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MONADNOCK REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board Meeting Minutes

Non-public Session

February 14, 2006

Mt. Caesar Elementary, Swanzey NH

Present: James Carnie, Kenneth Colby, Karen Cota, Colline Dreyfuss, Jeff Friedman, Alan Gross, Jonathan Kenyon, Robin Marra, Bruce Tatro, Richard Thackston, and Gene White. Absent: Tim Aho, Jason Hill, Charles Johnson, and Bruce McCulley.

Also present: K. Dassau, Superintendent, D. Hodgdon, Asst. Superintendent for Curriculum, and L. Biron, Business Manager. Principal: J. Smith.

Non-public session in accordance with RSA 91-A:3 II (e)-Litigation against the Board.

L. Biron indicated that he had received a letter from Gary Lane, an attorney for the Local Government Center representing the Monadnock Regional School District. The letter was in regard to the explosion on March 21, 2002. L. Biron explained that the letter requests giving L. Biron the authority to settle a small claim and release Bill Coutts Construction. The settlement is for $5,000. The District would get $187.24 from the $1,000 deductible and the LPC would get $4,812.76 from a $25,703 claim. The attorney did not regard it as advisable to continue the case further. MOTION: R. Marra MOVED to accept the settlement. SECOND: J. Kenyon. VOTE: 11.28/0/0/3.72. Motion passes.

MOTION: J. Kenyon MOVED to return to public session. SECOND: J. Carnie. VOTE: 11.28/0/0/3.72. Motion passes.

Respectfully submitted,

David G. Hodgdon

Acting Recording secretary