[00:00:01] GOOD EVENING. I'M CALLING THE SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER. [I. Call to Order ] THE TIME IS 6:17. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551, THE MEETING OPEN WITH A QUORUM PRESENT. WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE? WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL SIGN UP BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS, AS SPECIFIED IN THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT, AND SHALL INDICATE THE AGENDA, ITEM OR TOPIC ON WHICH THEY WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY BOARD POLICY AND THE BOARD'S PROCEDURES ON PUBLIC COMMENT, AN INDIVIDUAL'S COMMENTS TO THE BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES PER MEETING. SECRETARY WEGNER WILL GIVE EACH SPEAKER A ONE MINUTE WARNING. AND BRANDON GARCIA IS OUR FIRST SPEAKER SPEAKING ON SUPERINTENDENT CHANGE. THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT IN PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION. MY NAME IS BRANDON GARCIA. I'M A PARENT IN DEL VALLE ISD. MY CHILD IS IN THIRD GRADE AT GILBERT ELEMENTARY AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU GET TO COME OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND BE IN PUBLIC AND ACTUALLY ADDRESS WHAT'S GOING ON AND REALLY ENGAGE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND DO THIS. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS HOW PARENTS FEEL BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, TONIGHT IS MORE OF A NEGATIVE SIDE FOR AS MANY GREAT THINGS AS DEL VALLE ISD HAS DONE FOR OUR CHILD AND GILBERT ELEMENTARY FOR OUR SON. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SURPRISE AND A LITTLE BIT BACK WHIPLASH AT THE VERY SUDDEN DECISION OR THE VERY SUDDEN NEWS OF OUR SUPERINTENDENT LEAVING AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS. PARTICULARLY FOR A SERVICE CENTER, WHICH I ACTUALLY FIND A LITTLE IRONIC BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REALLY SERVE ANYBODY IN THIS CASE. SO I REALLY HAVE NOT VERY MUCH TO SAY, JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS THAT SENTIMENT. AND TO PERHAPS LET YOU KNOW THE GENERAL FEELING AND SENTIMENT, PERHAPS OF A LOT OF OTHER PARENTS AROUND IN THE DISTRICT THAT THERE IS A LOT OF SURPRISE AND THE FEELING OF BEING, HAVING THE RUG PULLED OUT FROM UNDER US, IN A SENSE. OUR SCHOOL IS A B RATED SCHOOL. WE'RE STRUGGLING TO GET HIGHER AND HIGHER RATED, AND WE REALLY FEEL THAT A LOT OF THE ACHIEVEMENT FOLLOWS LEADERSHIP AND IT'S. ONE MINUTE REMAINING. THANK YOU. AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO HAVE FAITH IN THAT ACHIEVEMENT OR TO HAVE MOTIVATION TO CONTINUE FORWARD WHEN THE LEADERSHIP IS SHAKY. SO THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANTED TO SAY. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, AND I HOPE THAT THERE'S SOME RESOLUTION AND I HOPE TO SIT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE BOARD INTENDS TO DO, AND I THANK YOU FOR MY TIME. THANKS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JASMINE LEEANN WING SPEAKING ON TRUSTEE SAMUEL FRANCO. HI. GOOD EVENING, BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO ADDRESS AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA THAT YOU WILL BE DISCUSSING IN CLOSED SESSION WHICH IS POTENTIALLY ISSUING A CENSURE AGAINST ONE OF YOUR TRUSTEE MEMBERS, SAMUEL FRANCO. I'M HERE TO PROVIDE. JUST TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE KNOWN SAMUEL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, JUST KIND OF SOCIALLY. AND I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND HIM TO BE A MAN OF UPSTANDING CHARACTER. [00:05:07] EVERYONE WHO I MEET, WHO HAS INTERACTED WITH HIM SPEAKS EXTREMELY HIGHLY OF HIM. HE ALWAYS EXPRESSES SO MUCH ENTHUSIASM AND TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY HIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND IS JUST SO HONORED BY HIS SERVICE ON THIS BOARD IN A TRUSTEE CAPACITY. I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS ITEM HAD COME UP ON THE AGENDA. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST HERE TO LEND MY VOICE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER JUST TO EXPRESS THAT I HAVE FULL FAITH IN HIM AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND JUST FEEL THAT WHATEVER IS GOING ON, I JUST FEEL THAT HE HAS THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES AT HEART. ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK CITY. I TEND TO BE PRETTY BLUNT WHEN I ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE STATEMENTS. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE REMAINING. AND THAT MAY COME OFF AS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, RUDE OR DISRESPECTFUL DOWN HERE IN TEXAS. AND I HAVE NEVER FOUND THAT TO BE THE CASE WITH SAMUEL. HE'S ALWAYS COME OFF AS EXTREMELY RESPECTFUL AND ASKING VERY, VERY THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS. I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH MULTIPLE BOARDS THROUGHOUT MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER, AND I CAN TRULY SAY THAT IF MANY OF THE BOARDS THAT I'VE WORKED WITH WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST LUCKY TO HAVE HAD HIM IN THEIR SERVICE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE DANIEL SEGURA KELLY SPEAKING ON CENSURING A BOARD MEMBER. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ADDRESSING THE SCHOOL BOARD. BUT I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THIS COMMUNITY'S PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR YEARS. IN 2022, I WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT ORGANIZED AND FUNDRAISED FOR THE CAMPAIGN TO PASS THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ELECTION, OR THE VATRE, ALONGSIDE COUNCIL MEMBER VANESSA FUENTES AND CLAIRE CAMPOS O'NEILL. I KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING A COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO INVEST IN ITS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND I KNOW THE TRUST THAT INVESTMENT REQUIRES. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE SOME THINGS NEED TO BE SAID PUBLICLY, AND THESE WORDS NEED TO BE PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. I APPEAL TO YOUR SENSE OF DECENCY, INTEGRITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE. SOME OF YOU SITTING ON THIS DAIS KNOW YOU WILL NOT BE RETURNING AFTER THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THAT MAKES YOUR CONDUCT TODAY ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT. WHEN PUBLIC SERVICE IS COMING TO AN END, WHAT MATTERS IS NOT HOW MUCH POWER YOU CAN EXERCISE IN YOUR FINAL DAYS, BUT WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE YOU LEAVE BEHIND. YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO DEMONSTRATE WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY LOOKS LIKE, WHAT DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES MEAN, AND WHETHER DEL VALLE ISD LEADERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO FAIRNESS AND INTEGRITY. CENSURING A FELLOW BOARD MEMBER FOR BEHAVIOR THAT OTHERS ON THIS BOARD HAVE ALSO ENGAGED IN IS A DOUBLE STANDARD. IT IS AN ABUSE OF THE PUBLIC'S TRUST AND A WASTE OF TAXPAYER RESOURCES THAT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS. AND LET US BE CLEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN ALLEGATIONS OF BULLYING AND INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT INVOLVING. IF THIS BOARD IS SERIOUS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, THOSE ALLEGATIONS DESERVE THE SAME SCRUTINY AND SERIOUSNESS. YOU CANNOT DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM ONE MEMBER WHILE IGNORING SIMILAR ALLEGATIONS AGAINST OTHERS. THAT IS NOT PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP. IT IS A DOUBLE STANDARD THAT UNDERMINES CREDIBILITY AND THIS ENTIRE INSTITUTION. YOUR ACTIONS TODAY HAVE CONSEQUENCES BEYOND THIS MEETING. YOU RISK DAMAGING THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT REPUTATION, UNDERMINING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN ITS LEADERSHIP, AND WEAKENING THE TRUST THAT FAMILIES, EDUCATORS AND TAXPAYERS PLACE IN THIS INSTITUTION. [00:10:02] YOU DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER, BUT YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ACT WITH FAIRNESS, CONSISTENCY AND DECENCY. DO NOT USE THIS BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO SETTLE SCORES OR APPLY STANDARDS SELECTIVELY. DO NOT PUT PERSONAL OR POLITICAL INTERESTS AHEAD OF THE DISTRICT YOU WERE ELECTED TO SERVE. THAT'S YOUR TIME. NEXT, WE HAVE BRETT COVINGTON SPEAKING ON CENSURE AND PRIORITIES. