Agenda Item
a. Board Policy: BBE: School Board Attorney
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Andrew B. Ziffer, Policy Committee Chair
Mrs. Marissa Key, Executive Director of Legal Affairs, Division of Legal Services
Board Policy Manual
DeKalb County School District
Board Policy BBE: School Board Attorney Status: ADOPTED
Original Adopted Date: 08/10/2009 | Last Revised Date: 10/07/2024 | Last Reviewed Date: 10/07/2024
The DeKalb County Board of Education will retain general counsel
The DeKalb County Board of Education will retain general counsel knowledgeable in school law to provide legal
knowledgeable
advice and counsel to the in school
board law to ofprovide
in the performance legal and
its duties, litigation, advice and
other legal counsel
services. to
The general
the board in the performance of its duties, litigation, and other legal
counsel will serve at the pleasure of the board and be compensated for services rendered. The general counsel must
attend all board meetings and other meetings at the request of the board, where legal services may be needed.
services. The general counsel will serve at the pleasure of the board
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compensated for the board,
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counsel must
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through
attend all board meetings and other meetings at the request of the formal
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the
board, general
where counsel, it must may
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