND THE BIG THING, AND THIS WAS ALREADY IN THE POLICY BUT WE REALLY WANTED TO DRIVE IT HOME, IS IF WE DO GET A REPORT OF FRAUD THAT'S CREDIBLE, SOMETIMES WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THESE INSTANCES WHERE THE FRAUDULENT CONDUCT IS MUCH LIKE A POLICE INVESTIGATION. IF WE CAN PREVENT ANY
DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE OR PREVENT ANYONE FROM BEING TIPPED OFF, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO REFRAIN FROM DOING EXTRA WORK UNTIL WE GET A CHANCE TO DO OUR THING. BE THAT AGAIN AN AUDIT OR INVESTIGATION OR WHAT. CLARIFIED REFERENCES TO BOARD
POLICIES 1.092 IS OUR I.G. POLICY. 3.28 WHICH WE WILL DO IN A MONTH, OUR WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY. WE MADE SURE THOSE WERE ALIGNED AND WE ALSO UTILIZED IS .0927 THE DEFINITION FOR CONFLICT SUBJECTS WHICH AGAIN IS ALL THE FOLKS SITTING UP HERE AND LASTLY
WE REITERATED OIG'S ACCESS TO RECORDS AND PREMISES WHICH WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT COVERS IT AND, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY LITHIUM BATTERY. >> Chair Brill: Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: LINE 195B ARE
OBSERVED BY OR MADE-- IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT SENTENCE. >> 195. >> 195B STRICKEN, IT SAYS OR OBSERVED. >> THAT'S-- AND THIS I HAVE TO-- I WILL OWN THIS ONE, TOO.
IT MIGHT BE A FUNCTION OF ME NOT BEING WELL VERSED IN UTILIZING STRIKE THROUGH BUT THAT'S A CONTINUATION OF THE LINE BEFORE, SO IF YOU READ JUST ABOVE PARAGRAPH B WHEN YOU ARE READING FROM, WHEN SUSPECTED INSTANCES OF FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT
MISCONDUCT ARE OBSERVED OR MADE KNOWN TO AN EMPLOYEE, THE EMPLOYEE MUST IMMEDIATELY-- IT'S JUST A FORMAT. >> THE B SHOULD NOT BE THERE. >> AND IF YOU CLICK ON AND I DON'T YOU DON'T HAVE A LIVE VERSION BUT IF YOU CLICK ON THE MARK THROUGH ON THE RIGHT, IT CLEANS IT UP. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT LOOK
ANY DIFFERENT BUT I CAN GIVE YOU A COPY WHERE IF YOU USE THE RED LINING TOOL TO SWITCH BACK AND FORTH, YOU WILL SEE THAT IT IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE AND IT JUST LOOK REALLY WEIRD. I BELIEVE. >> OKAY, NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: Mr. LANE.
OKAY. SO BOARD MEMBERS, WE ARE GOING TO, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK WITH THE POLICY NUMBER 1.092 INSPECTOR GENERAL. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU IF YOU WANT TO WORK ON THE WORDSMITHING WITH THE I.G., STICK BY THAT 10 DAY RULE, PLEASE.
DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I'M SURE THE I.G. WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT BACK AND THEN BRING ALL HER POLICIES BACK TOGETHER SO WE CAN EXPEDITE HOPEFULLY, Ms. SINCLAIR FIT IN THE WORKSHOP AS SOON AS THEY'RE READY BUT PLEASE TRY TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY SO THAT ALL THREE
POLICIES CAN COME TO US TOGETHER AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING, MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
WE NOW HAVE TO RETURN TO THE SPECIAL MEETING. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS STILL PRESENT IN THE ROOM WE HAVE SIX SETS OF MINUTES ON OUR AGENDA I
WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS TO ADD FOR GOOD CAUSE, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT, DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS TO WITHDRAW?
>> Supt.Burke: NO MADAM CHAIR. >> Chair Brill: WE HAVE ONE ITEM PULLED. POL-LD 1. ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO PULL? SEEING NONE. WE NOW NEED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES OR ABSTENTIONS? SEEING NONE, THAT'S GOING TO BRING US TO SUPERINTENDENT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND I HOPE YOU KEEP THEM BRIEF.
Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> TOMORROW IS SEPTEMBER NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE PATRIOT DAY. SCHOOLS WILL TAKE TIME TO REFLECT ON A DAY THAT PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED OUR NATION. A DAY TO REMEMBER THAT THOUSANDS OF LIVES WERE LOST AND HONOR SELFLESS COURAGE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF THIS DAY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY COMS. >> Chair Brill: AND THAT BRINGS ME TO THE SAME COMMENT SO I APPRECIATE YOUR DOING THAT. THAT BRINGS US NOW TO Mr. LANE. >> VERY BUSY MONTH BUT I'M GOING TO DEFER MY COMMENTS UNTIL NEXT WEEK'S REGULAR MEETING. OTHER THAN TO SAY I ATTENDED A
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE MACK BERNARD NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER THIS MORNING. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING AND A PARK WHICH IS A FIT FITTING TRIBUTE TO OUR VERY OWN SHAWN BERNARD'S HUSBAND SENATOR MACK BERNARD. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU Mr. LANE.
MS. SAVIETTO. >> Virginia Savietto: I AM TALKING FOR MY FOUR MINUTES. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE STATE REGARDING VACCINES. I KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH ALL LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, BUT AS A PUBLIC
SERVANT, A MOM AND SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH I FIND THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE STATE TO END ALL VACCINES DEEPLY CONCERNING. VACCINES HAVE PROTECTED CHILDREN FOR GENERATIONS LIKE CHAIR BRILL MENTIONED EARLIER.
