THE SCHOOL BOARD OF

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

MINUTES, JANUARY 20, 2004

The School Board of Escambia County, Florida, opened a Special Meeting at 11:00 a.m., in the Superintendent’s Conference Room, at the Dr. Vernon McDaniel (Administration) Building, 215 West Garden Street, Pensacola, Florida, with the following present:

            Chair:                           Mrs. Cary Stidham                   Vice Chair:       Dr. John DeWitt 

            Board Members:           Mrs. Carissa Bergosh 

                                                Mr. Ronnie Clark

                                                Ms. Linda Finkelstein

            School Board Attorney:              Mr. Francisco M. Negron, Jr. *

            Superintendent of Schools:         Mr. Jim Paul 

Those present convened in Executive Session to discuss the following:

1)      Settlement negotiations or strategy related to litigation expenditures as follows:

a)   EESPA, et al v. ECSB, PERC Case No. CA-2003-093 (Complaint of Unfair Labor Practice)

b)      EESPA, et al v. ECSB, Circuit Court Case No. 2003CA 001720 (Declaratory Action)

      2)   Collaborative Bargaining Issues  

                        [NOTE: Mrs. Barbara Linker, Assistant Superintendent for Financial and Business Services, and Mr. Keith Leonard, Chief Negotiator, were also in attendance for this Executive Session, but only during discussion on item (2).  *Mr. Negron was in attendance only during discussion on item (1).]

                 Attest:                                                                      Approved:

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Superintendent                                                        Chair