THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF INDEPENDENT DISTRICT I-20, MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, MET IN SPECIAL SESSION, JULY 3, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF EDUCATION SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.) CENTER, 202 WEST BROADWAY, MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE 25, O.S. (1977 SUPP) SS 311, WERE MET AS FOLLOWS: ON JUNE 25, 2013, THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THIS SPECIAL MEETING WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF MUSKOGEE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, AND BY POSTING THE AGENDA AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF SAID B.E.S.T. CENTER AND ON THE DISTRICT WEB SITE, PRIOR TO 9:00 A.M. ON JULY 2, 2013.

PRESENT:Keith Biglow, Member

Stacy Alexander, Member

Larry Leatherman, Vice President

John Barton, Board Clerk

ABSENT:Muriel Saunders, President

Others present were Superintendent Mike Garde, Administrative staff members; JohnLittle

  1. CALL TO ORDER – Muriel Saunders, PresidentLarry Leatherman, Vice President
  1. ROLL CALL

Roll call listed four members present; Keith Biglow, Stacy Alexander, Larry Leatherman and John Barton, Muriel Saunders was absent.

  1. STANDING RESOLUTIONS

Motion made by John Barton seconded by Keith Biglowto APPROVE Standing Resolutions3.A. through3.Cas listed:
A. Approve Lease Purchase Agreement
Whereas, MPS I-20 enters into a Oklahoma School Lease-Purchase Agreement with Governmental
Capital Corporation for the purpose of financing “Various Personal Property” for the amount $6,045,000
at a rate of 2.75% for six years.
B. Bids
#1308 / Dairy
Tankersley
C. Approve Purchase of new Cooling Towers for MHS
Purchase of two cooling towers with selected options from
Process Equipment Company for the total cost of $47,226.94.
VoTES: AYES; ALEXANDER, BIGLOW AND LEATHERMAN AND BARTON. SAUNDERS ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED.
  1. PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION

Motion made by John Barton seconded by Stacy Alexander to enter into executive session for confidential communications with the District’s legal counsel regarding a pending claim or litigation, pursuant to 25 O.S. Sec. 307(B)(4).

VOTES: AYES; ALEXANDER, BIGLOW AND LEATHERMAN AND BARTON. SAUNDERS ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED.

  1. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
  1. EXECUTIVE MINUTES COMPLIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT

All members of the Board of Education present at this meeting attended the executive session. Superintendent Mike Garde was asked to participate in the Executive Session.

While in Executive session, the Board discussed only the following items:

Confidential communications with the District’s legal counsel regarding a pending claim or litigation, pursuant to 25 O.S. Sec. 307(B)(4).

As authorized by Oklahoma Statutes, Title 25, Section 307 (B) (1). No other matters were discussed and no votes were taken.The Board returned to Open Session at 10:30a.m.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn meeting made by Stacy Alexander seconded by Keith Biglow.

VOTES: AYES; ALEXANDER, BIGLOW AND LEATHERMAN AND BARTON. SAUNDERS ABSENT. MOTION CARRIED.

Meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA)

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COUNTY OF MUSKOGEE)

I, THE UNDERSIGNED minutes clerk of the Board of Education of Muskogee Public Schools District I-20, Muskogee County, Oklahoma do certify the above to be the true and correct minutes of the Board of Education Special Meeting, July 3, 2013 (9:00 a.m.) with proper notification of meeting given as stated on Page 1 of these minutes.

Witness my hand and seal of this District this _____ day of ______, 2013.

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Board Minutes Clerk

Muskogee Public Schools District I-20

(District Seal)

BOARD OF EDUCATION:______

Muriel Saunders, President

ATTEST:

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John Barton, Clerk