Report 2018-131 Recommendation 12 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 #12 To: Alum Rock Union Elementary School District
To ensure compliance with government transparency laws in future meetings, the board should ensure that it publicly identifies all parties involved in real estate negotiations prior to entering closed sessions.
1-Year Agency Response
The district has not been in Real Estate negotiations since 2014.
- Completion Date: July 2018
- Response Date: June 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: No Action Taken
The district's response indicates that it has not taken any action on this recommendation because it has not been involved in real estate negotiations since 2014. However, as we state on Page 25 of the audit report, we identified one instance in fiscal year 2016-17 when the board failed to announce the people with whom its negotiators may negotiate before entering closed session.
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
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 the recommendation as pending.
60-Day Agency Response
1.Special Board meeting/workshop for Brown Act training session.
- Estimated Completion Date: September 2019
- Response Date: August 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2018-131
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.