Agenda of Special Meeting

The Board of Trustees

Normangee ISD

A Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Normangee ISD will be held on August 28, 2014 beginning at 5:50 PM in the Board Room of the Dr. WA Bilsing Administration Building.

The subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are as listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the order shown on this meeting notice.

1.  Public Hearing

Public Hearing for the Adoption of the 2014-15 Budget and Tax Rates

The 2014-15 Proposed Tax Rates are:

Maintenance and Operations- $1.04000

Debt Services (I&S)- $0.23000

Total- $1.27

2.  Public Comments/Audience Participation

3.  Adjourn

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, Tex. Gov’t Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E or Texas Governance 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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For the Board of Trustees Date

NOTICE

Normangee Independent School District

PO Box 219

Normangee, Texas 77871

Notice is hereby given on the 28thh Day of August 2014, the Board of Trustees for the Normangee Independent School District will hold a regular meeting at 5:50 p.m. in the Administration Office at 35078 OSR, Normangee, Texas. The subjects to be discussed are listed on the agenda which is attached to and made a part of this notice.

Under the authority of Chapter 551, Texas Government Code and Education Code 21.566(a), the Board, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, may enter into closed or executive session for any of the following reasons:

1. For a private consultation with the Board’s Attorney with respect to pending or contemplated litigation, settlement offers, and matters where the attorney’s duty to the Board, pursuant to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with this chapter. Sec. 551.071.

2. To discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property (Sec. 551.072) and negotiated contracts for prospective gifts, or donations to the District (Sec. 551.073)

When such discussion would have a detrimental effect on the Board’s negotiating position with a position with a person, firm, or corporation.

3. In cases involving the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee or to hear complaints of charges against a public officer or employee or to hear employee request a public hearing. Sec. 551.074.

For the purposes of the subsection, an independent contractor, such as an engineering, architectural, or consultant firm, is not an employee. Atty. Gen. Op. MW-129(1980)

4. In cases involving discipline of a public school child or children unless an open hearing is requested in writing by a parent or guardian of the child Sec. 551.082

5. To deliberate regarding deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or devices. Sec. 551.076.

6. To deliberate regarding the standards, guidelines, terms or conditions the Board will follow or instruct its representatives to follow, in consultation with representatives of employee groups under consultation agreements provided for by Section 13.901 of the Texas Education Code. Sec. 551.083.

7. To discuss or adopt individual assessment instruments, assessment instrument items, or achievement test. Education Code 39.030(a).

8. To deliberate a matter regarding a public school student if personally identifiable information about the student would necessarily be revealed by the deliberation. Sec. 551.0821.

No final action, decision, or vote shall be taken while the Board is in closed or executive session prior to adjourning the meeting. Texas Government Code Chapter 551, Sec. 551.102.

This notice was posted and filed in compliance with the Open Meetings Act on August 25th at 3:00 p.m.

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Luke Allison, Superintendent