001Thank you and welcome to the Rochester City School District Board of Education's uh September 9th work session and consideration of resolutions. Uh we're going to jump right into the meeting as I call it to order um for this evening's work session. Um I am going to actually start the meeting with the mental health ad hoc committee. At this time I'll turn the mic over to Charisma who will give us an update on that. >> Good evening. Thank you President Simmons. Just as an FYI, the Mental Health AHA committee is slated to begin next week, Wednesday, September the 17th. If you look at tonight's agenda, the list of committee members um are are on there under the public content. Thank you. Okay. Okay. And Charisma, you're going to provide multiple the presentation on multiple policies states.
002>> Yes. Right. So for this month, the the following policies are under review. Policies 4350, 4360, 4,400, and 4513. All four policies followed the policy review process as shown. These are the folks that contributed to the policy review um process. So you have BEC board staff and cabinet as part of the standard operator procedure. All policies were sent to our advisory groups district administration for review and now is being forwarded for final recommendations to follow policy 2410 before I get to policy 4350. Uh policy 4360 have no significant updates. Same with policy 4513. And in policy 4410, we wrote the first sentence to combine BC's feedback and remove school chief as the day trip approver. So it would only fall into the principal. Going back to policy 4350. This is um looking for discussion on
003this from um excuse me the discussion is so the previous administration had recommended recommended removing the sentence that said develop a process to include a multicultural perspective that reflects multiple racial ethnic linguistic and cultural perspectives and into standard curriculum development for all subjects across all RCSD prek to 12 classrooms. And so the recommendation was to replace it with schools will offer diversity with multiple um cultures. And so because this was from the previous administration just ensuring that the board and the current administration is okay moving this um language forward. the second bullet. Okay. Silence, I'm assuming, is we're good. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Um and then finally, these policies reported out tonight would be voted on at the November business meeting. Thank you. >> Thank you, Charisma. So moving into the policies, we have
004um policies again 4350, 4360, 4,400 and 4513. And at this time um I'm going to start with 4350 asking board members if they have any discussion around 4350 or recommendations. If not, um we'll have the opportunity to move this forward to um the business I'm yeah the business meeting for um adoption. So or the adoption process moving forward should I say. So motion to forward policy 4350 to the board business meeting. >> So moved. >> Moved by vice president Malloy, seconded by Commissioner Patterson. This is open for discussion if there are any concerns, questions. Hearing none. All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? 4350 is moving forward. Motion to move policy 4360 forward to the board business meeting. >> So moved. >> Motion by Commissioner Patterson, seconded by Vice President Mallaloy. Open for discussion.
005Hearing none. All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? 4360 is moving forward to the business meeting. Motion to forward policy 4400 to the board business meeting. >> So moved. >> Moved by Vice President Malloy. Seconded by Commissioner Patterson. Open for discussion. Hearing none. All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? 4,400 moves forward to the board business meeting. Motion to forward policy 43, excuse me, to the board business meeting. >> Second motion by Commissioner Patterson, seconded by Vice President Malloy. Open for discussion. Hearing none. All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Policy 4513 moves forward to the board business meeting at this time. The next item on the agenda is regarding the board newsletter. Uh we have the standard operating procedure and um to approve the exhibit which we've already circulated it.
006I've heard a little bit of feedback here and there. Folks seem to enjoy it. I think we were looking to um add some modifications. Were you going to go over the standard operating procedures um charisma at this time or we just there are some modifications as far as um I'll open up the track changes and as you look at the track changes of course those in red allow you to to see um some of the changes. I think there were modifications to the months to ensure that everyone had an opportunity to present um as commissioners have an uh we'll have a corner each month and we'll cycle that way. Um let me look at see if I can see the clean copy instead. Okay, so that would be um we've already had the August. We
007have October coming up with um Commissioner Elliott. December would place Commissioner Patterson. February Griffin. April would be LeBron. And then June would be Santiago. Does is that amanable to all commissioners at this time. We want to again make sure that as we go close out the 2025 school year that everyone has an opportunity to take part in the newsletter if they so choose. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> I'm sorry. I just I'm trying to find within the clean copy where that would be listed because in the old copy we did have it laid out that way >> but it looks like go to exhibit A. >> Yeah, I have the track changes up. But which one is exhibit A? Because I have the newsletter standard operating procedure clean copy. Mine doesn't look like that.
