Report 2021-108 Recommendation 13 Responses

Report 2021-108: Bellflower Unified School District: Has Not Used Its Significant Financial Resources to Fully Address Student Needs (Release Date: June 2022)

Recommendation #13 To: Bellflower Unified School District

To ensure that its board meetings comply with all Ralph M. Brown Act requirements, by August 2022 Bellflower offer the opportunity for members of the public to directly address the board before or during consideration of each action item on the agenda and ensure that meeting minutes reflect the comments received.

60-Day Agency Response

The Board as part of the Brown Act allows for public comment. Public comment for closed session is allowed prior to going into closed session. Comments regarding open session are allowed once the Board returns to Open Session. There is also an opportunity for the public to comment on non-agenda items. The Board president also has the discretion of allowing the public to comment on items out of order and has exercised that discretion to allow members of the public to directly address the Board on matters they feel strongly about communicating. The Board reviews the comments as part of the minutes and makes corrections as they see needed.

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

All Recommendations in 2021-108

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.