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Board authorizes $60,000 expansion this year and $150,000 allocation next year for outside legal services
Summary
The board approved a $60,000 expansion of the current legal-services contract to cover higher-than-expected litigation costs and authorized a not-to-exceed $150,000 allocation for next fiscal year so the Procurement/AG contracting process can begin before the April deadline.
The board approved two related legal-contract actions after Superintendent Dr. Martin told members that ongoing litigation costs had exceeded the amount budgeted for this year.
Dr. Martin said litigation in the "Maurice Smith" case had increased legal expenses; he asked the board to approve a $60,000 not-to-exceed expansion to the current legal-services contract to cover…
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