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Board and conflict counsel outline sticking points in contract talks for school board attorney
Summary
Conflict counsel reported seven sticking points — legal structure, outside engagements, termination threshold, auto‑renewal, salary increases, retroactive pay and severance — and the board debated whether to require a supermajority to terminate and whether to include an auto‑renew provision and guaranteed severance.
Conflict counsel John Quick told the Lee County School Board on Aug. 5 that negotiations to amend the contract of the board attorney have stalled over seven disputed items and that the board did not yet have a path to the four votes required for an amended contract.
Quick summarized the seven elements he identified during confidential talks with board members: the legal‑structure language that delineates the board attorney and an assistant school board attorney; provisions governing outside speaking, teaching or consulting engagements and whether those require pre‑approval; the termination clause and the board vote threshold required for termination; whether the contract should automatically renew if no new contract is agreed by a deadline; salary issues including a proposed base increase and whether raises should track administrative staff; and severance language in the event of termination without cause. "It's…
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