Consultative and/or professional services to the Superintendent’s Office and to the Lincoln Board of Education are provided in the following areas:
The Board shall retain a local legal firm to advise it in all legal matters. The legal firm selected will provide an attorney to serve the District continuously on a part-time basis who will generally attend all meetings of the Board.
The legal firm will be responsible to the Board and to the Superintendent’s Office for legal opinions or legal advice on request. Members of the School District staff may have access to the School District’s legal counsel only at the specific direction of the Superintendent’s Office.
At times it may become necessary for the District to obtain additional legal assistance for the School District. The Superintendent is authorized to make appropriate arrangements for additional legal services.
The amount of the retainer paid the District’s legal firm shall be set by the Board. Additional amounts over and above the retainer may be charged to the District by the School District legal firm when the District is involved in litigation and the Board has been informed in advance or as otherwise provided by the legal services agreement.
An architect shall be appointed separately for each construction project as necessary.
An auditing firm shall be appointed on an annual or other agreed-upon basis.
Management consultation and other consultative services shall be sought on an ad hoc, rather than continuous basis, as needed.