[00:00:01] IT IS 5:30 ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY THE 9TH, 2023. I HEREBY CALL THE MEETING OF ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES CALLED BOARD MEETING TO ORDER PLEASE. [A. CALL TO ORDER] TONIGHT IN ATTENDANCE WE HAVE TRUSTEES BONE, WEIR, HARRISON, LANDRUM, WESTON, MARKHAM AND ZARATE. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR OUR FIRST MEETING TONIGHT. AND JUST A LITTLE CLARIFICATION BEFORE WE START THIS FIRST TOPIC. ACCORDING TO LEGAL POLICY, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CONDUCT ANY BUSINESS WHEN WE ARE ALSO HOLDING OUR TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE HAVE TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS POSTED FOR TONIGHT. SO WE'LL CLOSE THIS MEETING OUT. WE'LL TAKE A SHORT BREAK, THEN WE'LL START OUR SECOND MEETING FOR OUR TEAM OF EIGHT TRAINING. SO JUST CLARIFICATION PURPOSES. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM D ONE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION FOR EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION RELATED TO COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES ON JANUARY 31ST, FEBRUARY 1ST, [D. ACTION ITEM] FEBRUARY 2ND, AND FEBRUARY 3RD, 2023. AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. AZAIEZ. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES, I WANT TO APPRECIATE I REALLY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BRING THIS FORWARD TODAY. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING NEXT WEEK, BUT AS YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK WE HAD AN EXTREME WEATHER THAT CREATED A LOT OF SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERN FOR OUR STUDENTS, AS WELL AS FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF. AND WE HAD TO CLOSE OUR BUILDINGS FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SO THIS RESOLUTION IS REALLY TO BRING TO ALLOW US TO COMPENSATE OUR STAFF WHO FOR NO FAULT OF THE IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT THAT THEY HAD TO STAY AT HOME. SO WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET PAID. AGAIN THE REASON FOR US TO BRING IT TODAY RATHER THAN NEXT WEEK. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT. IS OUR HOURLY STAFF MEMBERS. THEY GET THEY GET PAID BIWEEKLY AND THEIR NEXT PAYCHECK IS COMING IN FEBRUARY 15TH. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE NEXT WEEK THEY GET PAID, OBVIOUSLY IN A TIMELY MANNER WITH YOUR APPROVAL. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ENTERTAINING A MOTION FOR THIS ONE, FOR THIS RESOLUTION. ALL RIGHT, TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS ON IT. FIRST PERSON IS TRUSTEE WESTON. YEAH. I SENT AN EMAIL TO YOU YESTERDAY, DR. AZAIEZ, ASKING WHY THERE IS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF JULY 31ST ON THE RESOLUTION, AND I ASKED WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE IF THE RESOLUTION ENDED TODAY. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ANSWER. CAN YOU SHARE THAT WITH US, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, WE TYPICALLY WITH THESE RESOLUTIONS, USUALLY THEY HAVE LIKE AN EXPIRATION DATE AND IF YOU MUST, THE REASON IS BEING IS IF YOU ARE WITH YOUR APPROVAL, OBVIOUSLY. RIGHT. IF GOD FORBID, IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN END OF THIS MONTH, WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR RESOLUTION AGAIN. SO THIS ALLOWS US TO TO TO PAY OR COMPENSATE OUR STAFF IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING LIKE HOPEFULLY WOULD NEVER HAPPEN, BUT LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN THE NEXT THIS MONTH OR NEXT MONTH, FOR EXAMPLE. BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE ANYTHING. IF IF YOU CHANGE THE DUE DATE TRUSTEE WESTON WE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS AGAIN LIKE THIS, WE WILL HAVE JUST TO COME BACK AND DO ANOTHER VOTE ON THIS, A NEW RESOLUTION. SO IT DOES NOT IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES FOR THE EVENTS OF LAST WEEK. IF WE WERE TO MOVE THE DATE TO TODAY, I DON'T SEE A COMPELLING REASON TO EXTEND IT. I THINK WE YOU KNOW, WE CONVENE PRETTY REGULARLY. SO I'M RELUCTANT TO PASS SOMETHING WITH A SIX MONTH TIME HORIZON. TRUSTEE HARRISON. I JUST WANT TO THANK DR. AZAIEZ AND STAFF FOR THE THOUGHTFUL WAY THAT YOU APPROACHED THE BAD WEATHER AND THE WAY THAT YOU KEPT US UPDATED. REALLY APPRECIATED IT. AND I KNOW THAT OUR DISTRICT WENT OVER AND ABOVE, NOT ONLY FOR STAFF, BUT FOR STUDENTS PROVIDING MEALS AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE THAT WERE ON CAMPUSES THAT WERE THE MOST IMPACTED HAD MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORTS. AND SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION RELATED TO COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES ON JANUARY 31ST, FEBRUARY 1ST, FEBRUARY 2ND, AND FEBRUARY 3RD, 2023. