The Board may annually appoint legal counsel to represent the District as necessary for its proper conduct of legal affairs of the District. Counsel will attend regular and special meetings of the Board when requested to do so and will be available for consultation as needed.
Because it is often necessary to consult legal counsel as part of background information to be used by the Board in making decisions and because at times the District may be involved in litigation or other legal matters, the Superintendent and/or the Board Secretary are authorized to seek counsel's services, as needed. However, the Board shall be kept informed of legal matters that are other than routine and of any legal services that may involve unusual expense to the District.
Individual Board Members are expected to consult school legal counsel only when the full Board has given permission for such consultation. Otherwise, the Board Member will pay any legal fees that may result.
*Reviewed: 09/16/02
*Reviewed: 01/10/05
*Revised: 12/13/10
*Reviewed: 10/10/11
*Reviewed: 07/11/16
*Revised: 07/12/21