I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES.
[Hearings on October 12, 2023.]
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A QUORUM OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IS PRESENT IN THE BOARD AUDITORIUM.THEY ARE FROM MY RIGHT ON THE PLATFORM.
NO BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT VIA ZOOM TODAY.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO HEAR FROM SPEAKERS TO AGENDA ITEMS. HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
WE WILL NOW CONDUCT THE HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS MEETING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE HEARING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION HEARING FOR LAWRENCE LOVE HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
HEARINGS INVOLVING COMPLAINTS AGAINST DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ARE TO BE HELD IN CLOSED SESSION, UNLESS THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE HEARINGS, EXCUSE ME, REQUESTS AN OPEN HEARING. IF BOTH PARTIES REQUEST AN OPEN HEARING DURING THIS HEARING, THE BOARD MAY GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ITS ATTORNEY UNDER THE TERMS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071.
IF ANY BOARD MEMBER WISHES TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL, PLEASE MAKE THIS REQUEST KNOWN TO ME.
FOR THE RECORD, AUGUST GODSEY IS PRESENT.
CORY RUSH WITH SPALDING, NICHOLS, LAMP AND LANGLOIS REPRESENTING THE ADMINISTRATION IS PRESENT.
CATOSHA WOODS HISD GENERAL COUNSEL, IS ALSO PRESENT.
MR. GODSEY, WOULD YOU WISH TO CONTINUE IN OPEN OR CLOSED SESSION? CLOSED. THANK YOU SIR.
IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE ROOM I THINK THAT IS NOT INVOLVED IN THIS PROCEEDING.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO'S NOT INVOLVED IN THIS PROCEEDING, PLEASE LEAVE AT THIS TIME.
ALL RIGHT, SIR, I THINK WE'RE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? OH, SORRY.
MARTINEZ. IS THERE A SECOND? LET ME MAKE THE MOTION FIRST.
I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE DECISION AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER.
ADOPT THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW RECOMMENDED BY THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER.
AND THAT WE THEREFORE DISMISS MR. GODSEY'S APPEAL FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
IS THERE A SECOND? SORRY, WE'RE HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH LEGISTAR.
I HAVE A SECOND FROM MICHELLE CRUZ ARNOLD.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY BOARD MEMBER MARTINEZ AND A SECOND BY BOARD MEMBER CRUZ ARNOLD.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION.
PLEASE DO THAT ON THE COMPUTER.
THE BOARD HAS VOTED FIVE FOR AND ZERO AGAINST.
THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE DECISION AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER ADOPT THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW RECOMMENDED BY THE INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER, AND THAT WE THEREFORE DISMISS MR. GODSEY'S APPEAL FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
THIS HEARING IS CONCLUDED AT 3:18 P.M..
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.