Tahlequah board affirms superintendent’s decision to pursue legal action over sign dispute

The Tahlequah Board of Education voted on Nov. 18 to affirm the superintendent’s decision to pursue legal action to recover district losses from Experius Signs LLC and John Anderson.

The board met briefly in executive session under "25 Oklahoma statute 0 7 4 6 8 7" for confidential communications with the district’s attorney about legal options. Returning to open session at 6:15 p.m., the president stated the board had a telephone conversation with the district attorney and "no action was taken" during that closed discussion.

At item n on the agenda the board then considered a motion "to affirm the superintendent's decision to, in consultation with the school district's attorney, take legal action to address the district's claims for loss against Experius Signs LLC and John Anderson." The motion was seconded and approved in open session; trustees recorded 'Aye' votes, including Missus Nemo and Doctor Crawford as named on the record.

The board’s public minutes indicate the board authorized the legal step but do not include further detail on the nature or amount of the district’s claimed loss or next procedural steps. The superintendent and the district attorney were identified in the meeting materials as the parties consulted but no additional comment was offered at the meeting.

The board previously authorized the executive session under the cited Oklahoma statute to allow confidential attorney-client communication; after the closed session the board took the public vote to affirm the superintendent’s direction. No litigation filings were discussed on the public record at the meeting.