THE SCHOOL BOARD OF

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA

MINUTES, APRIL 21, 2004

The School Board of Escambia County, Florida, opened a Special Meeting at 4:30 p.m., in the Superintendent’s Conference Room, at the Dr. Vernon McDaniel Building, 215 West Garden Street, Pensacola, Florida, with the following present:

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

            Board Members:           Mr. Gary Bergosh (was not present)

                                                Mr. Ronnie Clark 

                                                Ms. Linda Finkelstein 

            Superintendent of Schools:         Mr. Jim Paul

Those present convened in Executive Session to:

1)      Evaluate claims or offers of compromise of claims filed with the District Risk Management Program regarding general liability claim #0200056-000, date of claim, 07/08/02

2)      Discuss collaborative bargaining issues 

 [NOTE: Mr. Joe Hammons, Attorney was also in attendance for this Executive Session, but only during discussion on Item (1).   Mr. Keith Leonard, Chief Negotiator, Mrs. Barbara Linker, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Business Services, and Mr. Wayne Odom, Director of Title I, were also in attendance, but only during discussion on Item (2).]

                 Attest:                                                                      Approved:

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Superintendent                                                        Chairman