FROM SERIOUS DISEASES LIKE MEASLES POLIO AND RUE BELL RUBELLA. THAT IS NOT POLITICAL. IT'S PUBLIC HEALTH. I UNDERSTAND FAMILIES DESERVE CHOICES I ALSO BELIEVE IN RESPONSIBILITY. MY SON'S PEDIATRICIAN SUPPORTS VACCINES AND SO DO I BECAUSE
THEY SAVE LIVES AND CREATE SAFER CLASSROOMS. SO TO THE FUN PART, AS YOU SAW WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE HISPANIC PROCLAMATION, SO HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE CULTURE, RESILIENCY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF
OUR HISPANIC COMMUNITY. IN OUR SCHOOLS WE SEE THIS EVERY DAY. IN OUR STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, SCHOOL STAFF, YOU KNOW, AND EVEN IF WITHIN OUR OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, POLICE OFFICERS, AND WE HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE, OFFICER
CARBAHOL. SHE IS A LATINA AND SHE IS PROTECTING US. EDUCATION IS THE BRIDGE THAT TURNS THE PRIDE INTO OPPORTUNITY AND TOGETHER WE ARE BUILDING STRONGER SCHOOLS AND BRIGHTER FUTURES FOR EVERY CHILD. PALM BEACH COUNTY OFFICIALLY
KICKED OFF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH YESTERDAY WITH A PROCLAMATION AND THE UNVEILING OF A BEAUTIFULLY WRAPPED BUS THAT WILL TRAVEL THROUGH OUR COUNTY. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO JOIN SO MANY FAMILIAR FACES FOR THE CELEBRATION. THE BUS DESIGNED FEATURED
SEVERAL LEADERS FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH I HAPPEN TO KNOW THEM ALL. AND I WAS ESPECIALLY PROUD TO SEE ONE OF THEM WITH OUR OWN LATINA TEACHER FROM BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY. SO GO DISTRICT 6. SHE REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF
OUR EDUCATORS AND WAS HONORED AS THE 2023 TEACHER OF THE YEAR. SO THERE SHE IS ON THE BUS. LATER-- WELL LATER IN THIS MEETING, WE JUST ALREADY DID IT. I WAS GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION AND I DID READ THE
PROCLAMATION DECLARING HIP HERITAGE MONTH HIGHLIGHTING THE INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR STAFF WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY SINGLE DAY IN OUR SCHOOLS AND I GOT VERY EMOTIONAL. BECAUSE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I CAME AS A TEEN, I SAW MY PARENTS
STRUGGLE AND ALL OF US, RAIRDLESS IF WE WERE BORN HERE OR WE CAME AT MY AGE OR EVEN OLDER, WE ALL HAVE A STORY. AND IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL PROCLAMATIONS ARE MORE THAN JUST READING A PIECE OF PAPER SO CONTINUE WITH THE CELEBRATIONS I
INVITE OUR COMMUNITY TO JOIN ME AT OUR NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, AT 4:30 P.M. WE WILL GATHER OUTSIDE ON THE PATIO FOR A SHORT NETWORKING JUST TO TALK AND AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS. LATER THAT EVENING WE WILL
CELEBRATE WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERINTENDENTS AT THEIR ANNUAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. THE THEME IS CELEBRATE CULTURE, BUILD COMMUNITY AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE HAVING A GREAT TIME NEXT MEETING AFTER
THE MEETING. THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT PATRICIA TREJO FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD FROM 7 TO 9 P.M. AT THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BOARD MEETING. WE WILL BE JOINED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS LIKE DEPUTY MAYOR FROM
THE CITY OF GREEN ACRES FLORIDA HIP CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND PLEASE REACH OUT TO PATRICIA OR MY OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
(SPEAKING SPANISH) >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU Ms. WHITFIELD, Ms. BRANCH. >> Gloria Branch: ONLY THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS WE HAD A CELEBRATION OF THANK A TEACHER
TODAY AT CALUSA ELEMENTARY. SHE WAS VERY SURPRISED. HER ROOM IS CALLED THE CONFETTI ROOM SINCE SHE SAYS IT'S LIKE CONFETTI AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. >> Chair: MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: I HAVE A
FEW COMMENTS. LAST MONTH MYSELF, SUPERINTENDENT BURKE AND CHAIR BERN BRILL WERE ABLE TO GO TO THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR THE BETTY HARM ONREADING CENTER. IT WAS A GREAT AND WELL ATTENDED
EVENT. ALSO PROJECT UPLIFT. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT LAST MONTH. WE HAD OVER 42 VOLUNTEERS. WE REMOVED 678 POUNDS OF LITTER FROM THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH SO WE ARE AT 888 FOR THE YEAR THUS FAR AND OVER 200 VOLUNTEER HOURS. REMEMBER OUR GOAL IS 2,000 POUNDS REMOVED. A THOUSAND COMMUNITY SERVICE
HOURS AWARDED SO WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY. I WILL SPEAK MORE ABOUT THIS MONTH'S EVENT LATER IN MY COMMENTS. ALSO, WE HAD OUR FIRST PREPARING FUTURE PRINCIPLES PRINCIPALS PROGRAM MEETING, I THINK IT WAS A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AT
DISTRICT. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING TO ASPIRING PRINCIPALS ON LEADERSHIP THINGS I THINK CHARACTERIZATIONS I BELIEVE MOST GREAT LEADERS HAVE AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DIALOGUE AND GET A CHANCE TO CONVERSE WITH SOME OF OUR BEST AND UPAND COMING LEADERS HERE IN THE DISTRICT.
SO I WISH THEM ALL THE BEST. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I HAD A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH CONGRESSWOMAN FRANKEL A FEW DAYS AGO. DOWN AT THE WEST PALM BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY ABOUT THE
VACCINES AND SOME OF THE POINTS WERE ECHOED BY MYSELF AND MANY OF THE PARTIES IN ATTENDANCE. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS AT LINCOLN ELEMENTARY TWO DAYS AGO BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO LINCOLN UNFORTUNATELY HAS TO CLOSE.
HAS TO CLOSE THIS YEAR SO WE CAN HELP MAKE WAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW RIVIERA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL. ALL PRE-KERS AND SECOND GREATERS WILL BE STARTING AT WEST RIVERA.
