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Meeting Date:
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8/26/2021 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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General Counsel - Legal - Votes
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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12.4 Resolution of the Board of Education of the City of Newark, County of Essex, Approving Settlement Involving Employee No. 33369 and Directing its Implementation
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Strategic Plans:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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WHEREAS Employee No. 33369 was a tenured teacher employed by the Board of Education of the City of Newark, County of Essex (“Board”);
WHEREAS the Board withheld the salary increment of Employee No. 33369 for the 2020-2021 academic year;
WHEREAS Employee No. 33369 challenged the increment withholding by filing a Petition with the Commissioner of Education, and the matter is currently pending in the Office of Administrative Law;
WHEREAS Employee No. 33369 submitted her resignation, effective July 1, 2021, and the Board accepted her resignation;
WHEREAS, subject to approval by the Board, the parties have resolved all matters in dispute by way of Settlement Agreement providing, among other things, for the restoration of one-half of the salary increment withheld in exchange for a full release of any and all claims and rights;
WHEREAS this settlement is in the best interests of the Board and the public, since it avoids an uncertain conclusion after protracted and costly proceedings at the expense of the public.
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Funding :
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Recommendation to the Board:
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board hereby authorizes and approves the settlement with Employee No. 33369 with the terms as set forth above and authorizes the President to execute said Settlement Agreement on its behalf; and the Board authorizes and directs implementation of the settlement in accordance with the terms of said Settlement Agreement.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Pamela Luke - Executive Legal Assistant
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Signed By:
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Brenda Liss - General Counsel
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Signed By:
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Roger León - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Daniel Gonzalez Moved, Member Asia J. Norton seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board hereby authorizes and approves the settlement with Employee No. 33369 with the terms as set forth above and authorizes the President to execute said Settlement Agreement on its behalf; and the Board authorizes and directs implementation of the settlement in accordance with the terms of said Settlement Agreement.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Flohisha Johnson | Yes | | Dawn Haynes | Yes | | Asia J. Norton | Yes | | Shayvonne Anderson | Yes | | A'Dorian Murray-Thomas | Yes | | Hasani Council | Yes | | Daniel Gonzalez | Yes | |
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