Vote on LAUSD Rules Changes Delayed Again
– LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin
When Nick Melvoin’s proposed rule changes were last placed on an agenda for a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) board meeting they included a controversial reduction in the amount of time allocated to each public speaker to two minutes. However, just before the May 7th meeting was called to order, this item was pulled from the agenda, apparently in an attempt to prevent the board from seeming anything less than harmonious ahead of the vote on Measure EE. This maneuver also prevented the public from weighing in on the subject.
In the time since that meeting, Melvoin’s committee has still not held a publicly noticed meeting under California’s Brown Act. Still, changes were made to the new rules document that included restoring the three minutes of time allotted to each speaker. As the discussion about this item began at the June 11 board meeting, Jackie Goldbergexpressed concern that she had not been given enough time to review the most recent changes. The recently seated board memberalso made it clear that she wanted the opportunity to give her input into the rules that she would operate under. As a result, the board agreed to once again to postpone the vote on the resolution.
Unfortunately, along with the opportunity for the board to further refine this document, Board President Garcia attempted to block any public input on the subject. When I pointed out to the Board CONTINUE READING: Vote on LAUSD Rules Changes Delayed Again