SO SOME OF THE PARENTS HAVE QUESTIONS IT LOOKS LIKE THE ABC MEETINGS ARE GOING TO BE FAIRLY INTERESTING AND ENGAGED MOVING
FORWARD IN THAT REGARD AND THEN WE ARE BACK TO OUR TOWN HALLS SO I WILL HAVE A TOWN HALL SEPTEMBER 23. STATE OF DISTRICT 7. I DO THAT EVERY YEAR AT RIFF WRA-- RIVIERA BEACH AND BOYNTON BEACH ON THE 30S. SO THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO ATTEND
ONE OR BOTH I DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE TO YOU COME OUT. IT'S A VERY INTERACTIVE MEETING AND I THINK THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS IMMENSELY FROM HAVING THESE TYPES OF EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY PERSONS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, AND AFRICAN HISTORY HERE IN PALM
BEACH COUNTY, YOU SEE THAT ATTACHED FLYER, I CAN'T READ IT FROM THIS DISTANCE, BUT STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 13, THROUGH MARCH 19, 9 A.M. TO 12 A.M. EVERY SATURDAY YOU CAN GO TO TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, THE ADDRESS ON THE FLYER OR IN
DELRAY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REGISTERING FOR THIS ACTIVITY. THE INFORMATION IS SET FORTH IN THE FLYER AS WELL. AND ALSO A.C.T. PREP. THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DOING REALLY GOOD WORK. I WITNESS THE GOOD WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS SO ANY STUDENT WHO BELIEVES THEY CAN USE AN EXTRA
BUMP IN TERMS OF THE A.C.T. SCORES I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER USING THIS PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION TO HELP YOU GET ACROSS THE MARK. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AND WILL BE DONE
PROJECT UPLIFT THIS SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 27th AT THE WATERFRONT AS PART OF THE GREATER COMMUNITY CLEANUP. THIS IS OUR TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY BUT WE WILL HAVE THE BIG BLOWOUT NEXT MONTH. ALL WHO ARE ABLE, I'M STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME OUT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 TO HELP US MAKE WEST PALM BEACH MORE
BEAUTIFUL AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU, MAD AL CHAIR. >> Chair: VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: THIS IS MY TIME TO SHARE WITH YOU, IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE ARE EVERYWHERE AS BOARD MEMBERS. SO THE CITY OF PAHOKEE PRESENTED THE PROCLAMATION FOR A RATED PAHOKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND
PAHOKEE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW IF THE SUPPLIED WAS THERE. IT WAS FAN LEWIS IN PAHOKEE, GREAT SCHOOLS, GREAT TEACHERS, GREAT KIDS THE GLADES YOUTH EXMOTION WITH REVEREND LAWRENCE SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA FLORIDA SOUTHEAST NETWORK, URBAN FARMERS, PALM
HEALTH FOUNDATION AND FEDERATION OF FAMILIES. ALL THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE SHOWING OFF AND THEY GAVE ME AN AWARD FOR WORKING WITH THEM FROM YEAR TO YEAR SO IT WAS AN EXCITING TIME IN WELLINGTON.
THEY ARE ALSO HELPING. WE THANK SHERIFF RICK BRADSHAW AND ALL OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR KIDS IT WAS A FINE MORNING ALSO AT ACREAGE PINES ELEMENTARY, CELEBRATING MIDST LUNA FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE
WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT I. WAS SO DELIGHTFUL TO SEE HER. SHE HAS BEEN THERE AT ACREAGE PINES FOR 30 YEARS. AND IT IS JUST GREAT THAT WE CELEBRATE OUR EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO BEING WITH US AND IT IS THEIR LIFE AND TO FEED THE
CHILDREN AND MAKE THEM HAPPY EVERY DAY, EVERYBODY KNEW MIDST LUNA AND IT WAS EXCITING. ALSO I HAD A CHANCE TO GO OVER TO THE RON CLARK ACADEMY AT ACREAGE PINES AND HAD A CHANCE TO SPIN THE WHEEL AND IT WAS LOVELY. I'M NOW A DREAMER, A VISIONARY.
AND ACREAGE PINES, YOU CONTINUALLY DO GREAT WORK, YOUR PRINCIPAL IS AWESOME. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH. THE CHILDREN ARE SO EXCITING. TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN. BACK TO SCHOOL WORKSHOPS SERIES WAS HELD AT PALM BEACH STATE BELLE GLADE CAMPUS AND THAT'S MY
NEW MENTEE. I WAS SO EXCITED TO MEET HER. SHE IS A NINTH GRADER AND SHE IS SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN. SHE IS GOING TO COLLEGE EVERYBODY. THAT'S WHAT TAKE STOCK IS ALL ABOUT. SEMINOLE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY. YOU SAW IT ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WEBSITE, THE LEFNSDZ HOUSE. I'M SO PROUD TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN TO EVERY HOUSE DEDICATION. THANK YOU FOR THE STUDENTS WHO BUILD THE HOUSE AT SEMINOLE RIDGE. YOU ARE AWESOME. YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO HAVE HOME OWNERSHIP. IT MEANS EVERYTHING. I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT Dr. DEBORAH ROBINSON AT ROYAL PALM BEACH HIGH SCHOOL.
I GOT A CHANCE TO GIVE HER GOODIES FROM HOBBY LOBBY SO SHE CAN CONTINUE DRAWING AND SHE IS A WONDERFUL PERSON. I WAS SO EXCITED AND THEN THE LAST SLIDE I HAVE HERE IS FROM PAHOKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CELEBRATION, CELEBRATING THAT A, THE PLACE WAS PACKED WITH
PARENTS. SO PROUD OF THEIR CHILDREN, SO PROUD OF THE SCHOOL, THE PRINCIPLE PRACTICE-- THE PRINCIPAL, THE TEACHERS AND YES, YOU ARE GREAT AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO TELL YOU CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING ALL YEAR AND LASTLY I WILL BE OVER AT SEMINOLE RIDGE HIGH
SCHOOL IN THE MORNING FOR THE JUNIOR ROTC AS WE REMEMBER 9/11 TOMORROW MORNING, EVERY YEAR THE JUNIOR ROTC DOES A GREAT JOB. WE CAN NEVER FORGET, WE ARE SO
THANKFUL FOR SOUR FIRST RESPONDERS, FOR THE FAMILIES THAT WERE LEFT BEHIND AND FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT WE LOST. SO WE MUST REMEMBER 9/11. WE SHALL NEVER FORGET. THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU VICE CHAIR ANDREWS.
