South Bend school board will hold public meeting Jan. 30, selecting board attorney
SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Community School Corp. (SBCSC) board will hold a Special Public Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30, to approve an attorney to serve as board counsel.
The meeting will take place Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Brown Administration Building, 737 Beale St. The meeting agenda on BoardDocs only lists one action item — approval of the selection of attorney to serve as board counsel — but there will still be an opportunity for attendees to address the board before a vote is taken.
This follows a unanimous board vote taken on Jan. 23 to approve the hiring of an attorney. According to board bylaw 0172, the board can annually appoint a legal council to advise the board, the district superintendent and others designated by the superintendent, as well as represent the board when necessary. The bylaw also states that on a "periodic basis," the position of district attorney or law firm will "be opened to a search process."
During the meeting on Jan. 23, board President Jeanette McCullough said she was bringing the item to a vote during an open meeting to foster transparency with the public, and trustee Mark Costello said the new attorney would be for the board specifically, not the district as a whole. This does not put Kendra Key, SBCSC's legal counsel, at risk of losing her job, Costello said.
Email South Bend Tribune education reporter Rayleigh Deaton at rdeaton@gannett.com.
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