SANTA ANA, Calif.—After weeks of contentious debate among county education officials regarding voting maps, the Board of Supervisors granted the county Board of Education executive authority to adjust its district boundaries on Feb. 1. The Board of Education was granted voting map autonomy over the 11 appointed members on the Orange County Committee on School District Organization—the committee in charge of approving and submitting the final education board district maps. “We [need to] make sure that the registrar of voters knows … it remains our intent to keep the policymakers in charge,” Vice Chair Don Wagner said. “They should draw the maps and their maps should prevail, as long as it satisfied all the other requirements.” Wagner, along with supervisors Andrew Do and Lisa Bartlett, voted in favor of the elected education trustees. Meanwhile, Chairman Doug Chaffee and Supervisor Katrina Foley rejected the resolution—refusing to get involved in the dispute. “I …
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