Board approves consent agenda; staff brief trustees on federal grants and procurement timing

The board approved the consent agenda by unanimous vote, which included instruction and campus administration items, business services budget amendment number 1, purchases over $50,000, waiver of penalties and interest, and minutes for several August meetings. The motion to approve the consent agenda passed 7'0to'0 with no items pulled for separate discussion. During reports, district staff addressed questions about the federal grants report and explained the timing and accounting conventions for federal funds. A trustee asked why some received amounts exceeded requested amounts; staff responded that the difference typically reflects timing and reporting cycles. The district noted the federal grant year runs October through September and that carryforward permissions, varying reporting schedules and timing of TEA payments explain apparent variations. Staff also said one smaller nonfederal grant from Catholic Charities had ended and would not carry forward. Trustees requested a follow-up list of distinctions and campus-level materials related to the earlier assessment presentation; business services staff said they would provide additional documentation and that larger grant rollovers and reporting would be tracked as the year proceeds.