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Board approves district legal representation list after debate over who may contact counsel
Summary
The board approved listed legal counsel for the district and clarified practice that contact is generally brokered through the superintendent; Director Atkinson questioned whether the current language gives the board authority to request counsel without routing through administration, but the board voted 7–0 to name the district representatives.
The Prior Lake‑Savage Area Schools Board debated item 6e—naming the school district's legal counsel—before approving the recommended list Jan. 12. The exchange centered on whether individual board members or a board majority may initiate contact with legal counsel or whether the superintendent should continue to serve as the conduit for…
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