THE SCHOOL BOARD OF
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
MINUTES, APRIL 15, 2005
The School Board of Escambia County, Florida, convened in Special Meeting at 11:00 a.m., in Room 160, J.E. Hall Educational Services Center, 30 East Texar Drive, Pensacola, Florida, with the following present:
Chairman: Mr. Gary L. Bergosh
Vice Chairman: Mrs. Patty Hightower
Board Members: Mrs. Cary Stidham (not present)
Dr. Charles E. Glover, Sr.
Mr. Pete Gindl
School Board General Counsel: Mrs. Ellen Odom
Superintendent of Schools: Mr. Norm Ross, Deputy Superintendent (representing Mr. Jim Paul)
I. CALL TO ORDER/ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Mr. Bergosh called the Special Meeting to order at 11:10 a.m. Motion by Mrs. Hightower, seconded by Mr. Gindl, to adopt the agenda, was approved 4 to 0, with Mrs. Stidham absent for vote.
The Board agreed to schedule a Special Meeting on June 9, 2005, at 2:00 p.m., in the Board Room, at the Dr. Vernon McDaniel Building, for a presentation by representatives of Stratix, Inc., regarding interest-based bargaining.
II. BUDGET PROCESS
The Board agreed to schedule the following meetings:
· Special Meeting (Re: Budget Process), June 20, 2005, immediately following the 9:00 a.m. Regular Workshop, in Room 160, at the J.E. Hall Educational Services Center
· Special Meeting (Re: Presentation and Advertisement of Tentative Budget), July 21, 2005, at 5:30 p.m., in the Board Room at the Dr. Vernon McDaniel Building
· Special Meeting (Re: Public Hearing and Adoption of Tentative Budget and Millage), July 26, 2005, at 5:30 p.m., in the Board Room at the Dr. Vernon McDaniel Building
Mr. Bergosh reviewed the following budget priorities for 2005-2006, which the Superintendent had presented to the Board at the February 11, 2005 Special Meeting:
Priority #1: Attain year three objectives of Salary Compensation Task Force
Priority #5: Continue to fund equitable share of health care
Priority #6: Fund overage middle School Initiative(s)
III. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Dr. Glover, seconded by Mr. Gindl, to adjourn the Special Meeting at 12:10 p.m., was approved 4 to 0, with Mrs. Stidham absent for vote.
Attest: Approved:
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Superintendent Chairman