LAUSD OKs $195,000 buyout
By Joseph Giordono
Staff Writer
Former LAUSD Chief Operating Officer Allen Solomon, who resigned after two months on the job, will receive a $195,000 buyout under a settlement approved Tuesday by the school board in closed session.
The settlement, negotiated by Superintendent Roy Romer, includes $175,000 in salary compensation and $20,000 for legal fees, Los Angeles Unified School District officials said. Solomon signed the settlement June 14. It was ratified in a 6-1 vote by the board.
Board member Julie Korenstein was the only board member to vote against the settlement, arguing it was too expensive at a time when the district faces millions of dollars in budget cuts.
"I don't really believe that we should be using that kind of money to buy out contracts after only two months," Korenstein said. "I would rather see it used in the schools."
Because the settlement was undertaken by the superintendent -- who has authority over personnel actions under $250,000 -- the vote did not need to be taken in open session, a district spokeswoman said.
By Joseph Giordono
Staff Writer
Former LAUSD Chief Operating Officer Allen Solomon, who resigned after two months on the job, will receive a $195,000 buyout under a settlement approved Tuesday by the school board in closed session.
The settlement, negotiated by Superintendent Roy Romer, includes $175,000 in salary compensation and $20,000 for legal fees, Los Angeles Unified School District officials said. Solomon signed the settlement June 14. It was ratified in a 6-1 vote by the board.
Board member Julie Korenstein was the only board member to vote against the settlement, arguing it was too expensive at a time when the district faces millions of dollars in budget cuts.
"I don't really believe that we should be using that kind of money to buy out contracts after only two months," Korenstein said. "I would rather see it used in the schools."
Because the settlement was undertaken by the superintendent -- who has authority over personnel actions under $250,000 -- the vote did not need to be taken in open session, a district spokeswoman said.
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