008Oh, >> why did this? Yes, you take this out of >> let me get his own separate. >> Okay, got it. Thank you. >> Okay. >> And I apologize. This is uh specifically speaking to the commissioner's corner. So, we've got a few things on here, but this is for the commissioner's corner and just how we have commissioners listed. So, with that said, if we're going to move forward with uh that, just wanted to put that out there. Any questions or concerns? >> No, I just want to clarify that the commissioner's corner piece got moved out of the operational standards, which makes sense because it will change as new commissioners rotate out. That's why I couldn't find it. Thank you. >> Yes. Okay. So, at this time, I'd like to entertain a motion to amend the
009board newsletter um to as the exhibit discussed, meaning the commissioner's corner would be amended on that letter. >> So, moved. >> Motion. >> Moved by Vice President Mallaloy, seconded by Commissioner Griffin. All in favor? I >> I. Any opposed? >> Motion carries. Okay, we're looking at the board calendar. This is regarding uh the speakers forum. Um and so again just another amendment to request. We have the calendar in front of us and uh the October session of it looks like a few folks will be away um for the annual CGCS conference. Uh we want to make sure we have porum or folks available to attend. Uh what are we looking to modify this for? Hold on one second. I think we're looking to move this to the 21st from the 21st to October 30th. Thank
010you. So, I wanted to get the commissioner's thoughts on changing the uh speaker form to October 30th as folks will be away. >> I would be fine with that. How many, if I could ask a question, how many will be able to do the 21st versus the 30th? Will we have quorum on the 21st or no? >> Go ahead, Charisma. >> So, excuse me. The October 30th is the business meeting. So the the so the request is based on what President Son said the 21st we have folks going to conference and so to ensure that there is quorum we we're asking that the speaker forum happens at 5:30 still but right before the business meeting that would then start at 6. So yes there should be quorum at this time. >> So we're just changing
011the time you said >> the the date and time. So you're moving it from October 21st to October 30th right before the business meeting that's scheduled for October 30th. >> So because of the absences, we anticipate there will not be quorum on the 21st. However, on the 30th, as as Charisma said, that's the business meeting and we should be here. So, if everyone is okay with that, I'd like to entertain a motion to move uh amend the speaker form calendar to move the October 21st date to October 30th so that we can accommodate anyone who would like to speak to the board prior to the board business meeting. >> So, moved. >> Moved by Vice President Malloy, seconded by Commissioner Patterson. Um, all in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? and >> and we have
012one name. Charisma, I do want to ask um or confirm if we move it to the 30th. We know the board business. Oh, never mind. It's 5:30. It's right there in my face. Don't mind me. Thank you. Okay, we had on the calendar the resolution process review. Are we amending that and and moving that to another day to the September 25th business meeting? Is that still the case? Okay. He's on teams this evening. Okay. Both Superintendent Roser as well as state monitor Alisa have joined us via teams this evening. Welcome. Okay. So, it looks like we have resolution review and I'm trying to make sense of some of the notes here. The universal prek professional development and other work needs to be removed from the packet. It's so what are these notes telling me? Charisma.
