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Mt. Healthy City Board approves Open Meetings Act settlement and amends superintendent contract
Summary
The board approved a settlement in Open Meetings Act litigation with Reverend Angelo Bryce and, after an executive session to discuss personnel, voted to amend Superintendent Dr. Valerie Hawkins' contract; trustees voted unanimously on both actions.
The Mt. Healthy City Board of Education approved two interrelated personnel and legal items at its meeting: a settlement agreement in Open Meetings Act litigation and an amendment to Superintendent Dr. Valerie Hawkins' contract.
Under the Board of Education report, trustees voted to approve a settlement agreement with Reverend Angelo Bryce related to Open Meetings Act litigation in Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. The board then moved into executive session at 6:35 p.m. to consider personnel matters, specifically Dr. Hawkins' second year of contract. After the executive session trustees moved to amend Dr. Hawkins' contract; the motion carried on a unanimous vote from the trustees present.
The board discussed the personnel matter in executive session and did not read detailed terms of the contract amendment into the public record during the segments transcribed. Chair remarks indicated enthusiasm about concluding the second-year contract discussion: "we're very excited about" the superintendent's second year, a speaker said during the discussion of the executive-session purpose.
The settlement and the contract amendment were both approved by recorded votes of Miss Bryant, Missus Ellis, Mister Glenn and Doctor Turner. The board noted that an executive session was required to discuss employment and compensation, and that any public action taken on return to open session was recorded in the minutes. The board also announced its next regular meeting will be Monday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.