SO BOARD MEMBERS WE DO NOT HAVE THAT BRINGS US, Mr. SUPERINTENDENT TO COM3. >> ONE OF OUR LONG TIME TEACHERS
AT BOCA HIGH Ms. BARBARA MARTIN WHO IS RETIRED, PASSED AWAY AND TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES. SHE WAS THERE WHEN DAD WAS PRINCIPAL BACK IN THE 80s. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TEACHER AND HER HUSBAND JIM, WHO IS ALSO RETIRED TEACHER WAS VERY SAD. BUT WONDERFUL LADY. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND I'M SURE WE WILL
HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR HER AT A LATER MEETING. SO THANK YOU. SO AGAIN Mr. SUPERINTENDENT THAT IS GOING TO BRING US OVER TO THE PROCLAMATIONS. >> Supt.Burke: COM 3 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS NATIONAL P.T.A. AMERICAN MONTH.
>> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. WHITFIELD, ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. >> Supt.Burke: COM 4 I RECOMMEND THE BOARD PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH. >> Chair Brill: MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? FOR THOSE THAT ARE OUT THERE,
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SOME OF US WEARING PURPLE. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL POD? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THAT WILL NOW BRING US TO AGENDA ITEM TOPIC SPEAKERS AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY. NOW I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THAT WILL BRING US NOW TO NEW BUSINESS. BRD1, GENERAL COUNSEL'S ANNUAL EVALUATION. THE EVALUATION INSTRUMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY ALL SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS AND THE SCORES
HAVE BEEN COMPILED. AND RESULTED IN AN OVERALL EVALUATION OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF FIVE, WHICH IS EXCELLENT. IT'S ACTUALLY THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST YOU CAN GET I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD
ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S EVALUATION. MOTION BY Mr. LANE, SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. ANY DISCUSSION AND SO THAT'S NOW
GOING TO BRING US TO POL-LD 1. Mr. SUPERINTENDENT. >> Supt.Burke: I RECOMMEND THE BOARD APPROVE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED REVISED POLICY 1.03 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. >> Chair Brill: MOTION BY Ms. WHITT SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. I BELIEVE MS. SAVIETTO YOU PULLED IT.
SO DID I. YOU GO FIRST. >> Virginia Savietto: I WOULD LIKE TO REVISIT THE RECENT DECISION OVER IS .03 REGARDING PROCLAMATIONS AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION I BELIEVE THEY BELONG IN OUR REGULAR MEETINGS NOT SPECIAL MEETINGS. REGULAR MEETINGS ARE WHEN THE
ANTHEM IS SUNG, THE PLEDGE IS RECITED AND THE GREATEST NUMBER OF FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE PRESENT. THAT'S THE MOMENT WHEN THE EYES OF OUR COMMUNITIES ARE ON US AND THAT'S WHEN PROCLAMATIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. PROCLAMATIONS ARE NOT JUST CEREMONIAL.
THEY'RE AWARENESS TOOLS. TODAY WE RECOGNIZE SUICIDE PREVENTION AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT MORE OF OUR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS DIE FROM SUICIDE THAN IN COMBAT. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE CAUSES LIKE DROWNING PREVENTION, HERE IN FLORIDA WE ARE SURROUNDED BY
WATER, POOLS, LAKES CANALS AND OAKS, AWARENESS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE DROWNING IS SOMETHING WE CAN PREVENT WHEN FAMILIES HAVE THE RIGHT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. WE HAD NATIONAL-- THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS LIKE NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH, WHERE BOARD MEMBER WHITFIELD PRESENTED, SHE READ IT
AND PRESENTED IT TO THE UNITED WAY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. WE HAVE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, VETERANS DAY, SO MANY OTHERS AND THEY PROVIDE MOMENTS OF EDUCATION, REMEMBRANCE AND UNITY
THESE PROCLAMATIONS ARE NOT SMALL THINGS. THEY EDUCATE, SAVE LIVES, PRESERVE HISTORY AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN PROCLAMATIONS ARE GIVEN IN A SPECIAL MEETING, THE AUDIENCE IS SMALLER, LIKE RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOBODY HERE. NO ONE.