013So if you look at the academic packet um for 3B on the agenda on so on the um what pages if you go to it's page 42 if you're looking at the PDF but on the bottom of the PDF is page 57. That resolution is still going through it workflow and is a placeholder. So as a result, the request is to remove that from the consent agenda um packet um until it finishes its workflow. So when you all motion, that is the act >> and that's on page 57. You said >> so it's on um if you're using the PDF is 42, but when you look at the bottom of the PDF, it's page 57, >> if that makes sense. >> Nope. So scroll to page 42. >> All right. So, we're we're um requesting
014to amend this >> once you all have discussion about any of the other items. If there's nothing else that needs to be excluded, this is this is one of the resolutions that is being asked to be removed from the consent agenda. >> Okay. >> Um so, so President Sim, when you advance the consent agenda, you would just say and it will not include >> Okay. you know, um the the resolution on I guess um page 5742. >> Gotcha. >> Okay. >> And this is a new a new thing. I'm used to the resolutions. They're all in this one big sheet now and I'm used to seeing them kind of separated out. And so, um I do want to open up the uh resolution review packet. And again, upon our review, if we don't have questions,
015the idea is that these resolutions will be moved to the consent agenda for voting um official voting at the board business meeting. With that said, opening the packet. Um do any commissioners have questions, concerns, or thoughts they'd like to express or get clarif clarification on regarding the resolutions? And I see your hand, Commissioner Santiago. >> Yeah. If I um just a quick question about our resolutions around additional pay um curriculum development, extended learning um those ones where we have specific um teachers that we are paying and the hours that we're paying them for and the rate that we're paying them on. Um is a full list on uh these resolutions of teachers active teachers and will they be active teachers the time of this resolution playing out and I and while you guys prepare I'll
016clarify the reason why I asked that question because I know in the past I believe like a month ago we had a resolution of retirement or res resignations and there were some names inside of that resolution that were also inside of the other resol resolution. And so if what we're voting on isn't going to the exact names that's put on the resolution, where does it end up going? Where does the money end up going? If it's not needed, are we kind of are you guys forced in a place to fill this role although it may not be needed and spend money that may not be needed? And so that's why I asked a question because I know in the past there's been repeated names of retirements and teachers who have resated that were on later
017resolutions for extended learning, curriculum development or summer classes. >> Commissioner Santiago, are you referencing like the placeholder practice? >> Are you referencing the placeholder practice? I yeah, I hear the placeholder practice, but I also know so last month there was a specific employee that's now in a whole another district and she her name was on the resolution to be doing the work. So I understand the placeholder, but I know that it puts a interesting uh you guys in an interesting place in operations if it's not that person. >> Yeah, I wanted to make sure that's what you were asking about. So who would be prepared to respond? >> Good evening, commissioners. Commissioner Santiago, the process for submitting resolutions is on a 6 to 8 week time lag. And so in order for the administration to
018review those and then submit them for your review, we start 8 weeks prior to. So there are times when names are put on the list and then subsequently the individual does retire or move to a different district. What happens at that time is that name gets swapped out with another teacher. There is a discussion related to additional pay resolutions that we'll be bringing forth to the board for some additional consideration. But when we are preparing these resolutions, there's a process for internal review and approvals that have to take place. And so that's why you will sometimes see that those names are switched with individuals that are working in the district. >> It doesn't change the pay rate. Ju just to be clear, it doesn't change the pay rate or the amount that's going to be
019spent. The work is still going to take place. >> Thank you. And and the the brief thing I'll add is there there usually is language to that effect in a resolution that indicates that that could potentially happen. >> Thank you. Did you have other you had some other questions? I know you said additional pay, curriculum and development. >> Okay. >> I I listed those out because that's usually where I'm seeing, you know, this at. So, thank you for the clarification. >> Thank you, Commissioner Santiago. Any other questions or concerns regarding uh the resolution review? Um again, once we consent to these resolutions, they will be moved forward to the board business meeting for final vote. There will be no opportunity for discussion. So, between now and then, we do have the opportunity to get clarification.
