After increasing the conference and travel budget 1000%, our hard working district administration has found it necessary to increase the budget again.
How much did they increase it to? Check your mail box Thursday for a YCEA alert.
587 Days Without a Settlement!
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If I had the reputation they have, I'd want to get away often too! Maybe they're networking - looking for new jobs in other districts.
Anyone who believes that the News-Mirror is a fair and balanced source of news needs to read today's issue. No mention was made of a Board member's flagrant violation of the Brown Act at last weeks meeting, but an article presenting the budget acccording to Mr. Alejandre was given substantial space. In no way was the District's dramatic shift in spending priorities demonstrated, and no space was given for a rebuttal to Mr. Alejandre's "facts". The increase in the District's consulting and legal fees alone could have funded a 4% pay raise for ALL district employees. Like they used to say in the old Soviet Union, " There's no news in the truth, and no truth in the news".
I wonder if any local paper would be willing to pick this story up?
Please tell me more about the Brown Act violations. Thank you.
The Brown Act allows for public comment during public meetings. Officials are allowed to ask brief, clarifying questions only during public comments. Officials are not allowed to harass, intimidate, or in any other way attempt to control what is said. Patty Moore/Leja/Ingram's comments directed at our Union president were way, way outside of what an elected official is allowed to do during public comments.
From the California State Attorney General's Brown Act Pamphlet (2003)
"Public meetings of governmental bodies have been found to be limited public fora. As
such, members of the public have broad constitutional rights to comment on any
subject relating to the business of the governmental body. Any attempt to restrict the
content of such speech must be narrowly tailored to effectuate a compelling state
interest. Specifically, the courts found that policies that prohibited members of the
public from criticizing school district employees were unconstitutional. (Leventhal v.
Vista Unified School Dist. (1997) 973 F.Supp. 951; Baca v. Moreno Valley Unified
School Dist. (1996) 936 F.Supp. 719.) These decisions found that prohibiting critical
comments was a form of viewpoint discrimination, and that such a prohibition
promoted discussion artificially geared toward praising (and maintaining) the status
quo, thereby foreclosing meaningful public dialogue."
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