A COUPLE PEOPLE, SORRY. BUT, YOU KNOW, THE IMPACT IS DIFFICULT MIN ISSUED AND THOSE-- DIMINISHED AND THOSE IMPORTANT STORIES DON'T REACH THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO HEAR THEM. LET'S MAKE SURE THE RECOGNITION WE GIVE IS NOT ONLY MEANINGFUL BUT ALSO VISIBLE WHEN FAMILIES
STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE IN THE ROOM HERE, THAT'S HOW WE HONOR THE CAUSES AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND THEM. FOR THESE REASONS I RESPECTFULLY ASK TO ALL MY BOARD MEMBERS THAT WE BRING PROCLAMATIONS BRING
BACK TO THE MEETING SO THE TRULY INFORMED CAN CONNECT US AS A COMMUNITY. >> Chair Brill: I'LL START OFF BY SAYING I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE AND I'LL EXPLAIN THE REASONS WHY THE PROBLEM IS THAT AT OUR REGULAR MEETINGS WE DO PRESENTATIONS THAT INVOLVE STUDENTS.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT COME TO SPEAK. THE STUDENTS HAVE TO GO HOME AND DO THEIR HOME WORK. THE SPECIAL MEETINGS ARE SPECIAL MEETINGS AND WHEN WE PRESENT PROCLAMATIONS, THEY GO TO ENTITIES. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE TYPICALLY. I DON'T FEEL THAT IT IS ANY LESS
IMPORTANT, THE COUNTY COMMISSION GIVES THEIR PROCLAMATIONS DURING THE DAY. WE START OUR BOARD MEETINGS AT 5:00 AT NIGHT WE NOW HAVE THE FOUR MINUTES, WHICH I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE BIT, KEEPING THE FOUR MINUTES, DON'T GET NERVOUS. BUT 28 MINUTES THAT WE CAN USE
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING THAT GOING TO BE FOR OUR OWN COMMENTS AND SHOWING WHAT WE'VE DONE, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO DO, BY THE TIME WE WOULD GET TO THE BUSINESS AND ALSO FOR THE ITEMS THAT INVOLVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF, TO ME, IT GIVES
US, BY MOVING IT TO THE SPECIAL MEETINGS, IT GIVES US MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO A PROCLAMATION AND PRESENT SOMETHING, BUT WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT OUR MEETINGS IS WE ARE TAKING THEM OUT OF ORDER AND IT IS DELAYING THE TIME THAT THE STUDENTS CAN GET HOME TO DO THEIR HOME WORK, THAT THE PARENTS WHO HAVE VIRTUAL REALITY
HOT ISSUES THAT THEY NEED TO ADDRESS WITH US DON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO EXPRESS THAT SO FOR THAT REASON, WE WANT TO TRY THAT. TODAY WAS AN ATYPICAL DAY. WE NORMALLY START AT 2:00. WE DON'T NORMALLY HAVE, I HOPE, ANYMORE EXCEPTIONS HEARINGS.
YOU KNOW, THIS WAS NOT YOUR-- THIS WAS NOT YOUR NORMAL MEETING DAY WITHOUT ANY DOUBT. TYPICALLY OUR 2:00 MEETINGS, OTHER THAN IF WE HAVE OUR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, START PRETTY MUCH IN THE AFTERNOON SO I FEEL IT GIVES US MORE OF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHED A LIGHT ON THESE ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO ALL OF OUR MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND TELEVISED SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT. SO WITH THAT, I WELCOME ANY OTHER COMMENTS. USE YOUR-- Ms. WHITFIELD IS UP NEXT. >> Erica Whitfield: THANK YOU.
THERE ARE THANKS THAT I LIKE ABOUT THE IDEA OF DOING IT DURING THE SPECIAL MEETINGS IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD GIVE A TIME CERTAIN TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SPEAKING AND WE ARE GIVING PRESENTATIONS TO. I THINK ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT IS BY MAKING THEM THE VERY FIRST THING IN THE DAY SO IF WE ARE STARTING A MEETING
AT 2:00, DO OUR PRESENTATIONS, MAKE IT A STAND ALONE OR A PROCLAMATIONS, MAKE IT A STAND ALONE QUICK MEETING, IF NOBODY COMES, BOOM WORKS, WE ARE DONE BUT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO BE HERE, AT LEAST THEY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT I THINK PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THE PHOTO TO BE ABLE TO POST SO HAVING THE PICTURE WITH THE BOARD GIVES PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. ALSO WE DON'T TYPICALLY LET THEM MAKE COMMENTS BUT IF IT'S DURING A SPECIAL MEETING, I THINK WE COULD ALLOW MORE COMMENTS FROM THE PEOPLE RECEIVING THE PROCLAMATION SO THEY CAN HAVE A MINUTE OR TWO TO GET UP AND
SPEAK AND SAY, YOU KNOW, HERE IS WHY WE THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. SO I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF THE FLEXIBILITY. IF WE END UP GOING BACK TO REGULAR MEETING DAY, THAT WOULDN'T BOTHER ME TOO MUCH EITHER BUT I LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE COULD GIVE THIS THE ATTENTION THAT IT DESERVES AND WE DON'T
FEEL SO RUSHED ON A REGULAR MEETING DAY. >> Chair Brill: SO I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT PERSON BUT AGAIN, Ms. WHITFIELD, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN EARLIER IN THE MEETING, BUT IT WAS BECAUSE THIS WAS AN AN ATYPICAL DAY. NORMALLY WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO SUSPEND ONE THING TO GO TO ANOTHER TO HAVE THE PEOPLE COME
IN. SO Ms. BRANCH, YOU ARE NEXT. >> Gloria Branch: I AGREE WITH CHAIR BRILL. IT SHOULD BE ON THE SPECIAL MEETING. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE SPEAKING ON THINGS. I THINK THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT.
IT IS LIVE TELEVISION AND I DO AGREE WITH BEING AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COUNTIES DO PROCLAMATIONS. I THINK SOME DO, BUT-- AND NOT THAT THEY'RE NOT IMPORTANT. WE ARE NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM THEM BUT I AGREE WITH THEM
BEING AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. >> Chair Brill: MR. FERGUSON. 3. >> Edward Ferguson: THANK YOU, SO THERE ARE ABOUT 23 PEOPLE WATCHING US RIGHT NOW ON YOUTUBE AND I SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE NORMALLY BY 6:45, THERE ARE LESS THAN 10 PEOPLE NORMALLY IN THE AUDIENCE. PERSONS COME FOR THE PROCLAMATIONS AND THEY LEAVE.