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. LAST WEEK, I ATTEMPTED TO APPEAL TO THE BETTER ANGELS OF YOUR NATURE, AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. SO I'M GOING TO SPEAK A LITTLE MORE FORCEFULLY TONIGHT. YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD QUITE ELOQUENTLY FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT DOUBLE STANDARDS, ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE USE OF YOUR RESOURCES TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEYS OVER CONSIDERING TAKING THIS ACTION OF CENSURE AGAINST ONE OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS. I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING HERE THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR SOME OF YOU TO HEAR, INCLUDING MR. FRANCO. FROM THE PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO ON THE GROUND, WHETHER THEY ARE FACULTY OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THIS SIDE OF THE DAIS, NOT KNOWING ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON. THAT'S TRUE. WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING. THAT'S TRUE. BUT FROM THIS SIDE OF THE DAIS ON THE GROUND, PEOPLE DON'T CARE. THEY WONDER ABOUT THE APPROPRIATE. WHETHER THE USE OF RESOURCES. BUT TO THEM IT LOOKS LIKE PETTY SQUABBLING. AND THEY WOULD RATHER YOU SPEND YOUR TIME AND ENERGY ON HIGHER PRIORITIES. THAT'S THE GROUND TRUTH, WHETHER YOU WANT TO HEAR IT OR NOT. SO WHAT I AM GOING TO SAY TO YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO DO. IN TWO WEEKS, WE HAVE AN ELECTION. WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO TONIGHT, JUST GET IT FINISHED. BE DONE WITH IT. CLEAR THE DECKS SO THAT THE BOARD THAT COMES IN, WHETHER IT HAS ONLY ONE NEW MEMBER OR WHETHER IT HAS FOUR MEMBERS OR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN, THE VOTERS WILL DECIDE, AND NONE OF US KNOWS. THEY CAN START WITH A CLEAN SLATE AND NOT HAVE ANY OF THIS HANGING OVER THEIR HEADS. THAT'S NOT FAIR TO THE INCOMING BOARD. WE SHOULD BE SPENDING OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT NOW ON FOCUSING ON ISSUES OF CONTINUITY AND STABILITY FOR THE STUDENTS, AND WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON. THAT'S ABSORBING ALL YOUR TIME AND ENERGY. I WISH YOU WERE OUT CAMPAIGNING INSTEAD FOR STATE CANDIDATES WHO COULD ACTUALLY CHANGE THE FUNDING FORMULA AND FILL THAT $1,300 GAP PER STUDENT FUNDING FOR THIS DISTRICT. THIS IS NOT WORTHY OF YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS THAT ARE HISTORIC, THAT ARE ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER YOU DO. JUST FINISH IT. FINISH IT AND BE DONE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE ON. MADAM PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL QUESTION. NOT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE'S NO SOUND IN THE YOUTUBE VIDEO STREAM. PARDON ME? I'M BEING TOLD THERE'S NO SOUND ON THE YOUTUBE. DO YOU WANT TO PRETEND THAT THAT MIC. ARE WE GOOD TO GO? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS JULIA KAYLEE GARUBA SPEAKING ON SAMUEL FRANCO. DONE. I APOLOGIZE, OKAY. I'M HERE TONIGHT ALSO TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SAMUEL FRANCO. I KNOW HIM THROUGH MUTUAL FRIENDS. I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I KNOW HIM TO BE VERY ACTIVE IN HIS COMMUNITY. I KNOW HIM TO BE A VERY CONSCIENTIOUS PERSON, AN ADVOCATE FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY. I KNOW IT'S A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR HIM TO BE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. I KNOW THAT HE CARES VERY MUCH ABOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE KIDS OF DEL VALLE DISTRICT. SO I'M JUST HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AS SOMEONE WHO'S KNOWN HIM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND, YOU KNOW, I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THOSE THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO INTO CLOSED SESSION. [IV. Closed Session ] WE WILL NOW RECESS TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE UNDER SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074. [00:15:07] AS A REMINDER, EXECUTIVE SESSION IS A CONTINUATION OF THE BOARD MEETING. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS REFRAIN FROM APPROACHING THE DAIS AND BOARD MEMBERS AT THIS TIME. THE TIME IS 6:32. THE BOARD ENDED ITS CLOSED SESSION AT 8:55. WE ARE NOW BACK IN OPEN SESSION AND THE TIME IS 8:58. DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPOINTING AN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT? [V. Approve Action Items Discussed in Closed Session ] MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO NAME DR. MARK CANTU AS THE INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT FOR DEL VALLE. SECRETARY WEGNER MADE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA MAKES A SECOND. I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY ORIGINAL MOTION TO INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE ATTORNEY WITH HR DISTRICT TO RESOLVE THE STIPEND PAY AND THE CONTRACT. STIPEND CONTRACT. WHAT HE SAID. OR. I DON'T KNOW. SECRETARY WEGNER MADE THE MOTION. VICE PRESIDENT LEDESMA MADE SECOND WITH THE AMENDMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE AGAINST? MOTION PASSES 7 TO 2. SO THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS HOW WE WILL PROCEED, I WILL FIRST READ THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AND THEN ASK FOR A MOTION. IF THERE IS A MOTION, THE BOARD WILL DISCUSS IT. EVERY TRUSTEE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, INCLUDING TRUSTEE FRANCO. TO MAKE SURE EVERY MEMBER HAS A CHANCE TO BE HEARD, I ASK THAT THE TRUSTEE LIMIT INITIAL REMARKS TO GIVE THEM KIND OF SHORT. MEMBERS MAY BE RECOGNIZED AGAIN AFTER EVERYONE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CHAIR. BE COURTEOUS AND ADDRESS THE RESOLUTION BEFORE THE BOARD. AFTER DISCUSSION, WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE. THE RESOLUTION SAYS. WHEREAS, TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 11.051 AND 11.151 ESTABLISHED THAT THE TRUSTEES OF THE DEL VALLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT, AS A BODY CORPORATE, HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE POWER AND DUTY TO GOVERN AND OVERSEE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT, ADOPT POLICIES NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THOSE POWERS AND DUTIES. AND WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ADOPTED A CODE OF ETHICS BOARD POLICY BBF LOCAL, WHICH REQUIRES EACH TRUSTEE TO, AMONG OTHER REQUIREMENTS, ONE, CONSISTENTLY UPHOLD ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES, POLICIES AND GOVERNANCE PROCEDURES. AND TWO, FOCUS HIS OR HER ATTENTION ON FULFILLING THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOAL SETTING, POLICY MAKING, AND EVALUATION. AND WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ADOPTED BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE, ETHICAL CONDUCT AND MUTUAL RESPECT AMONG BOARD MEMBERS, WHICH REQUIRE TRUSTEES TO BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHER TRUSTEES AND THE SUPERINTENDENT DURING DISCUSSION. SECTION 6B4 AND DIRECT TRUSTEES NEVER TO COMMUNICATE WITH A QUORUM OF THE BOARD ON DISTRICT BUSINESS OUTSIDE A PROPERLY POSTED MEETING, SECTION 6C AND 7A. AND WHEREAS, THE BOARD FINDS THAT TRUSTEE SAMUEL FRANCO HAS ACTED CONTRARY TO THE CODE OF ETHICS AND BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES BY. ONE, ENGAGING IN CONDUCT THAT FELL BELOW THE STANDARDS OF DECORUM AND PROFESSIONALISM EXPECTED OF A BOARD REPRESENTATIVE AT TASB SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN JUNE 2026, THE CONFERENCE, WHICH TRUSTEE FRANCO ATTENDED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. NUMBER TWO, MAKING OFFENSIVE AND DEMEANING REMARKS BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION WHILE ATTENDING THE SAME CONFERENCE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THREE, ENGAGING IN A PATTERN OF ANTAGONISTIC AND BELITTLING BEHAVIOR TOWARD OTHER TRUSTEES. FOUR, INITIATING ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, A GROUP TEXT MESSAGE THREAD THAT INCLUDED A QUORUM OF THE BOARD USING IT TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT DISTRICT BUSINESS, AND THEREAFTER CONTINUING TO CONTACT TRUSTEES VIA INDIVIDUAL TEXT MESSAGES REGARDING