020We can put questions in the uh question log or reach out to um our administration, our chief Wilson or what have you to streamline that communication if you do come up with something. But outside of that, once we get to the board business meeting, they are on the consent agenda and they move forward or what have you. They're voted up or down. Um, so I just want to get that opportunity out. Commissioner Griffin, um, mine is always data driven and always wanting to know. You state here that it's going to beund I want to make sure I'm looking at the right right resolutions here. Uh, well, I'm going to tell you where I'm looking at. It's academic resolution number nine. and it's um 154. And just collectively, you say that there's 120 students that will
021be um a part of this. Um how can we how do we know that those there's going to be a guarantee of those 120 students because it starts it starts on the 26, right? Or the teachers are how is this going to work? How do we know it's going to be guaranteed 120 students is great is is basically my question because in the past we've had 100 we say 120 and it may be 20. So we're paying money and then we don't never see the the um the dead outcome. So how how how's that going to work? >> Thank you for your question. Commissioner Griffin, what school are you are you speaking about? Which school? >> Um it's it can be in general. you know, there's quite there's there's u the one I'm looking at
022right now is uh the one for Oasis. >> Okay. >> Um and it's 154. So what we do, so um Chief Muscadre took every resolution this week for every school, collected the data from last year to identify how many how many the resolutions said were going to join, how many actually joined, and what the outcomes were for that. So, it's really about the school chief monitoring to make sure that it's being implemented, that kids are showing up, and if they're not showing up, and we did this last year, we'll do a true up and we'll close close out the the section if we don't get enough kids or we say, "Listen, if you don't get enough kids, we're going to end up pushing this back out." And more often than not, they do. >> So,
023as far as the data is concerned, we're on it. We're looking very closely at it to make sure we're fiscally responsible and paying for programs where kids are showing up. >> Okay. So, so we are basing it on data from last year. So that data is privy to us. >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. We can provide it for every program and school. >> Yeah. I would like to see that data and how that number 120 students if that's if that's the case. I would definitely want to see that. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you. Can you just forward it to whomever and I would like to see that part of that data from last year and how you got the 120 students? >> We'll do. >> Thank you, Commissioner Griffin. Any other questions or concerns regarding the
024academic uh review resolutions? with none. Um motion to move the academic resolutions forward to the board business meeting. So move. >> Moved by Vice President Malloy. Second. >> Seconded by Commissioner Patterson. >> All in favor? >> One second. Um sorry, President Simmons with with the absence of the resolution identified on page. Thank you for that correction. >> Yeah. So the PDF, >> give me that language because I can't tell there the pages are different here and my mind is not computing. and and Charisma if I'm It's page 42 of the PDF but um but number 57 correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Okay. So motion to move the academic resolutions forward to the board business meeting with the exception of page 57. >> I know she's >> page 42. Wow. >>
025Page 42. >> And and it says placeholder on there as well. and they read placeholders. So with those exceptions, we're moving the rest of them forward and that's going to be Vice President Ly and Commissioner Patterson. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Academic resolutions. Thank you for that support. Move forward to the board business meeting agenda. Um, so we're going to move into our administrative supports resolutions and I want to open the conversation at this time for any questions we have regarding administrative supports. Any resolutions here? With no questions for Would you have a question, Commissioner Santiago? >> I just um I guess this is more of an opinion less than a question and I think I can talk about it more during the business meeting, but we're giving a lot of a
026lot of money to our suburb districts and I know that, you know, it's it's a conversation that's not had very often, but I think we have to have discussions as far as how how much resources we're giving out. And I know this funding right now is required. So I I know that it's required. Um but with the programs that we have in our suburb districts, there's a huge amount of money in transportation going over that way, services going over that way. Um and certainly as we see the financial impacts on this district uh coming throughout time, I think it's important uh for us to look at this. I know some of it is required but have conversations on how do we um keep our resources inhouse for our district as much as possible um in
027comparison to out but that's a further discussion for later on. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any further discussion around the administrative support resolutions? With none. All those in favor please. I'd like to entertain a motion to move the administrative support resolutions forward to the board business meeting. Motion >> motion by Commissioner Santiago, seconded by Vice President Mallaloy. All those in favor? >> I. Any opposed? >> Motion carries. Okay. And now we are looking at the board of education legal and audit resolutions. Um are we going into those now or are we going into executive session? Okay. And so at this particular time, this meeting may recess into executive session. um closed to the public to discuss proposed, pending, or current litigation matters leading to the appointment or removal of a particular corporation and or to
