Zachary Community School Board Minutes Special Meeting

 August 29, 2002

7:00 PM

Members Present: Mrs. Coleman, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Kimmell, Dr. Leggett, Mr. Moore, Mr. Snowden, Mrs. Womack, Mrs. Young and Mr. Drake.

The special meeting was called to order by Dr. Hal Leggett, President. The Invocation was led by Mark Johnson and the Pledge of Allegiance by Nell Simon.

Roll was taken:    9 Present 0 Absent

Mrs. Womack made the motion to approve the Minutes of August 22, 2002 meeting and Mr. Moore seconded it.                                         VOTE 9 YEAS     0 NAYS

Board Attorney Lonny Myles presented the board with Mr. Drakes' contract with the Zachary Community School System for a period commencing on August 26, 2002 and ending at midnight December 31, 2004. After discussion from the board, Mrs. Coleman made a motion to accept the Superintendent Employment Contract as written. Mr. Moore seconded the motion. VOTE 9 YEAS 0 NAYS

Mr. Moore made a motion for Dr. Hal Leggett, President of the board, to sign the Superintendent Employment Contract on behalf of the Zachary Community School Board. Mrs. Horton seconded the motion. VOTE 9 YEAS                                                       0 NAYS

Mr. Drake spoke to the board about the board's reapportionment plan that fails to comply with state law. He told the board that Mrs. Nancy Jensen has been working on a plan to correct the problem after December 1, when the legal window opens to allow election officials to make such changes. Mr. Drake told the board that after the election and the new board is seated, Mrs. Jensen would go over her plan with the board, for approval. Board Attorney, Lonny Myles, also agreed that this would be the best way to handle it.

Mr. Drake showed the board the Business Manager ad that he has been working on and told the board that the ad would be in the Plainsman next Wednesday and it would also be put into the Morning Advocate. Mr. Drake is planning on hiring a Business Manager on October 1, 2002 and showed the board the requirements for the Business Manager.

Dr. Leggett asked Mrs. Womack, who is head of the Finance Committee, to be working on the salary range for the Business Manager. Mr. Drake said that he has an idea of how much it would be.

Mrs. Gaynell Young told the board that her Policy Committee has met tonight and went over policies with Mr. Prescott and at next board meeting she would be ready for the board to adopt the Health Examination and Employee Conduct policies. She also told the board that she wanted Mr. Prescott to come back in a few weeks and she also wanted Lonny Myles to be present at the meeting.

Mrs. Coleman made the motion to adjourn and Mr. Davis seconded it. VOTE 9 YEAS 0 NAYS