Fort Bend ISD OKs blueprint for job cuts
March 11, 2010 11:01 am Zen T.C. Zheng
The Fort Bend school board Monday night voted 6-1 to pass a resolution to declare “financial exigency,” a bureaucratic term for financial emergency that calls for immediate remedies.
It came after a lengthy afternoon workshop and an extended debate during the evening business meeting.
Daniel Menendez was the only dissenter on the board, insisting on delaying making that decision to allow for thorough evaluation of the district’s plan to trim its workforce.
The resolution was drafted by David Feldman, an attorney hired by the district who told trustees that the resolution is a blueprint for personnel cuts and is necessary before any cut is made so as to reduce the chances of costly legal hearings on employee non-renewals...
Source: http://www.ultimatefortbend.com/2010/03/fbisd-okd-blueprint-job-cuts