028receive the advice of general counsel as permitted by section 105 of the open meetings law. All those in favor of entering into executive session. >> Motion. >> Oh, sorry. Motion to enter into executive session. Thank you. I'm trying to get there. >> Motion by Commissioner Griffin. >> Seconded by Vice President Malloy. All those in favor? I >> I any opposed? >> Nay. >> Okay. Moving into executive session. Thank you and welcome back. We are back for uh with our work session, board work session for today, September 9th with the Rochester City School District. Uh currently we are under board of education legal audit resolutions and at this time um I'd like to open the floor with the independent audit audit of Oracle for discussion. Um so I'm going to entertain a motion for um the
029independent audacle, excuse me, independent audit of Oracle resolution 149. So moved >> moved by Vice President Mallaloy, seconded by Commissioner Griffin, and this is now open for discussion. >> So let me um preface this with um we recognize that I don't think there's one board member that doesn't want to understand the origin and the evolution of the experience we've had across the district. I don't think there's one commissioner that does not understand or um connect with the impact that um this experience has had. And so I want to open this discussion so that we can actually um move forward with factf finding. And so when we use the word audit, um, you know, that can sound a little nefarious at times, I want to be sure to express that going into an audit is also
030an opportunity for learnings. And so if we could open this um conversation with questions or concerns or suggestions around language, uh, that would be helpful. So the floor is now open if there are any discussion items. Commissioner Patterson. >> Uh thank you, Madam President. Um as the present uh chair of uh the audit committee, um since I ran for office, so we'll go way back then, you know, let alone my first year, I've asked for an audit, you know, on RCSD. Um at that point in time it was more financial but now as we see we were having this issue with Oracle and we just like to know exactly you know where when the issue began you know who was there mismanagement who oversaw this area um and answer the questions that need to be
031answered so we can go forward because if we don't know what we did wrong how do we expect not to make those same mistakes mistakes in the future. So it isn't, you know, um, you know, that we're coming after anyone. It's smart business. So uh again for me um two things. Uh we talked about not only um you know an independent uh factf finding group coming in and performing an audit but also um an internal audit or state contro controllers's office performing an audit. And I would hope that this board um would allow both audits to run side by side. Therefore, the public receives and the district and us as commissioners receive an audit that's true and factual. There's no holes that anyone can poke in it because it's performed by two separate entities. And
032number two, we're talking about Oracle, but we're forgetting the financial piece to this, too. I've requested it. It's nothing that you haven't heard before. There should be also a financial audit. Anytime you're transferring, we'll say power. You're transferring, you know, uh, you know, what we have finances, you know, to another superintendent. When you have a large organization, and I say that again because I worked for the state police and we performed audits also. a minimum of twice a year and that's a large entity also. So my thought is is that we're transferring power to another individual. We're transferring that to a new superintendent. This audit should have been done prior to any new superintendent coming into the seat. Therefore, he knows exactly, you know, where we at where we're at as far as our our
033finances and as far as the district in a whole. and he doesn't have to answer for, you know, things that happened prior to his tenure or has taken the seat. So again, for clarification purposes, I'm asking that this board vote for um a sidebyside audit to be performed and not only this audit to be performed on Oracle, but also a financial audit be done. And I hope we can bring that to the table, have adult conversations, and, you know, reach a majority vote. Thank you. >> Uh, thank you, Commissioner Patterson. Um, um, Commissioner Griffin. >> Um, yes. Um, to, uh, Commissioner Patterson's point. Um, this is something that I feel that should have been done some time ago. when I came in myself, I also we he Commissioner Patterson asked for a forensic audit. It
034was denied. Um and it it it affects the students, the administration and everyone in this district when we have to put time into something that could have been resolved. The only people that were cheating and robbing are the students in in Rochester City School District. We had could have been halfway through this when he asked about Oracle over and over and over again even when I didn't have knowledge about what really Oracle was um in reference to um the indepth and the debt that we were going into into this into this payroll with Oracle. I think that it would be strategic for us to make sure we are definitely auditing every part of this project in order to get the answers we need. If we don't do that, we are cheating ourselves. Um I think
