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Board questions 50% increase to outside counsel contract; chief legal officer explains readiness rationale
Summary
A board member pulled a contract-amendment item increasing outside-counsel funds by about 50%. Chief Legal Officer Josh Sivan said the increase is to ensure rapid access to counsel for special-education and student-discipline matters; the board approved the remaining consent agenda and deferred further discussion.
Commissioner(s) pulled item 18.01 — a contract-amendment request for outside counsel Carney Callahan — to ask about a roughly 50% increase in the proposed dollar amount. Josh Sivan, the district’s chief legal officer, addressed the board on Jan. 20 and said the amendment is intended to ensure the district can access outside counsel quickly for time-sensitive matters such as…
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