CVESD board members use public funds to fight grassroots "trustee area" campaign

Is this legal? Are school board members allowed to use public resources to affect elections?

Is Pamela Dempsey of Parham & Rajcic the lawyer who is being paid to do this?

Here is a quote from the minutes of a recent CVESD board meeting:

CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
MINUTES
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Regular Meeting
November 13, 2007
7 P.M.


"...President López recessed to public session at 8:47 p.m and reported the following: The Board directed Legal Counsel to take all steps necessary to avoid litigation while educating the County Committee of the negative repercussion of the political actions related to the Petition for Trustee Areas..."


http://www.cvesd.k12.ca.us/cvesd/schoolboard/boarddocs/pdf/minutes11132007.pdf