Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, August 12, 2019 — reading text

For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. Motion & Voting Motion to approve leave without pay. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 9. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 9.14 Request approval of General and Mutual Release Agreement regarding Henry Kelley, recommended by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent,  Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 12, 2019 Absolute Date : Aug 12, 2019 Recommended Action : Motion to approve General and Mutual Release Agreement regarding Henry Kelley. File Attachments General and Mutual Release Agreement-Fully Executed 8-12-2019.pdf (814 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve General and Mutual Release Agreement regarding Henry Kelley. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Diane Kelley. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 9. Superintendent's Human Resources Recommendations Subject : 9.15 Employment Separations, presented by Lee Hale, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 12, 2019 Absolute Date : Aug 12, 2019 Recommended Action : Motion to approve employee separations. Public Content Attached is a list of employees who resigned/retired from the Okaloosa County School District. For more information, contact Lee Hale at 850-833-5801. File Attachments SEPARATIONS AUG 12, 2019.pdf (243 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve employee separations. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 10. Discussion Agenda Subject : 10.1 Deleted - Authorization to direct the School Board Attorney to draft a School Board Resolution to forward to the Okaloosa County Commissioners for a Referendum to be added to the March 2020 Presidential Preference Primary Election ballot on changing the selection method of the Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools, presented by Lamar White. Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Discussion Preferred Date : Aug 12, 2019 Absolute Date : Aug 12, 2019 Recommended Action : Motion to authorize the School Board Attorney to draft a School Board Resolution to forward to the Okaloosa County Commissioners for a Referendum to be added to the March 2020 Presidential Preference Primary Election ballot on changing the selection method of the Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools. 10. Discussion Agenda Subject : 10.2 Items Moved from the Consent Agenda (if any) Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action 11. Construction Program/Owner's Representative's Business Subject : 11.1 Program Status Report by the Board's Representative to the Construction Program Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information 11. Construction Program/Owner's Representative's Business Subject : 11.2 Program #6, Task Order #5, Time and Materials Task Order, Emergency Remedial Efforts both design and construction for repairs to Joe Etheredge Stadium at Choctawhatchee High School, presented by Dr. Bill Smith, Specialist, Facilities Planning and Maintenance, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 12, 2019 Absolute Date : Aug 12, 2019 Recommended Action : Motion to approve Program #6, Task Order #5, Time and Materials Task Order, Emergency Remedial Efforts both design and construction for repairs to Joe Etheredge Stadium at Choctawhatchee High School, amount not to exceed $200,000.00. Public Content Approval is requested for Program #6, Task Order #5, Time and Materials Task Order for Emergency Remedial Efforts both design and construction for repairs to the Grandstands both on home and visitor sides of Joe Etheredge Stadium at Choctawhatchee High School. Jacobs/Titan with the engaged services of Structural Engineer Jeff McCarthy of McCarthy Engineering, Schmidt Consulting and General Contractor Lord & Son Construction, amount not to exceed $200,000.00. For additional information, please contact Bill Smith, 689-7158. File Attachments Notice of Increase Program #6, Task Order #5 Time & Materials - .pdf (301 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve Program #6, Task Order #5, Time and Materials Task Order, Emergency Remedial Efforts both design and construction for repairs to Joe Etheredge Stadium at Choctawhatchee High School, amount not to exceed $200,000.00. Motion by Dewey Destin, second by Tim Bryant. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 13. Attorney's Business Subject : 13.1 Consideration of recommendations, updates, requests, and pending legal matters Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The attorney to the Board may provide updates, recommendations, or make requests regarding legal matters. Motion & Voting Motion to approve authorization to schedule a Special Meeting to conduct a closed attorney-client session to discuss a litigation matter pending in the Circuit Court in and for Okaloosa County, Florida, Case No. 2019 CA 001613, on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 8:15 a.m. Motion by Tim Bryant, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White Motion to direct the School Board Attorney to notify the appropriate parties of the Board of Education's decision to deny the request from former Superintendent MaryBeth Jackson for reimbursement of attorney fees. Motion by Linda Evanchyk, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Linda Evanchyk, Diane Kelley, Lamar White 14. Superintendent's Business Subject : 14.1 Out-of-State Student Trip Requests approved by the Superintendent Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The attached list of out-of-state student trip requests have been approved by the Superintendent. File Attachments 8-12-2019 Out-of-State Student Field Trip Requests.pdf (19 KB) 14. Superintendent's Business Subject : 14.2 Correspondence, requests and other matters addressed by the Superintendent Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The Superintendent may address correspondence, requests and other matters with the Board. 15. Board Members' Announcements/Request for Information Subject : 15.1 Appointments to the Okaloosa County Value Adjustment Board Meeting : Aug 12, 2019 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Preferred Date : Aug 12, 2019 Absolute Date : Aug 12, 2019 Recommended Action : Motion to approve the appointment of a School Board Member, an Alternate, and a Business Representative to the Okaloosa County Value Adjustment Board. Public Content The School Board is requested annually to appoint a School Board Member and one community business person to serve on the Okaloosa County Value Adjustment Board. The Value Adjustment Board cannot meet without a School Board Representative present; therefore, it is requested that an alternate School Board Member be appointed. Current representatives are: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin (alternate), and Anna Crespo (citizen). File Attachments Memo from Value Adjustment Board 2019.pdf (181 KB) Explanation of appointed members.pdf (118 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the appointment of Linda Evanchyk as the School Board’s representative, Diane Kelley as the School Board’s