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Maywood School Board engages outside counsel and approves termination after closed session
Summary
After a closed-session review of personnel and probable litigation matters, the Maywood School District 89 board voted to retain Franczek P.C. as outside counsel and approved the termination of an employee identified in the minutes as Jonathan (Jonathon) Patterson.
The Board of Education of Maywood School District 89 voted after closed session on Nov. 13 to retain outside counsel and to terminate a district employee.
According to the minutes, the board approved engaging Franczek P.C. to address "the board matter as discussed in closed session." The record of the motion and second for that action is not specified in the minutes. The minutes then record a motion to terminate "employee A (Jonathon Patterson), as disclosed in closed session." That motion, made by Ciancio and seconded by Macias, passed on a recorded 4–2 vote: Macias, Giron, Cervone and Ciancio voting aye; Scott and Williams recorded as nay; Parker absent.
Board President Shakeesta Williams had earlier supported taking the matter to inquiry but a separate motion to move forward with an inquiry concerning a board member failed earlier in the open session. The minutes show the board retired into closed session at 6:40 p.m. under sections of the Open Meetings Act covering personnel and probable litigation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) and 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)) and reconvened at 7:51 p.m.
The board minutes do not include details of the grounds for the termination or specific legal issues being addressed; the district classified the personnel action as "disclosed in closed session." The minutes record the employee's name inconsistently as "Jonathon" and "Jonathan" Patterson; the board record lists the motion as approving termination of "employee A (Jonathon Patterson)."
The administration did not include further explanation in the open minutes about next steps, appeals rights, or whether the law firm engagement is limited to this personnel matter. The board adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