THE SAME TOPIC, CONTRARY TO SECTION 6C AND 7A OF THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, THEREBY EXPOSING THE BOARD, ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS AND THE DISTRICT TO THE RISK THAT THE COMMUNICATIONS WOULD BE TREATED AS DELIBERATION BY A QUORUM OF THE BOARD OUTSIDE OF A PROPERLY POSTED MEETING IN [00:20:02] VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND UNDERMINING THE TRANSPARENCY AND ORDERLY GOVERNMENTS THAT THE BOARD OWES TO THE PUBLIC. AND WHEREAS, SECTION 22.B OF THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AUTHORIZES THE BOARD BY MAJORITY VOTE SESSION TO IMPLEMENT CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR TRUSTEES' VIOLATION OF THE BOARD POLICY OR THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ON THE AREAS OF VIOLATIONS, REMOVAL FROM BOARD AND DISTRICT COMMITTEES, REMOVAL OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ATTEND CONFERENCES, AND PUBLIC CENSURE OF THE OFFENDING TRUSTEE UPON THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AND PROVIDES THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION MAY REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THE BOARD DETERMINES THE TRUSTEE HAS DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENT COMPLIANCE. AND WHEREAS, SECTION 22A OF THE BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ENCOURAGES BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE TRUSTEES TO SEEK RESOLUTION OF CONCERNS ABOUT ANOTHER TRUSTEE THROUGH THE INFORMAL SEQUENTIAL PROCESS DESCRIBED THEREIN AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES HAVE PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED IN GOOD FAITH TO ADDRESS TRUSTEE FRANCO'S CONDUCT WITH HIM PRIVATELY AND INFORMALLY, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS, AND THE BOARD FINDS THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PROCEED WITH CORRECTIVE ACTION UNDER SECTION 22 B. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DEL VALLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT THE RECITAL SET OUT ABOVE ARE FOUND TO BE TRUE AND CORRECT AND INCORPORATED INTO THIS RESOLUTION AS FINDING OF THE BOARD. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOES HEREBY PUBLICLY FIND THAT TRUSTEE SAMUEL FRANCO'S CONDUCT, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, FAILS TO MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE ETHICAL CONDUCT THAT THE BOARD HAS ADOPTED FOR ITS MEMBERS, CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF BOARD POLICY AND BOARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR WHICH CORRECTIVE ACTION IS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 22B AND IS EXPRESSLY DISAPPROVED BY THE BOARD. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HEREBY PUBLICLY CENSURES TRUSTEE SAMUEL FRANCO AND THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER WHETHER TO IMPOSE CORRECTIVE ACTION SECTION 22B AT A SUBSEQUENT PROPERLY NOTICED MEETING, AT WHICH TRUSTEE FRANCO WILL BE GIVEN AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT NOTHING IN THE RESOLUTION LIMITS TRUSTEE FRANCO'S RIGHT TO ATTEND, DELIBERATE OR VOTE AT BOARD MEETINGS, OR TO ACT IN HIS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT EACH GROUND DESCRIBED ABOVE STANDING ALONE IS SUFFICIENT BASIS FOR THIS. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT UPON APPROVAL BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE MEETING IN WHICH IT IS ADOPTED. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? IS THERE A SECOND? TRUSTEE BURTON MAKES A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SECRETARY WEGNER. IF WE ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, DOES IT NEGATE THE EXISTING CONSEQUENCES THAT WERE SELF IMPOSED IN JULY, I BELIEVE, THAT RUN THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR? IT DOES NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? NO. ALL THOSE AGAINST? ALL THOSE ABSTAINING. MOTION PASSES 5, 2 AND 1. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECRETARY WEGNER MAKES THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND. TRUSTEE BURTON. ALL THOSE IN. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. THE TIME IS 9:06. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.