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Riverside Local board narrowly approves outside counsel after debate over scope
Summary
The Riverside Local School District Board of Education voted 3-2 to retain outside counsel (identified in materials as McGowan and Markling) after a board member successfully moved to limit language that would have assigned the firm responsibility for 'all covered litigation matters.' The board then moved to executive session at 5:43 p.m.
The Riverside Local School District Board of Education voted 3-2 on Tuesday to retain outside legal counsel, approving an engagement with a firm identified in the meeting materials as McGowan and Markling after debate over how broadly the firm would be authorized to represent the district.
The issue centered on language in the proposed engagement that would have directed the district’s insurance company and risk-management pool to appoint the firm to "all covered litigation matters." Board member "Speaker 3" voiced concern that the wording was overly broad and moved to strike the word "all," a motion that passed 4-1 before the retention resolution was adopted.
Speaker 1 introduced the…
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