Report 2018-131 Recommendation 10 Responses

Report 2018-131: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District: The District and Its Board Must Improve Governance and Operations to Effectively Serve the Community (Release Date: May 2019)

Recommendation #10 To: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District

To ensure compliance with the requirements of the Brown Act for quorums, the board should declare publicly at future board meetings whether a quorum of board members is present before it takes any action.

1-Year Agency Response

Beginning with the January 2020 Board Meeting, Board President publicly establishes quorum before any decisions are made. See January 16, 2020 Board Minutes as sample.

• Completion Date: January 2020
• Response Date: May 2020

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

The board meeting minutes provided by the district for its January 2020 meeting show that the board president publicly declared a quorum.

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6-Month Agency Response

Agency did not provide a six-month response to this recommendation.

• Estimated Completion Date: Not indicated
• Response Date: February 2020

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

The district did not submit a six-month response to this recommendation. We continue to assess the status of this recommendation as pending.

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60-Day Agency Response

1.Update Board Bylaws (9000 series) as appropriate to include this procedure in applicable Bylaws;

2.Board Governance Training.

• Estimated Completion Date: September 2019
• Response Date: August 2019

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

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All Recommendations in 2018-131

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.