035that having a committee over finance and getting rid of it is not something we should do should have done because I also feel that we need to have oversight over the finances and that is that is something that can be an actual downfall for us getting rid of some of the committees that have oversight so we can see what's going on. That is why strategically these committees were put in place. I do understand that we have people that are here CDC to help us, but we to me it was moving too fast. And I think that if we had the autonomy as commissioners to have oversight of some of these things, we could see exactly what was going on and be a little bit more helpful. Um, again, I totally agree with Commissioner Patterson. I
036feel that we we need to do an indepth audit forensic on a on this on the district and just get it all done at once so we can address the needs of these students and move forward. We need to hold people accountable for the actions that have taken place in this district from the onset of Oracle up to present. Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner Griffin. Commissioner Lebron. Yeah, I just want to say it's our job to oversee the finances. Whether there's a committee or not is literally one of our main roles. Um, and I just want to point out that um, at the August 28th board business meeting, myself, Commissioner Santiago, and Commissioner Elliot did try to introduce a resolution. Uh tonight I also want to pose a question for legal to clarify on
037walk-on resolutions and whether it requires twothirds of the board vote for it to actually have passed. That's related to another resolution that the board voted on with suspending the rules with members of four Robert's rule stays twothirds of the body. Um so I want to pose that question now for that uh for clarity. Um and unfortunately that resolution was calling for a for the state auditors to come in. Um and that is who we reflect to as an independent audit. Um I have no desire to spend more taxpayer dollars on this issue to uh further explore uh what happened when there are already a taxpayer entity funded entity that oversees just this audit. Um, and so because that resolution was not allowed to be walked on or even voted or discussed even for amendment of
038language on September 3rd, myself, Commissioner again, Commissioner Lebron Santiago and Commissioner Elliot penned a letter to the state controllers's office essentially whistleblowing and asking them to come in and audit. And so I will not be supporting this audit. I I don't want to spend any more dollars on the issue. I certainly want more accountability in state eyes on this issue. I'm not confident internally that this can be fully flushed out. Um we have no data points up until this uh notion of how many people have been impacted, what that looks like, and what the future holds. Um, and finally, I'd want to I want to clarify um that the call for an audit on a program that had not yet been officially implemented would be a premature audit to call for. Um, and that as
039hopefully the states when they do come in, they're able to uncover that this was a foreseeable uh issue and a crisis that could have been avoided altogether. Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner LeBron. Commissioner Santiago. >> Yeah, I just wanted to say um that the work has to be done uh whether it's through uh the audit or not. I would say that I 100% support this if the uh New York State audit department and office does not decide to continue uh with their investigation. But I do not see the reason why um having a third party that we will pay for um when there's already a pending possible investigation starting um one that affects as far as how much money we're putting out out but also secondly that will affect the superintendent to have to
040answer to two uh audit investigations at the same time which will take away from the time that could be spent on focusing on our district and uh what's needed. there. And so I believe that I would support this if the state audit departments decides not to continue the investigation, but I think it might be important to wait on this until the audit department decides whether or not they'll investigate. One, for the amount of time and effort that two investigations at the same time will uh take on to our uh district and our administration. Um and two, to not waste money for an investigation that might possibly be on its way. So, um I will support this if the state audit uh department decides not to investigate. Um other than that, I think that this should
041wait until we get a response from them. Thank you. >> Appreciate it, Commissioner Santiago. Commissioner Mallaloy or Vice President Mallaloy. >> Thank you. Um just similar to some of the some of what my colleagues have expressed, um I support a the unanimous calls that we've had for um a forensic audit to to be completed in this matter. So that's all I have to say. I support it. >> Thank you, Vice President Mallaloy. Um yeah I just want to end with and we'll also see if anyone has any um statements from administration what have you but you know um and I do hear the point around um prematurely calling for an audit and I think when we look at the origin of air or O or O or O or O or O or O or
042O or O or O or O or Oracle from 2021 there was a year 2022 and so be it started at 12 million but at some point before 2025 that thing went from 12 million and then all of a sudden it was 20 million and then it was 30 million then 40 million and somehow way before now um those things came in so I can see why there might have been question around wait a minute how are we getting here and that was before this particular year um and so I do recognize that I do want to respectfully express that yes in fact there was a um the idea or the question to walk on a resolution previously and as stated in the previous meeting due to the um and it was said in the
