Polk board accepts agenda and minutes, approves interim contract and recommends Green for general counsel

The Polk County School Board on April 22 approved the meeting agenda and six sets of minutes, passed the consent agenda, approved an interim agreement with Fortress Secured LLC and voted to recommend a finalist identified in the meeting as Mr. Green for the general counsel position, directing a small negotiation team to begin contract talks.

Board action and context: The board unanimously accepted the meeting agenda as amended at the start of the meeting, then approved minutes for meetings on March 11, March 25 (two sets), April 8, April 15 and April 16. The board then approved the published consent agenda. After routine business, the board approved an interim agreement with Fortress Secured LLC that had been discussed earlier in the day. Later in the meeting the board moved and passed a motion to recommend “Mr. Green” as the board’s next general counsel candidate; the board directed Dr. Allen, Mr. Murphy and others…