SO, YEAH I WILL NOTE IN MY TIME HERE, THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME THINGS THAT PERSONALLY I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD BUT I FELT THAT BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING, AT LEAST JUST READING THE ROOM, LATE IN THE HOUR, THE MEMBERS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT TO TAKE IT
UP AT ANOTHER TIME AND SOME OF THAT WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD TWO, THREE, FOUR, SOMETIMES -- I CAN RECALL HAVING AT LEAST FOUR. I DON'T RECALL FIVE NECESSARILY, BUT WE SPENT A DECENT AMOUNT OF TIME ON PROCLAMATIONS THAT MAYBE
THEIR ATTENTION SPAN WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER UTILIZED ON THINGS BECAUSE TO BE SURE, CAN I GO ANOTHER TWO OR THREE HOURS BUT I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE WILL OF THE BOARD HERE TONIGHT SO FOR THAT REASON, JUST KIND OF ALWAYS TRYING TO READ THE ROOM AND UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO DO-- YOU ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE WHO
YOU ARE AND I GET THAT. I RESPECT THAT SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE OVERALL CONSENSUS AND I'M PART OF THAT CONSENSUS AS WELL IS THAT WE DO THE PROCLAMATIONS ON THE SPECIAL MEETINGS BECAUSE THE AGENDA TENDS TO BE SHORTER AND WE CAN GET ON, DO THE LIMITED BUSINESS WE NEED TO DO
AND GET HOME AT A REASONABLE TIME, GET OUR REST TO BE BRIGHT EYED AND BUSHY STALED LIKE, I HAVE BEEN LISTENING. I'M KEEPING NOTES. SO BOARD MEMBER SAVIETTO, I RESPECT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BUT I THINK JUST IN REGARDS TO
MAKING SURE THAT WE ULTIMATELY DO WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, WHICH IS THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT, I THINK THAT I'M IN LINE WITH THE GROUP THAT SUPPOSER US DOING THREES RECOGNITIONS AT AND DURING THE SPECIAL MEETINGS. >> Chair Brill: VICE CHAIR ANDREWS. >> Marcia Andrews: I'M IN FAVOR OF DOING THEM AT THE SPECIAL
MEETING, BUT ONE THING I REALLY DO LIKE, I LIKE THE LITTLE PIECE, IF DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT, BEFORE YOU READ THE PROCLAMATION BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE A SPECIAL MEANING TO YOU AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT FOR A MINUTE OR TWO IF
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO YOU IN THAT PROCLAMATION AND YOU WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT BEFORE YOU READ THE PROCLAMATION, I LIKE THAT. AND WE EVERYBODY DOING IT FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE THAT AND WHEN WE ARE DOING IT, AT THE SPECIAL MEETINGS WE DO HAVE TIME TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU. >> Chair Brill: THANK YOU Ms. MS. ANDREWS AND THAT IS THE POLICY AS IT IS RIGHT NOW AND I DO THINK IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY. THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN THERE IS A PROCLAMATION WHEN I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING WHICH I HAVEN'T, SO IT GIVES US THAT FLEXIBILITY. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE TO THE REASON WHY I PULLED THE POLICY.
AND THE REASON I PULLED IT IS I DO WANT TO KEEP THE POLICY IN LINE WITH WHAT WE ASK OF THE PEOPLE WHO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS SO, FOR EXAMPLE. IT'S ALREADY IN THE POLICY WHEN WE ARE SPEAKING TO AGENDA ITEM TOPICS, WE HAVE TO STICK ON THE AGENDA ITEM TOPIC.
THAT'S IN THE POLICY. WE DO HAVE IN THE POLICY THOUGH, ONE PLACE. IT'S ON ME WHEN THINGS GO TOO LONG, SO WE ARE NOT TIMING
COMMENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS EXCEPT FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS COMMENTS. AND SO IF YOU GO TO LINE 60, IT SAYS THAT THE BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS, IT'S FOUR MINUTES PER MEMBER, WHICH IS FINE, INCLUDING THE CHAIR'S WHICH I TEND NOT TO MAKE COMMENTS BECAUSE, AGAIN,
IT'S 28 MINUTES IF I DO THOSE FOUR MINUTES, BUT IT SAYS THE TIMER SHALL NOT BE USED FOR TIME MANAGEMENT PURPOSES, THE TIMER WILL BE USED BUT THE MICROPHONE WILL NOT BE TURNED OFF. WE TURN THE MICROPHONE OFF FOR
THE PEOPLE THAT SPEAK IN FRONT OF US. OUR SPEAKERS THAT COME HERE, I TELL THEM THE MICROPHONE IS GOING TO SHUT YOU OFF AFTER THREE MINUTES IF YOU GO BEYOND IT. FOUR MINUTES FOR DELEGATION SPEAKERS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO-- I'M GOING TO GIVE THE GAVEL OVER TO THE
VICE CHAIR BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE A MINOR CHANGE TO THE POLICY THAT WOULD RESULT IN OUR ABILITY TO HAVE THE MICROPHONE TURNED OFF ONLY FOR THE FOUR-MINUTE COMMENTS BECAUSE I EXPECT THAT OF OUR GUESTS THAT SPEAK SO I NEED TO
EXPECT THAT OF OUR ONLY TIMED PIECE. >> Marcia Andrews: CHAIRWOMAN BRILL, WOULD YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION. >> Chair Brill: ALL MY MOTION IS IF YOU GO TO LINE 61, WHERE IT SAYS THE TIMER SHALL BE USED FOR TIME MANAGEMENT PURPOSES BUT THE MICROPHONE WILL NOT BE STOPPED. I WANT TO TAKE OUT THE WORD NOT
SO THAT IT THE EASE GOING TO READ A TIMER SHALL BE USED FOR TIME MANAGEMENT PURPOSES AND THE MICROPHONE WILL BE STOPPED AT THE FOUR-MINUTE MARK. IN OTHER WORDS, EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT WE DO FOR OUR SPEAKERS. >> Marcia Andrews: DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
SECOND BY Ms. BRANCH. DISCUSSION. >> Edward Ferguson: I HAVE DISCUSSION. >> Marcia Andrews: MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: I DON'T SUPPORT THAT. THERE IS A CONFLAGS THERE. YOU HAVE PUBLIC CITIZENS WHO COME HERE AND IF YOU DON'T CUT THE MIC OFF THEY WILL GO FOR 10 MINUTES.
BOARD MEMBER SAVIETTO WENT 10 SECONDS OVER. LET'S NOT BE THAT ANAL ABOUT THIS.
