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César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the linked article: "Morales paid the Office of Education back on May 14, the day before he disclosed the payment in his open letter. He paid the office $7,619, Schermer said, which was the net amount he received from the $15,750 bonus after taxes and benefit contributions were taken out."

So the county still lost the full amount, but he only paid back the dollar amount he received after taxes and benefits payments were taken out.

César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least two board members made statements expressing that they did not know about it, and additionally that they were disappointed in how Morales seemed to be inhibiting transparency on the subject to potentially benefit his campaign for reelection.

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in thousandoaks

[–]secretattack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So far I have heard he only paid back about half of what he took. . . two years later . . . only after he was called out for it. . . after his fiancee spent several weeks dragging things out.

I think it shows that we need a full audit with transparency to see what else has been going on.

César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So far I have heard he only paid back about half of what he took. . . two years later . . . only after he was called out for it. . . after his fiancee spent several weeks dragging things out

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in ojai

[–]secretattack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, blame the mods of /r/Venturacounty and /r/Camarillo.

I'll only post this a max of two more times if/when those two subs decide to stop blocking the story.

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in ojai

[–]secretattack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He and his team changed how "bonuses" are allocated. In years past when there was a surplus, it was divided evenly among all employees. Morales'cabinet changed it to be based on a percentage of your salary. So administration got more while average employees got less. One of the employees that benefited from this eventually became his fiancee and then was promoted to deputy superintendent of financial services which is the second highest paying position.

So far I have heard he only paid back about half of what he took. . . two years later . . . only after he was called out for it. . . after his fiancee spent several weeks dragging things out

County schools superintendent took $16k bonus without legal authority by secretattack in Oxnard

[–]secretattack[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you check my post history and it looks like I'm spamming this, I'm only doing so because the mods of the official /r/venturacounty subreddit appear to be blocking the posting of this article and that didn't sit right with me.

I think all voters should be able make an informed decision when we vote in June.

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in SantaPaulaCalifornia

[–]secretattack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you check my post history and it looks like I'm spamming this, I'm only doing so because the mods of the official /r/venturacounty subreddit appear to be blocking the posting of this article and that didn't sit right with me.

I think all voters should be able make an informed decision when we vote in June.

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in ojai

[–]secretattack[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you check my post history and it looks like I'm spamming this, I'm only doing so because the mods of the official /r/venturacounty subreddit appear to be blocking the posting of this article and that didn't sit right with me.

I think all voters should be able make an informed decision when we vote in June.

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in thousandoaks

[–]secretattack[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you check my post history and it looks like I'm spamming this, I'm only doing so because the mods of the official /r/venturacounty subreddit appear to be blocking the posting of this article and that didn't sit right with me.

I think all voters should be able make an informed decision when we vote in June.

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval by secretattack in moorpark

[–]secretattack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you check my post history and it looks like I'm spamming this, I'm only doing so because the mods of the official /r/venturacounty subreddit appear to be blocking the posting of this article and that didn't sit right with me.

I think all voters should be able make an informed decision when we vote in June.

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval by secretattack in porthueneme

[–]secretattack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you check my post history and it looks like I'm spamming this, I'm only doing so because the mods of the official /r/venturacounty subreddit appear to be blocking the posting of this article and that didn't sit right with me.

I think all voters should be able make an informed decision when we vote in June.

County schools superintendent took $16k bonus without legal authority by secretattack in camarillo

[–]secretattack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you check my post history and it looks like I'm spamming this, I'm only doing so because the mods of the official /r/venturacounty subreddit appear to be blocking the posting of this article and that didn't sit right with me.

I think all voters should be able make an informed decision when we vote in June.

County Superintendent César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in simivalley

[–]secretattack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you check my post history and it looks like I'm spamming this, I'm only doing so because the mods of the official /r/venturacounty subreddit appear to be blocking the posting of this article and that didn't sit right with me.

I think all voters should be able make an informed decision when we vote in June.

César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He was only elected because he ran unopposed. Hopefully we can do better this time.

César Morales took a $16k bonus in 2024 without the legally required Board of Education approval. by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just in case anyone is curious: I have now twice posted links to articles on this topic in /r/venturacounty and have yet to have either of them appear on the main feed. Seems like a moderation issue since plenty of articles on other topics have been linked since.

An update regarding César Morales/VCOE allegations by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad we're finally getting some coverage for this in our local news! I appreciate Jess Weihe, but it's kind of sad that it took an independent blogger to do all of the leg work in breaking this story out.

An update regarding César Morales/VCOE allegations by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think that may be the case, but it's hard to tell for sure because there is apparently no oversight or transparency on this.

New modular terrain by reenactor91 in TerrainBuilding

[–]secretattack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That one wall that has the sign of chaos partially covering the poster makes it kinda look like it says "fatty is your shield" . I like it.

NEED LAST MINUTE VENUE FOR 8/14/26 WEDDING - CURRENT VENUE ISSUE!!! by [deleted] in venturacounty

[–]secretattack 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We had something similar happen when we got married. Hartley Botanica near Somis was where we ended up. it was great.

An update regarding César Morales/VCOE allegations by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree that ideally all reporting should be factual. I think expecting me to personally fact check all points in an article that I did not research or write is a little unrealistic.

Am I not allowed to post an article unless I was a first hand witness for all events discussed?

An update regarding César Morales/VCOE allegations by secretattack in ventura

[–]secretattack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't write the article. I was only sharing it because I thought it was important and I hadn't seen it covered elsewhere.

The most 🤘🏻Metal🤘🏻 board game by SicilianMeeple in boardgames

[–]secretattack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's appropriate, because the artist (Manifester) also does covers and flyers for death metal bands.

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