Special Meeting Minutes Board of Education Niles Township High Schools District 219 Cook County, Illinois October 13, 2016
I. Call to Order and Roll Call Board President Sproat called the meeting to order at 7:50 p.m. Board Members Present at Roll Call: Carlton Evans, Ruth Klint, David Ko, Linda Lampert, Brian Novak, Joseph Nowik, Mark Sproat. II. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. III. Welcome President Sproat thanked everyone for attending the meeting. IV. Audience to Visitors On Agenda and Non-Agenda Items No audience to visitors requested to speak. V. Approval of Engagement Letter with Robbins Schwartz It was moved by KO and seconded by LAMPERT to approve the engagement of the law firm of Robbins Schwartz for the purpose of potential litigation acquisition of property regarding transportation discussion. A roll call was taken Voting Aye: Evans, Klint, Ko, Novak, Nowik, Novak, Sproat. The motion carried. VI. Closed Session It was moved by KLINT and seconded by KO to recess into closed session to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. The purchase or lease of real property for use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired. The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Klint, Ko, Lampert, Novak, Nowik, Sproat. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned to Closed Session at 7:55 p.m. VII. Open Session It was moved by NOVAK and SPROAT to return to Open Session. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Klint, Lampert, Novak, Nowik, Sproat. The motion carried. Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of October 13, 2016
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The Board returned to Open Session at 10:12 p.m. VIII. Adjournment It was moved by NOVAK and seconded by SPROAT to adjourn the meeting. A roll call vote was taken. Voting Aye: Evans, Klint, Lampert, Novak, Nowik, Sproat. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:14 p.m.
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Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of October 13, 2016
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