Place, Date and Time of Meeting
701 West Wetmore Road, February 2, 2001, 6:02 p.m.

Board Members Present
Dr. Kenneth Smith, President
Nancy Young Wright, Vice President/Clerk
Mike Prout, Member
Mary Schuh, Member

Board Members Absent

Kent Barrabee, Member

Central Administrators Present
Dr. Vicki M. Balentine, Superintendent

Call to Order and Signing of Visitors Register

Dr. Kenneth Smith called the meeting to order. and asked members of the audience to sign the visitors register. Procedures for addressing the Board were described.

Pledge of Allegiance

Dr. Balentine led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

There were no public comments

1. Acceptance and Approval of Consent Judgment; State of Arizona, ex rel. Janet Napolitano v. Amphitheater Unified School District, Pima County Superior Court
The Arizona Auditor General and the Arizona Attorney General had concluded their investigation of certain new high school construction-related procurements. A form of consent judgment had been prepared by the Attorney General's office and submitted to the Board for consideration and action.

Dr. Smith stated that upon completion of their investigation, the Attorney General reported to the Superintendent and the President of the Board their findings, which included "violations of the State school district procurement laws on numerous occasions involving the procurement of construction and security guard services." Dr. Smith referred to the provisions of the Consent Agreement.

Dr. Smith moved the acceptance and approval of Consent Judgment, State of Arizona, ex rel. Janet Napolitano v. Amphitheater Unified School District, Pima County Superior Court. The motion was seconded by Ms. Young Wright and passed unanimously, 4-0.

2. Suspension of Governing Board Policy BGE (Regarding Policy Adoption; Approval of Modification of Regulation GBEB-R (Staff Conduct; Causes for Disciplinary Action) Regarding Procurement Violations
The Consent Agreement between the Attorney General and the District requires modification of existing policy pertaining to causes for employee disciplinary action, to include sanctions for procurement violations. Specific language had been provided by the Attorney General for this purpose and was included in a draft presented to the Board.

Policy BGB normally requires a first reading of a policy change by the Board before adoption at a second meeting. It was recommended that Policy BGB be suspended to permit approval of the revisions to Regulation GBEB-R at this time.

Dr. Smith moved the suspension of Governing Board Policy BGE (Regarding Policy Adoption; and the approval of modification of Regulation GBEB-R (Staff Conduct; Causes for Disciplinary Action) regarding procurement violations. The motion was seconded by Ms. Young Wright and passed unanimously, 4-0.

The Superintendent was directed to schedule training within the time frame indicated to ensure that all procurement rules are followed and that this revised policy is enforced.

Mrs. Schuh: Agenda item to address unresolved issues relating to the widening of La Cholla; investigation of proposed time extension for conditional use of charter school almost adjacent to San Joaquin School, its effect on the area.

No audience members addressed the Board.

A motion was made by Mrs. Schuh, seconded by Ms. Young Wright and passed unanimously, that the meeting be adjourned. The time was 6:12 p.m.

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