February 14, 2022 at 7:45 AM - Special Meeting
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1. Call to order by the Board President/Presiding Officer
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2. Roll call of Board Members Present
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3. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
United States Flag - I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Texas Flag - Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. |
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4. Open Forum/Public Comments
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5. CLOSED SESSION - If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter §551, Subchapters D and E or Government Code section §418.183 (f). Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.
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5.a. Personnel; Texas Government Code 551.074
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5.b.
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6. Reconvene in Open Session
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6.a. Action/No Action on items discussed in Closed Session.
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7. Consider/Approve the hiring of an Athletic Trainer for the 2022-2023 school year.
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8. Action/No Action on appointing a new Trustee Member.
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9. Administration of Oath of Office and seating of Trustee Member.
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10. Consider and possible action to approve and adopt an order authorizing the Board of Trustees of the Veribest Independent School District to call a bond election to be held within said District; making provisions for the conduct and the giving of notice of the election; and providing for any other provisions related thereto.
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11. Consider and possible action to approve a resolution retaining the law firms of Powell Law Group, LLP (“PLG”) and Haynes & Boone, LLP (“HB”), (collectively “Co-Bond Counsel”) to provide specialized legal services in connection with the issuance of public securities by the District; finding that PLG and HB are competent and experienced in handling such issuances of public securities, having handled such matters for more than a decade in the State of Texas; finding that: (i) such legal services require specialized expertise and experience in state and federal laws governing the issuance of public securities and therefore cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the District; (ii) such legal services cannot be reasonably obtained from attorneys in private practice under a contract providing for the payment of hourly fees without contingency because the District will not be obligated to pay any legal fees unless the public securities are approved and actually issued; and (iii) entering into a contingent fee contract with PLG and HB to serve as Co-Bond Counsel is in the best interests of the residents of the District because PLG and HB will only be paid in the event that the public securities are actually issued; and all matters related thereto.
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12. Discussion: Action/No Action to call a Veribest ISD Board of Trustees Election for May 7, 2022
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13. Discussion: Action/No Action to call a Veribest ISD Board of Trustees Special Election for May 7, 2022
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14. Future Business / Agenda Items
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14.a. Next Regular Meeting February 21, 2022
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15. Adjourn
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