The School Board of Escambia County, Florida, convened in Special Meeting at 10:00 a.m. in the Board Room at the Administrative Building, 215 West Garden Street, Pensacola, Florida, with the following present:

Vice Chairman: Dr. John DeWitt chaired the meeting

Members: Dr. Hal Mason

Mrs. Vanette Webb

Dr. Elmer Jenkins (entered the meeting at 10:02 a.m.)

Mrs. Cary Stidham (entered the meeting at 10:02 a.m.)

School Board Attorney: Mr. Francisco Negron was not present

Superintendent of Schools: Mr. Jim May was not present

(Please note that all Board Members, the Board Attorney, and Superintendent were present for the Executive Session, which immediately followed the 10:07 a.m. recess of this meeting.)

I. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Dr. DeWitt called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. No vote was taken on the agenda.

II. REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS COLLABORATIVE BARGAINING ISSUES

Motion was made by Dr. Mason and seconded by Mrs. Stidham, to go into Executive Session, with the full Board to reconvene at 1:00 p.m. Dr. DeWitt called for the vote and the motion was unanimously approved.

RECESS

The meeting recessed at 10:07 a.m. Chairman Stidham reconvened the meeting at 1:03 p.m. with all Board Members present. Motion by Dr. DeWitt, second by Dr. Mason, to go back into Executive Session until 3:00 p.m., and continue the recess until that time, was unanimously approved. The meeting recessed at 1:06 p.m.

Chairman Stidham reconvened the Regular Board Meeting of August 15, 2000, on August 17, 2000, at 3:05 p.m. based on the following Board action on August 15, 2000:

"A motion was made by Dr. Mason, to recess at the end of this meeting and table this item until immediately following the Executive Session scheduled for August 17, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. Dr. Jenkins seconded the motion. Mrs. Webb stated that she could not support a health plan that increased costs to employees. After discussion, Chairman Stidham called for the vote and the motion was approved 4-1 with Mrs. Webb voting NO." (See Board Minutes of Regular Board Meeting held on August 15, 2000, for conclusion of the meeting which adjourned at 3:20 p.m.)

(Official recordings of this meeting are filed in the Information Services Department.)

Attest: Approved:

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Superintendent Chairman