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8. HEARING REGARDING OVEREXPENDITURE REQUEST BY SADDLE MOUNTAIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #90 FOR FY 2007-08 Conduct a hearing to determine whether to approve the petition from the School Governing Board of the Saddle Mountain Unified School District #90 requesting the authority to incur liabilities in excess of the budget pursuant to A.R.S. §15-907 in the amount of $31,357.43. These legal fees were not originally accounted for in the school district’s budget for FY 2007-08 as they were unexpectedly incurred due to unique circumstances, which exist at the school district. The School Governing Board of the Saddle Mountain Unified School District #90 has petitioned Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS) to forward their petition with MCSOS recommendations to Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors requesting the authority to incur liabilities in excess of the budget pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-907. These unexpected legal fees were incurred in FY 2007-08 due to numerous items related to receivership, resignation of the superintendent, inter-governmental agreement with Palo Verde Elementary District, unemployment claims, governing board recall election, litigation with a construction contractor, and litigation by a former employee, among others. Also, these expenditures are not considered normal recurring costs for legal fees of a school district and have been incurred due to the unique circumstance, which exist at the district. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools to the Board of Supervisors for Maricopa County to approve the authority to incur liabilities in excess of the budget for FY 2007-08 pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-907. (C-37-09-015-M-00)

Vote: continued

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10. HEARING REGARDING OVEREXPENDITURE REQUEST BY SADDLE MOUNTAIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #90 FOR FY 2007-08 Conduct a hearing to determine whether to approve the petition from the School Governing Board of the Saddle Mountain Unified School District #90 requesting the authority to incur liabilities in excess of the budget pursuant to A.R.S. §15-907 in the amount of $31,357.43. These legal fees were not originally accounted for in the school district’s budget for FY 2007-08 as they were unexpectedly incurred due to unique circumstances, which exist at the school district. The School Governing Board of the Saddle Mountain Unified School District #90 has petitioned Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools (MCSOS) to forward their petition with MCSOS recommendations to Maricopa County’s Board of Supervisors requesting the authority to incur liabilities in excess of the budget pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-907. These unexpected legal fees were incurred in FY 2007-08 due to numerous items related to receivership, resignation of the superintendent, inter-governmental agreement with Palo Verde Elementary District, unemployment claims, governing board recall election, litigation with a construction contractor, and litigation by a former employee, among others. Also, these expenditures are not considered normal recurring costs for legal fees of a school district and have been incurred due to the unique circumstance, which exist at the district. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools to the Board of Supervisors for Maricopa County to approve the authority to incur liabilities in excess of the budget for FY 2007-08 pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-907. This item was continued from the May 20, 2009 meeting. (C-37-09-015-M-00)