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Board authorizes consulting retainer and litigation coverage for Continental Insurance case
Summary
After executive session the Board approved a consulting and retainer agreement and authorized Ferrara Fiorenza PC to prosecute the Continental Insurance lawsuit and related litigation; the measures passed with five Ayes and two Abstentions.
Following executive session, the Board voted to approve a consulting agreement and retainer agreement, agreeing that the District would be responsible for costs incurred under those agreements. The Board also adopted a resolution authorizing insurance coverage and retaining Ferrara Fiorenza PC to prosecute the Continental Insurance lawsuit and the related lawsuit, ratifying prior prosecutorial steps and authorizing any necessary future actions, including possible consolidation of the two lawsuits. Both resolutions took effect immediately.
The votes on these post‑executive session items were recorded as Aye: Carpenter, Fanning, Portner, Stone, Swancott; Abstain: Mitchell, Petrie. The minutes show the Board ratified prior actions and expressly authorized prosecution of the litigation going forward under the retained counsel.
