Amador County – Amador County Unified School District last week pulled from its agenda for more work an agreement with Amador County that would settle a dispute over lost tax revenue.

Trustees set the agreement aside for more administrative work, as announced by Board President Wally Upper. The settlement looks to amicably resolve a suit by the School District that seeks $1.3 million from Amador County, and the draft agreement was included in the agenda but discussion was not held.

The district filed a civil petition Dec. 29, 2011 in Amador County Superior Court alleging that the County incorrectly allocated property tax revenue for the 2009-2010 school year. Assistant Superintendent and Business Officer Tim Zearley in a memo for the meeting noted that the suit alleges that “the county has an absolute obligation to correct the misallocation by reimbursing the District in the amount of $1.3 million dollars.”

In the draft agreement, the County would pay the District $548,863 dollars within 12 days of signing the agreement, Then, within five days of the payment, the District would “file a dismissal with prejudice of the Litigation.”

The School Board also approved a special meeting for Wednesday March 7, with a closed session at 6 p.m., and the regular session starting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be in the Supervisors chambers.

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