FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Wednesday night, six members of the Fresno Unified School Board passed a motion to move forward with a supplementary retirement plan.

Only one member abstained.

Moments before the vote, Member Elizabeth Johasson Rosas shared her reasons for breaking with the board.

"I do want to proceed with caution as this could have unintended consequences," she said.

Fresno Unified is already contending with challenges in a post-COVID world.

In the state of California, districts are funded based on average daily attendance. Currently, the District says it's down 820 students fewer than last year.

"As the district has been experiencing declining enrollment, we felt like this was a good time from a fiscal perspective to make this offer," said Patrick Jensen, FUSD Chief F

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