ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
MINUTES, AUGUST 27, 2002
The School Board of Escambia County, Florida, opened a Special Meeting at 8:00 a.m., in the Superintendents Conference Room, at the Dr. Vernon McDaniel (Administration) Building, 215 West Garden Street, Pensacola, Florida, with the following present:
Chairman: Dr. John DeWitt
Vice Chairman: Ms. Linda Finkelstein (was not present)
Board Members: Mr. Gary L. Bergosh
Mrs. Cary Stidham
Dr. Elmer Jenkins (was not present)
School Board Attorney: Mr. Francisco M. Negron, Jr.
Superintendent of Schools: Mr. Jim Paul
Those present convened in Executive Session for the following purposes:
1) Discussion regarding settlement negotiations or strategy related to litigation expenditures in the case of First West Florida Baptist District Association v. Escambia County School Board, Case No. 2002-CA-00391.
Note that Dr. John DeWitt, Ms. Linda Finkelstein, Mr. Gary Bergosh, Mrs. Cary Stidham, Mr. Francisco M. Negron, Jr., Mr. Jim Paul, Mr. Steven J. Baker, Attorney, and Patty Hitchcock, Court Reporter, were in attendance for this Executive Session.]
2) Discussion regarding collaborative bargaining issues.
[Note that Dr. John DeWitt, Ms. Linda Finkelstein, Mr. Gary Bergosh, Mrs. Cary Stidham, Mr. Francisco M. Negron, Jr., Mr. Jim Paul, Mrs. Barbara Linker, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Business Affairs and Dr. Doug Garber, Director of Human Resources Services, were in attendance for this Executive Session.]
Attest: Approved:
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Superintendent Chairman