WE'RE ELECTED. THAT IS PART OF IT. TO LET THE CONSTITUENTS KNOW WHAT THE HECK YOU ARE DOING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS. IF YOU DON'T SPEAK THAT'S FINE. BUT I DO THINK THAT IS UNNECESSARY AND AN UNNECESSARY
OVERSIGHT OF BOARD MEMBERS. IF THE BOARD IS ABUSING THAT, I.E. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AT FOUR MINUTES AND WE KEEP GOING TO FIVE MINUTES, FIVE AND A HALF, THEN I THINK THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT WE SHOULD HAVE AT A SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING SAYING NOW LOOK, EVERYBODY, WE AGREED TO DO FOUR MINUTES.
YOU PEOPLE ARE GOING, WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU PEOPLE? YEAH, YOU PEOPLE ARE GOING FIVE MINUTES, SIX MINUTES, SEVEN MINUTES, WHAT HAVE YOU BUT I DON'T THINK-- I THINK THAT IS UNDERMINING TO OUR POSITION AS ELECTED OFFICIALS BECAUSE TRUST ME NOBODY ELSE IN PALM BEACH
COUNTY IS CUTTING MICS ON DULY ELECTED PEOPLE AND NO NEED TO PUT THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK IN AN AWKWARD SITUATION. I DON'T SEE PEOPLE CUTTING SUPERINTENDENT MIKE'S TIME. DON'T BE TIME SENSITIVE ON THE TREE BECAUSE ANYWAY, THAT'S WHY
I GUESS WE DO THE RECOGNITIONS DURING THE SPECIAL NEATING. I WOULD FEEL SOME WAY IF ANY OF YOU HAD THE MIC CUT ON YOU FOR BEING FIVE OR 10 SECONDS OVER.
I GET YOUR INTENT BUT I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE US ALL NOT TO DO THAT. AGAIN I THINK THAT IS UNDERMINING AND I THINK BOARD MEMBER LANE AND BOARD MEMBER SAVIETTO ELOQUENTLY STATED THIS A FEW MONTHS AGO AT ONE OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS BUT THANK YOU FOR
THAT MOMENT TO SPEAK. >> Chair Brill: Mr. LANE. GLT I AGREE WITH MR. FERGUSON. CAN I HAVE 10 MINUTES TO DISCUSS THIS? GLRK BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER, I WILL WITHDRAW THAT IF YOU CALL ON ME.
IT SEEMS TO BE THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD THAT WOULD PREFER-- >> Gloria Branch: I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST JUST DO THE BELL SO THEY KNOW IT'S FOUR MINUTES. >> Chair Brill: I THINK THAT'S VALID. DO WE NEED TO DO THAT AS A
MOTION. >> Gloria Branch: THIS ISN'T A SHOW. IT'S A BUSINESS MEETING. YES, WE'RE ELECTED AND SHOULD BE SAYING WHAT WE ARE DOING BUT I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE SAID OR A BELL NEEDS TO BE RUNG JUST TO LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE OTHERWISE-- >> Edward Ferguson: IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOW. WE ARE NOT DOGS.
>> Gloria Branch: MAYBE WE CAN RAISE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> Virginia Savietto: I AGREE WITH MR. FERGUSON AND I SAID IT AGAIN, I WAS VOTED BY MY CONSTITUENTS. I HAVE FOUR MINUTES TO SAY SOMETHING, A FEW THINGS. I PREPARE AND I WENT OVER 10
SECONDS BECAUSE I SAW OFFICIAL CARBAJOH HERE AND I WANTED TO MENTION HER ON MY COMS ON HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND HIGHLIGHT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT. I USUALLY TIME MYSELF.
IF I HAVE *6 33 WORDS, I MAKE IT UNDER FOUR MINUTES. >> Edward Ferguson: YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN YOURSELF. >> Virginia Savietto: I HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AT KEEPING MYSELF. I'M NOT THE STUDENT OR THE CONSTITUENT SPEAKING AND IT
SEEMS EVERYBODY IS SO CONCERNED ABOUT TIME. THIS IS WHAT WE WERE ELECTED FOR. TO BE HERE, WHETHER-- I MEAN NOBODY WANTS TO BE HERE UNTIL 9:00 BUT IF WE ARE CONDUCTING BUSINESS AND WE HAVE TO ASK SO MANY QUESTIONS TO UNDERSTAND, TO BE EFFICIENT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE SAY, WELL, SHE IS
THINKING THROUGH, NOT LOOKING AT HER CLOCK OR HER WATCH, OR YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AND WE ARE PROFESSIONAL HERE. I WILL NEVER AND I PROMISE, ABUSE THAT FOUR MINUTES. AND I KNEW I WAS COMING SHORT BY
LOOKING UP I PROBABLY LOST TWO SECONDS BY LOOKING AT MY TIMER, BUT LIKE AGAIN, YOU, Ms. BRILL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RING A BELL. >> Chair Brill: I DON'T HAVE ANY BELLS. I'M SORRY. >> Virginia Savietto: I WILL BRING YOU A SOCCER WHISTLE. HOW ABOUT THAT?
