Complaints filed following closed-door discussion over Clark County school board seat

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A Clark County school district administrator said he has filed open meetings law complaints against the school board president and two others.

Administrator Isaac Barron filed the complaints with Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s office last month.

There have been individual complaints against board chair Evelyn Garcia-Morales, board attorney Nicole Malich, and another trustee he would not name at this time.

Barron said it had to do with a discussion they were having among themselves in front of the other trustees behind closed doors.

He said the discussion was about former Trustee Katie Williams’ vacant seat.

“After a discussion about the parameters, those were their words regarding the appointment of the replacement, the appointment of the replacement for the District B trustee,” Barron said.

Barron says that under Nevada’s open meeting laws, you can’t have a discussion with a majority of a board present if it doesn’t take place at an open public meeting.

“It’s supposed to be discussed here and for a meeting here, and these are the kinds of things that should not be discussed behind closed doors,” he said.

Speaking of public debate, Barron says he’s been pushing for weeks to get an item on the board’s agenda to discuss the Katie Williams situation.

Last month, the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office and Metropolitan Police alleged in an investigation that Williams lived out of state and later resigned.

The prosecutor’s office decided not to prosecute.

While the investigation is complete, Barron says there are many unanswered questions that they want President Garcia Morales to answer.

“At the time she knew when Katie, Ms. Katie Williams did not live in Nevada,” Barron said. “Why didn’t she take any action? Why didn’t she notify or speak with the board chairman, Malich? I mean the board’s attorney, Malich. “

His goal is to have a discussion at next Thursday’s meeting and he says he is not the only administrator who has requested one.

“I’m not looking for a disciplinary proceeding or a disciplinary motion against her. We’re always trying to get to the bottom of the question that the public is asking,” Barron said.

He says he won’t stop until he gets answers.

“Until I no longer represent the voters of North Las Vegas and as long as my constituents have questions, I will have questions,” Barron said.

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