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? TRUSTEE BONE. I DON'T THINK OUR LIGHTS ARE WORKING VERY RELIABLY RIGHT NOW, SO IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING JUST KIND OF WAVE. IF I DON'T CATCH IT, YEAH, I HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION. SO I MOVE. I DON'T HAVE THE MOTION IN FRONT OF ME. THE MOTION LANGUAGE. CAN YOU READ? IT'LL BE THE SAME AS TIFFANY'S. [00:05:02] AND THE ONLY AMENDMENT IS THAT I WOULD AMEND THE JULY 31ST 2023 DATE TO MARCH 1ST OF 2023. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION TO CHANGE THE EXPIRATION DATE TO MARCH THE 1ST. A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO ANY COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT BEFORE WE VOTE ON THAT? TRUSTEE WEIR. I DO. I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T DONE THE MAKEUP DAYS. WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT ANY OF THAT. SO IS PART OF THE REASON THAT YOU HAVE THE JULY DATE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THERE FOR THE MAKE UP DATES AS WE GO THROUGH? I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD, MISS HILL. OH, DR. AZAIEZ, I'LL LET DR. AZAIEZ HANDLE THAT PART. PART OF THE REASON THAT THERE'S FLEXIBILITY IS THAT ALSO OUR SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE PAID ON A YOU'RE PAID FOR TIME FROM A PRIOR MONTH. SO YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY. MARCH 1ST WOULD WOULD PROBABLY COVER THOSE DAYS HOWEVER THEY WE JUST FOR SOME EMPLOYEES THEY GET PAID ONCE A MONTH THEN IF IF THERE'S REALLY A NEED FOR FOR FOR PAYROLL PURPOSES WE NEED TO HAVE IT AT LEAST TO THE END OF MARCH BECAUSE THERE'S A TIMELINE BUT THERE'S ALSO OTHER REASONS. YEAH. SO THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO WE'RE NOT ASKING IF THIS APPROVED, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ASK OUR STAFF FOR FOR WORK BEYOND WHAT THEY'RE ASSIGNED TO DO FOR THIS YEAR. SO OUR TEACHERS, OUR OUR BUS OR BUS DRIVERS, EVERYONE, WE REALLY HAVE THE SAME SCHEDULE. AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, THE REASON SOMETIMES WE PUT THIS IN AND RESOLUTION AND EXTEND IT FOR A MONTH OR TWO OR A COUPLE OF MONTHS IS SOMETIMES JUST AN EVENT. AGAIN, ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AND WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN FOR ANOTHER DAY OR TWO DAYS HOPEFULLY WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT THAT ALLOWS US TO JUST TAKE AN ACTION AND DO IT. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS MEETING RIGHT, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS MEETING AND LET'S SAY OUR NEXT MEETING ON THE 16TH AND WE COULDN'T HAVE A MEETING, WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM THEN, THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND AND, AND WAIT FOR THE 16TH, BUT COULD IMPACT THE STAFF. SO THIS WILL ALLOW SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE FUTURE, BUT AGAIN, HOPING NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. TRUSTEE WESTON. YES, SO I STARTED THIS BY ASKING IF THE DATE WAS MOVED UP TO TODAY EVEN. I MEAN, MARY IS PROPOSING MARCH 1ST. I ASKED MY SPECIFIC QUESTION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT IF THIS RESOLUTION HAS AN END DATE OF TODAY, DOES THAT IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO COMPENSATE THE EMPLOYEES FOR LAST WEEK, THE ANSWER WAS NO. SO THAT IS THE ANSWER. AND UNLESS THE ANSWER HAS CHANGED, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT I ALL RIGHT. FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, WE'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO ARE ON 12 MONTH CONTRACTS THAT WE SPREAD IT OUT FOR PURPOSES OF YEARS, FOR PURPOSES OF PAYDAYS. WE NEED TO HAVE THIS FURTHER OUT. WITH REGARD TO I MEAN, I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 30 MORE DAYS. IF YOU SAY THE RESOLUTION STOPS TODAY, SOME OF THOSE DAYS, BECAUSE AND I'M NOT EXPLAINING THIS AS WELL AS I SHOULD, BUT WE OUR TEACHERS ARE PAID OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD. SO SOME OF THOSE DAYS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED LIKE FEBRUARY 10TH MAY NOT BE COMPENSATED UNTIL MARCH 17TH. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HAVING. I'M STRUGGLING TO EXPLAIN IT. I THINK THE IT'S JUST TO ALLOW PAYROLL TO PAY FOR THOSE DAYS WHEN THEY ACCRUE. I APPRECIATE THAT. SO YOU DISAGREE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ANSWER OR. BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION SAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET PAID FOR THOSE DAYS. I USED TO HAVE A PAYROLL STAFF THAT REPORTED TO ME. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT. BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU WOULD ADVISE AGAINST IT? I'M ADVISING AGAINST I'M ADVISING AGAINST MAKING IT A ENDING THE RESOLUTION AS OF TODAY, BECAUSE OF THE THE WAY PAYROLL WORKS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. I THINK WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS TRYING TO CONVEY AND I MEAN, I'LL LET HIM EXPLAIN IT FOR HIMSELF, BUT IT MAY BE THAT WE'RE WE'RE NOT ASKING WILL IT COME BACK IF WE HAVE OTHER DAYS. BUT HAVING THE RESOLUTION END TODAY MEANS THE RESOLUTION ENDS TODAY AND WE DON'T PAY THEM UNTIL NEXT WEEK. AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY PAYROLL IS SPREAD OVER A WHOLE YEAR, THE DUTY DAYS MAY ACTUALLY, IF YOU COUNT [00:10:04] JUST DAYS TO DAYS. IT MAY NOT TECHNICALLY TRYING TO. BASICALLY SAYING THE RESOLUTION NEEDS TO BE ACTIVE WHEN THE PAYMENT HAPPENS TO THE EMPLOYEES. YES. YES. WHENEVER WHENEVER THOSE DAYS ACCRUE TO THE EMPLOYEES. AND THAT THAT IS WHAT THAT'S WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS, WHERE I BELIEVE THAT THE RESOLUTION MAKES CLEAR THAT WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR THOSE FOR PAY FOR THOSE SPECIFIC DAYS. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR FUTURE DAYS. HOWEVER, I THINK I THINK I KNOW WHAT CINDY IS GOING WITH THIS. SO OUR TEACHERS WORK 187 DAYS, RIGHT? SO TECHNICALLY [INAUDIBLE] 10 MONTHS, BUT THEIR PAYCHECKS ARE DIVIDED INTO 12, 12 MONTHS. SO FOR THE SO TECHNICALLY, THEY BUILT THAT EQUITY, IF YOU WILL. AND SO IT'S IT'S LET'S SAY THEIR SALARIES IS $50,000. IT'S NOT DIVIDED INTO 10 MONTHS THAT THEY WORK. IT'S ACTUALLY 1 TO 12. SO I THINK FROM I GUESS SHE'S LOOKING AT IT FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT, THOSE TWO MONTHS, ALTHOUGH SOME OF THAT MONEY IS COMING FROM FROM THIS PAYCHECK. RIGHT. SO IT WAS OR I GUESS SAVED UP THAT EQUITY COMING FROM THIS THIS PAST WEEK PAYMENT. SO SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT IS. SO IT'S TECHNICALITY MORE LIKE A LEGAL I GUESS. TRUSTEE HARRISON THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE QUESTION, PLEASE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A CALL TO QUESTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR OF ENDING DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THEM. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE TWO WE'LL VOTE FIRST ON THE MOTION. THE AMENDED MOTION TO CHANGE THE EXPIRATION DATE TO MARCH 1ST, 2023. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION FAILS TWO TO FIVE. SO WE GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PROPOSED. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR HAND. DON'T WE HAVE SOME? ACTUALLY, DON'T WE? HAVE WE CALLED THE QUESTION? DOES THE QUESTION ACTUALLY THAT THAT'S CALLED THE QUESTION ON THE FIRST RIGHT. AND THEN THE SECOND. WE ACTUALLY HAVE WE'VE CALLED THE QUESTION ON ON ALL OF THE MOTIONS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE FROM PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE WISE, RIGHT. I'M JUST CHECKING. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. YES. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I COULDN'T TELL IF YOU WERE ASKING ME OR. I'M ASKING LIKE YEAH OUR LEGAL THAT WOULD ACTUALLY KNOW PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. YES. THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE ASKING ME, THEN YES. ONCE A QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED FOR ALL THE MOTIONS, THEN THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE ON THIS AGENDA. IT IS 5:43 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. WE WILL TAKE A SHORT RECESS AND WE WILL COME BACK IN PROBABLY 5 TO 7 MINUTES FOR OUR NEXT MEETING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.