001Isn't do do we need to open this meeting under an OS? No. Okay. I didn't I didn't think so, but I want to make sure I didn't screw that up. We're live stream also. So that's already moving. >> Yeah. Yeah, I assumed. Yeah. Okay. Um I think we are all here. It is now 6 o'clock. So I will open our um special session of the Phonoma School Board. Um this is specifically to address um complaints received by the board. Um we now have uh two sets of complaints. Um we have the um initial set that uh was regarding the social media post of um board member Aaron Gudge. Um we have received since the board accepted the the six um in um basically the same session a week ago, we've now received two more. So
002the first um action to take here is to determine um how to proceed with those two uh new complaints. Um I will open we'll start with that and then we'll go to part two. Um so I will open up to discussion on how to address those two complaints. Well, I would like to make a motion that um we accept those two additional complaints that came in after we met last time and um they will be handled in the same process as the original six. That's my motion. >> So, we would uh bundle them with the previous six and use the same hearing process that we are working to schedule for next week. Okay, that's the motion. Do we have a second? >> I'll second that. >> Okay. Thank you, Ryan. So, with that, we um
003again, just clarify, we are accepting those two most recent complaints. Um those would be added to the previous six. Um and we would conduct a hearing on all of those um per the decision last week um for uh next uh Tuesday, which I'll talk about here at the end of this brief meeting. Um all right, we have a motion in a second. Unless there's other discussion, I'll call for the question. All those in favor? I. Okay, that's unanimous. Five nothing. So, we have adopted those two or we've accepted those two I should say um complaints and we've built them. We'll build them into the existing complaint process we already have uh planned. The next topic is we have two uh additional complaints that are related to this issue but very different. Um we have two
004individuals who are um um their complaint is that our process by which we are going through uh is um inappropriate um based on a freedom of speech claim. Um and so those complaints are not to um director judge but are directed at the entire board and the process by which we are administering. Um and so same question uh how does the board want to proceed with those? I'll open that up for discussion or a motion. >> I'd like to make a motion that we that we deal with those two complaints against the board in a similar manner but separate from the first six. So we we accept the uh board complaints um rather than reject them and we basically will deploy the same hearing process but separated from uh the um the six complaints or
005now the eight complaints against director Gudge. >> Yes. >> Okay. I have a motion. >> I'll second that. >> All right, Ryan. Thank you. Motion in a second. Um any questions or further discussion on this item? Okay, seeing none, we'll move to a vote. All those in favor of accepting these two of of Sandy's motion of accepting these two and building them into our existing hearing process. I'm seeing unanimous. So, another 5 vote. Thank you very much, everyone. Okay. So, with that, um that'll close our official actions, um that we needed to take to address these now, uh these most recent complaints received over the last few days. Um, I will just announce here in this public session as it is live streaming um that our um plan is to conduct this hearing next Tuesday,
006October 7th, starting at 6 p.m. Because of the nature of the the the latest complaint about process, we would um we would administer that first and then we would go into the the uh second hearing of um the initial complaints uh against Director Gudge. Um but we will handle all of that as part of the October 7th meeting. All of the complaintants now the um eight plus two the 10 complaintants will get a um message a letter tomorrow an email tomorrow um from myself um confirming this decision and then outlining the process and uh how they will contribute to that. They will have the option of both getting in additional written comments by the end of this week if they so desire. And then of course they'll have the chance to make verbal testimony um
007um for 10 minutes each uh in the um the uh in-person hearing, the public hearing scheduled for next Tuesday, the 7th. Um and the location we're finalizing, we want to make sure we have a a good environment for this uh meeting. So we'll get that determined before those letters go out. Um, I'll be working with the superintendent on that. With that, that was the agenda or the business for the day. Is there any additional comments or questions that any board member or Susan wants to bring up and I should have specified this at the Yep. >> Okay. No. Great. And I should have specified at the beginning I I was facilitating this discussion as the initial complaints were against um, Director Gudge. So I as vice chair running this process. We we will have to
008determine who runs the other two complaints which are not against um director Gudge but are against the entire board. So we will sort that out here in the next couple days. But again they will be part of that same hearing meeting at least that same evening uh the 7th. So okay seeing no other business I will adjourn the meeting at 606 and we will um see everyone next Tuesday. >> Thank you John. >> Bye. Thank you.