School board agenda: Try to satisfy one of Berg's requests, table another... again

Agenda for the WJUSD Regular Board/Study Session Meeting
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Note the following two items (in bold) that are on tonight's agenda (click story title).

H. INFORMATION 1-S. Review Costs Associated With Purchase/Lease Of New Central Office (Written)

Trustee Warren Berg requested this information more than a month ago, during the March 13 board meeting.

It will be interesting to see what information is provided tonight. After my California Public Records Act requests for the same documents on April 2 and 3, the attorney for the district emailed me back on April 14 for an extension to April 28.

L. TRUSTEE COMMENTS/REQUESTS FOR FUTURE BOARD ITEMS 5. Why Are Minutes Not Kept In Closed Session? – to be discussed at Special Board Retreat/Study Session – date to be determined

This question was also posed more than a month ago, during the same March 13 board meeting. The question was ignored during the March 27 meeting and again during the April 3 meeting.

Now, the board has to wait for an undetermined date at a special meeting?

Just answer the man's question for crying out loud! What is sad is that The Woodland Journal has already provided the information (at no cost to the district) in a story posted on April 3. There is no reason why minutes cannot be kept during closed sessions. Click here for California Government Code Section 54950-54962. I emailed Berg the link to the information.

What is NOT on tonight's agenda: The lease-purchase agreement for the Blue Shield building. That item was also not on the March 27 agenda since trustee Elaine Lytle, one of the four proponents of the building purchase, was due to be absent. The lease-purchase agreement will be discussed during a special board meeting on Tuesday, April 29 - perhaps the same special meeting that Berg's closed-session question will be answered.