043open meeting there there were some legal implications. We did not want to get into that without a full understanding. Many of the commissioners did not have an understanding of what the resolution entailed and I think I received it the next day through the media. Um so that that was what made it a little more difficult. But at the end of the day, I think we all want to get to the same understanding, which is out of concern for our employees. And if we concern ourselves with that and concern ourselves with the business of the district, we can actually find ourselves seeing eye to eye. Um, Commissioner Santiago, I do agree um with what you expressed. I don't want to place our superintendent or administration in a position where they are trying to put out two
044different fires, right? And so I heard this analogy and I I love it and I keep using it because this particular situation literally likened itself to a fire. And when I consider that visual of people trying to get people out of a fire and get that under control, yes, you want to know how the fire started, who started it, where did it where did we go wrong, but I don't think trying to figure that out while the fire is actually happening is the way to go. And so there's a c sense of urgency that certainly is needed but there is a sense of steadiness that leaders present um and I think we can find that. So with that said, um this particular resolution after seeing the other one and I recognize um there was like
045the payroll piece. I do see that this resolution would call for a comprehensive um overall look. I do agree, however, that if this resolution moves forward on some level and it um and we find that there's going to be some um parallel um efforts going on through the state or what have you that we can then make a different decision and we can come back together as a board to make a responsible decision in that regard. Um, so without belaboring that, um, I would like to move forward with all in favor of resolution 149. >> I name >> any opposed. Okay, the eyes have it and the resolution carries with the opportunity to come back. Oh, you know what? Shoot, I should undo it because there was an amendment I wanted to offer up. So,
046can can I How do I moonwalk that thing back to me? Moonwalk. [Laughter] >> I just want to record that on the first vote. I'm a nay. I'm going to be a nay on the next one, too. But if I'm ready, I'm ready to go. So >> I I >> I also want to >> legal um and this may not you you can redirect me. So we we are recognizing that we don't want to put too much stress on for the same thing. Um the superintendent for example this particular audit to actually happen may have to go into an um RFP process or what have you. um if I was interested in him being able to identify individuals to work with to support those efforts, procurement for example, to identify and all those things. Um
047does that language need to be explicitly outlined in this particular resolution or >> um so so uh if if if that is your concern uh President Simmons, I I think that might be already covered in the resolution. Um there is a clause that says the board of education hereby directs superintendent to procure the services of a qualified independent third party firm to conduct comprehensive audit. Um said procurement shall be consistent with the requirements of contracting for professional services policy 6741. Okay. So so there therefore it it would go through the the the board already has a policy on on contract and how that needs to work and how the procurement should should operate. >> Okay. Cuz it was modified a bit. So that I got lost there. >> But but but to answer your question,
048there could there's a um reconsideration um um there's there's a reconsideration option, but obviously this policy language is helpful, right? Thank you. It just changed a little bit from what I had. So thank you for entertaining that conversation. Um moving forward, uh I want to entertain a motion for resolutions um for what resolution 150. Motion >> motion by Commissioner Griffin. >> Seconded by Commissioner Mallaloy. All in favor of resolution 150. >> I Any opposed? >> Any discussion? Oh, sorry. And well, no, this is um >> this is a resol uh this is where I'm sorry, Charisma, did you need some? Okay, so we got you got us recorded. Okay. Um, and so then this one though, I do need to entertain a motion to wave the 48 hour rule for um, resolutions 151 and 152.
049>> So moved. >> Moved by Vice President Malloy, seconded by Commissioner Griffin. >> All in favor of raving the 48 hour submission rule? >> I I Any opposed? With that said, all in favors of uh I'm sorry, entertaining a motion for resolutions 151 and 152. >> So moved. >> Okay. Moved by Commissioner Griffin, seconded by Commissioner Patterson. All in favor of resolutions 151 and 152. I. Any opposed? Resolution carries. Okay. At this time, we have the Medicaid compliance report. I believe that's available on board docs for review. So to our listening um public, you can familiarize yourself with that report. Uh commissioners, if you have questions or what have you, we do have the board question log for that. Um and we don't need another executive session, do we? >> No. And so um the
050next policy items for review will be policies um 0110, 4526, 4532, 4730, and 4750. And if you are looking to um provide feedback, you can visit us at uh www.rcsdk12.orgpolicy. With that said, um, motion to exit the meeting or end the meeting. >> Second. >> Motion by Commissioner Griffin, second by Vice President Mallaloy. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Good night. >> You got that wrong. >> I did not hear.