THE SCHOOL BOARD OF

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 Superintendent’s 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