Rio Hondo College conducted its annual Board of Trustees reorganization and election of officers. The Board elected Anais Medina Diaz to serve as the new president.
BY BRIAN HEWS • December 17, 2020
Hews Media Group-Cerritos News has exclusively learned that embattled Rio Hondo College Superintendent Arturo Reyes was given a $642,000 settlement in closed session by the Board of Trustees this week.
According to sources, Reyes will sign the settlement today and the college will issue a press release tomorrow.
In July of this year, Hews Media Group-Cerritos was first to report how Reyes violated the Education Code, unilaterally lowering the annual workdays in his employment contract to 217 and giving himself the ability to take extra compensation for any days over 217, amounting to over $50,000.
And according to one Rio Hondo Board Member who wanted to remain anonymous until they could take action, Reyes did it without the Rio Hondo College Board’s approval.
BY BRIAN HEWS • December 21, 2020
Last week, Hews Media Group-Cerritos News exclusively reported that embattled Rio Hondo College Superintendent Dr. Arturo Reyes had reached a settlement agreement for $642,000 with the college’s Board of Trustees.
In July of this year, HMG-CN was first to report how Reyes violated the Education Code, unilaterally lowering the annual workdays in his employment contract to 217 and giving himself the ability to take extra compensation for any days over 217, amounting to over $50,000.
Two days later the Whittier Daily News confirmed HMG-CN’s story and published their own.
Now, HMG-has obtained the settlement agreement between Rio Hondo College and Reyes.