BUT AGAIN WE DEFINITELY WERE ADULTS. WE SHOULD PREPARE OURSELVES SO WE DON'T LIKE RAMBLE BLAH, BLAH, BLAH FOR FIVE MINUTES. I PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO MY FOUR MINUTES TO MAKE SURE I'M FISH, I'M UNDER THE TIME I COVER ALMOST BECAUSE I CAN NEVER COVER
EVERYTHING I DO IN A MONTH,. THIS IS CRAZY. NO OTHER GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTION DOES THE TIMING ON ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND THIS IS OUR TIME TO WORK. WE GOT ELECTED TO BE HERE WHETHER PEOPLE LIKE IT OR NOT AT WHAT TIME. WHETHER WE START AT 5:00 OR 9:30 IN THE MORNING.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE COUNTY OR US. IT'S ABOUT BEING EFFICIENT, BEING ABLE TO TALK THROUGH EVERYTHING AND UNDERSTAND IT. NOT BECAUSE WE ARE RUSHED OH MY GOD, BETTER NOT ASK QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST 8:00. THAT DOES NOT FLY. SO THANK YOU Ms. BRILL FOR
WITHDRAWING WHAT YOU JUST SAID. >> Chair Brill: SO MS. SAVIETTO, I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, YOU WERE NOT HERE WHEN THOSE FOUR MINUTES WERE CREATED. THEY WERE NEVER CREATED AS A SHOW AND TELL OF WHAT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE DOING. IT'S FINE THAT IT IS BUT WHAT IT WAS INTENDED FOR WAS MORE WHAT
MR. FERGUSON DOES, AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE MENTIONS DIFFERENT EVENTS IN THE AREA, DIFFERENT EVENTS HE IS DOING. IT'S NOT-- IT WAS NEVER INTENDED-- Mr. BARBERRI BROUGHT IT UP IN THE PAST, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE IN YOU ARE OUT IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR COMMUNITY KNOWS YOU ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY DOING THIS. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A THANK A TEACHER OR SOMETHING SPECIAL, SO I USE IT MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT IT WAS CREATED TO BE. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE HAVING PICTURES AND
SHOWING WHAT THEY DO, IF THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU, ABSOLUTELY. WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO WITH THAT COMMENT WAS STRICTLY TO TREAT US THE WAY WE ARE DOING IT-- WELL, SO Ms. BERNARD MENTIONED THE BELL. I'M NOT GOING TO DO THE BELL. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT ALL OF YOU
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE CLOCK WE ARE ALL ADULTS, YOU KNOW, JUST LET'S MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T GET ABUSED AND WHEN WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS DON'T, I THINK MR. FERGUSON WOULD HAVE LIKED ME TO CUT OFF THE WORKSHOPS, YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT SOONER.
>> Edward Ferguson: NO, NO, NO. >> Chair: THAT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO HASH THINGS OUT BUT I WITHDRAW IT BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO OFFEND YOU. IT'S NOT MEANT AS AN OFFENSE. IT WAS MEANT TO ALIGN US WITH WHAT WE EXPECT OF OUR SPEAKERS.
Ms. BRANCH, YOU ARE NEXT. >> VICE CHAIR McQUINN IT IS-- >> Gloria Branch: IT IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND WE SHOULD DO THAT. THE FOUR MINUTES IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING, IT'S NOT A SHOW. AND JUST BE COGNIZANT OF THE TIME. EVERYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD
ABSOLUTELY DEBATE AND TALK AND FIGURE THINGS OUT. BUT AS FAR AS THE FOUR MINUTES ... I AGREE WITH IT BEING TIMED. >> Chair Brill: SO THAT BRINGS US BACK NOW TO THIS MOTION, I WITHDRAW MY MOTION. SO WE ARE BACK NOW AT THE
RECOMMENDATION AND THE PRIOR MOTION SO IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WE ARE NOW ADOPTING THE POLICY AS IT IS WRITTEN WITH THOUGH CHANGES.
Mr. LANE. >> Matthew Lane: I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GODFATHER OF OUR GENERAL COUNSEL SITTING AT OUR TABLE Mr. HARRIS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO YOU LOOK AT LINE 118, IT SAYS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MAY REQUEST THE SCHEDULING OF A SPECIAL MEETING BY REQUESTING PREFERABLY IN WRITING THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SCHEDULE A MEETING ON A SPECIFIC MATTER. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT 120, IT
SAYS THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD SEND OUT NOTIFICATION TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. IT SHOULD SAY THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL THEN SEND OUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT IS: IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL BUT IT JUST CLEARS IT UP.
MOVING ON TO 71. IT-- 171. IT SAYS THE PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING SHALL INCLUDE TO ACQUAINT THE BOARD WITH BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT SENTENCE IS NOT A SENTENCE. IT SHOULD SAY THE PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING SHALL BE TO
ACQUAINT THE BOARD INSTEAD OF THE WORD INCLUDE, IT WOULD BE B. THAT'S NOT A SENTENCE AND WE ARE A SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF YOU MOVE TO 209, THROUGH 215,
IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN-- IT'S WRITTEN IN THE CONJUNCTIVE. IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN THE DISJUNCTIVE BECAUSE IT'S A, B, C OR DO AND THAT ENDS MY COMMENTS. >> Chair Brill: GOOD CATCHES.
Mr. ATTORNEY. OKAY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? >> Marcia Andrews: I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH EVERYONE WITH THE COMMENTS AND I HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE FOR ALMOST 16 YEARS AND I LOVE TO HEAR YOU TELL US
AS A BOARD BECAUSE WE DON'T GET TO A CHANCE TO GO WITH WEECH OTHER AND WE HAVE TO STAY TIMELY BECAUSE I'M A LITTLE LONG WINDED. BUT I LIKE TO HEAR IT. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN YOUR DISTRICT. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT. AND I KNOW IT WAS A LITTLE
SENSITIVE WITH STOPPING THE CLOCK AND ALL OF THIS AND THAT, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO CONTINUE SHARING WHAT WE DO BECAUSE THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE, TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC. IT'S GOOD FOR ME TO HEAR IT BUT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE LISTENING TO WHAT WE DO AND THEY KNOW THAT WE TAKE OUR JOB SERIOUSLY.
SO THAT LITTLE WHAT I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW. IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE DOING THAT. IT'S NOT A SHOW. IT'S GOOD STUFF. >> Chair Brill: I DON'T SEE ANYMORE COMMENTS SO I THINK WE ARE NOW THIS WAS-- WE ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS POLICY WITH THE CHANGES THAT Mr. LANE HAS IDENTIFIED. ANYMORE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. SO THAT WILL NOW BRING US TO OUR BOARD DISCUSSION ITEM
MR. FERGUSON. >> Edward Ferguson: I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA BEFORE-- I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAVE A WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK AND IN LIEU OF THAT WE DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. I WAS GOING REQUEST THAT WE SET IT FOR A WORKSHOP.
MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> Chair Brill: OKAY. >> SO WITH THAT, THEN I AM GOING TO TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY VICE CHAIR ANDREWS, SECOND BY Mr. LANE. ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION ABOUT ADJOURNING. ALL IN FAVOR?
OPPOSED MOTION CARRI