The move by Madera Unified’s school board to censure one of its members took an unexpected twist at its Tuesday night meeting. When the vote on the resolution to censure trustee Lynn Cogdill was taken, he defiantly voted in favor of the action.
In a 5-2 vote, the MUSD board of trustees determined that some of Cogdill’s recent conduct toward Superintendent Ed Gonzalez was unacceptable, unprofessional, and in violation of the board’s bylaws.
Voting with Cogdill to censure himself were trustees Ray Seibert, Ricardo Arredondo, board president Michael Salvador, and clerk Jose Rodriguez.
Trustees Robert Garibay and Maria Velarde-Garcia voted against the censure resolution...