May 16, 2016 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Organizational Meeting

Rationale: 

Notice of the time and place of the Lincoln Board of Education meeting was e-mailed to an extensive list of local and regional news media.  A mailing list is maintained at the Lincoln Public Schools District Office.  A public notice was published in the LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR.

The Lincoln Board of Education is empowered to act on any item listed on the Agenda at any time during the meeting, irrespective of the time or order listed. Pages listed, or further detail, are available upon request. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the meeting. The Lincoln Board of Education releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools.

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Explanation
At this point, it is appropriate for the Board to meet in closed session for one of the stated matters and/or any other permissible closed session matters in compliance with the law.

Rationale:  The Lincoln Board of Education is authorized by state statute to hold closed sessions.  Closed sessions may be held when clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.  Reasons that meet this standard include but are not limited to:  (a) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate matters, pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body; (b) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; (c) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct; (d) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public meeting; and (e) legal advice.

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Proposal:

To adopt the order of business as shown or as such order of business and operational procedures may be altered or changed from time to time as circumstances dictate in the Board’s sole discretion.

Rationale:  In keeping with Policy 8420:

*A time limit of five minutes will be allotted for any speaker.

*Members of the Board of Education will not respond or engage with speakers.

*Persons speaking to the Board during public comment may hand out printed materials to the Board but may not use any other form of media.

*The Board Chair may make adjustments to the public comment guidelines, according to Policy 8420.

*If at any time persons appearing before the Board exceed the time limitations or become abusive in language or behavior, the Chair may declare that person out of order and to refuse permission to continue to address the Board.

*Anyone refusing to be identified will be prohibited from speaking.

Rationale:  In keeping with Policy 8420:

*A time limit of five minutes will be allotted for any speaker.

*Members of the Board of Education will not respond or engage with speakers.

*Persons speaking to the Board during public comment may hand out printed materials to the Board but may not use any other form of media.

*The Board Chair may make adjustments to the public comment guidelines, according to Policy 8420.

*If at any time persons appearing before the Board exceed the time limitations or become abusive in language or behavior, the Chair may declare that person out of order and to refuse permission to continue to address the Board.

*Anyone refusing to be identified will be prohibited from speaking.

Rationale:  PROPOSAL:

That the Board hold a closed session:

1.  For strategy session with respect to negotiations/collective bargaining clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

2.  For strategy session with respect to property/real estate matters clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

3.  For strategy session with respect to pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

4.  For discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

5.  For investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

6.  For personnel and the evaluation of job performance clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

7.  For discussions of the legal consequences of specific action and legal advice clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of  needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.

Rationale:  That the Board affirm, ratify and approve (a)all current policies and regulations, and (b) all employee handbooks, HR Bulletins, BA Bulletins, and the Important Information Book; and except as topolicies this action includes authority for staff changes as appropriate from time to time; and to further authorize the Associate Superintendent for Business Affairs or a designee to sign, execute, and deliver all routine business papers and documents, and to otherwise handle and complete all day-to-day business transactions for and on behalf of District.

Rationale:  In keeping with Policy 8420:

*A time limit of five minutes will be allotted for any speaker.

*Members of the Board of Education will not respond or engage with speakers.

*Persons speaking to the Board during public comment may hand out printed materials to the Board but may not use any other form of media.

*The Board Chair may make adjustments to the public comment guidelines, according to Policy 8420.

*If at any time persons appearing before the Board exceed the time limitations or become abusive in language or behavior, the Chair may declare that person out of order and to refuse permission to continue to address the Board.

*Anyone refusing to be identified will be prohibited from speaking.