Laredo ISD board approves consent agenda, small budget amendment and two hires

The Laredo ISD Board of Trustees approved a series of routine and personnel actions at its Jan. 18 meeting following the TAPR public hearing and public comment.

Consent agenda: The board moved and approved the consent agenda, which the presiding officer read by item number. A motion and a second were given and the consent package was approved by voice vote; no roll-call dissent was recorded.

Budget amendment (Item 10): The board moved item 10 forward and approved a 2023'24 general operating fund budget amendment described in the agenda materials as a "199 budget amendment in the amount of 7,876" resulting from transfers between functional expenditure categories from the board's discretionary funds. The motion to approve the amendment carried by voice vote. The agenda language presents the amount as 7,876 (as written in the board materials); the transcript does not supply a currency symbol or further line-item detail.

Hiring approvals (Item 9): After an executive session (for which the board reported no action taken), the board voted to approve professional hire recommendations discussed in closed session. The hires recorded in open session were Lorinda Harris for occupational therapist and Anna Urbina Guerra for payroll accountant. At least one voice vote was recorded as "9 in favor" for the hiring motion and the chair declared the motion carried.

Executive session: The board convened an executive session and subsequently announced no action was taken during that closed period other than the hiring recommendations presented in open session.

What happens next: The approved budget amendment and hires will be reflected in district personnel and financial records per district practice; no additional public hearings or votes on these specific items were noted in the meeting transcript.