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MINUTES LOCAL EDUCATION COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM - FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FULTON COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING JUNE 19, 1964 The first regular meeting of the Local Educati on Commissi on was held in the Conference Room of the Fulton County Board of Education at 2:00 p.m. Mr. W. L. Robins on, President of the Fulton County Board of Educati on, presided. Members present were: P. L. Bardin, Oby T. Brewer, Jr., Dr. R.H. Brisbane, Otis M. Jacks on, P..llen Kiepper, Earl Landers, Dr. John W. Lets on, Dr. James L. Mille r, Jr., Thomas M. Miller, W. L. Robins on, Wallace H. Stewart, William M. Teem, III, Fred J. Turner, Dr. Paul D. West and James White, Jr. The minutes of the organizati onal meeting of May 20, 1964, were r ead ahd unanimously approved . A r eport of the May 29th and June 5th Stee ring Committee meetings was given and the minutes read. It was r eported that each proposed offic er had agreed t o serve i f e l ected . Als c , Dean Pierce and Dean J ohns on agreed t o serve if the Commis s i on requested them t o do s o . The point was r ais ed and clari fi ed that the adoption of the minutes would not constitute the election of the poopie ~hggested. It was pointed out that Dean j ohns on is ti. hiettiber of both t he I General As sembly and the facul t y of the Emory t a~ s ~hool and, t herefore, may not have t i me to di r ect the l egal r es earch r equi red by Educati on Commission . of a law f i nn. the The natu r e of the work desired may r equire s ervices I t was stated t hat Mr. G. Stanley J os lin had been cons idered but that t he Steer i ng Committee t hought Dean J ohnson might bring a fresh approach t o the study. The sugges ti on was made that the Commi s sion empl oy a pro j ect c oordinat or t o deve l op a p rogram of action and identif y res ou rces needed bef or e obtaini ng l egal services. Att orneys for t he ,itl anta and Fulton County School Boa rds should be asked t o advi se in t he mat t er of s el ecting a l aw firm or a lawyer t o c onduct the neces sar y r esea r ch. Mr . Teem made t he mot i on that the minutes of the St eering Committee be approved as read . The moti on carri ed. �r .. Mr. Turner made the moticn that Mr. P. L. Bardin be elected as Chairman of the Local Educati on Commissi on; Mr. Otis M. Jackson be elected as Vice-Chairman; and Mr. W. Kenneth Stringer be elected as Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. White seconded the motion which carried unanimously. The motion was made by Mr~ Turner that Dr. Truman Pierce, Dean of School of Education, Auburn~ University, be employed as coordinator of the study and that he be paid a fee not to exceed $3,000 for services • I ' rendered from the present time until the beginning of the next regular session of the General Assembly. Mr. White seconded the motion. The question was asked if the $3,000 fee covered only the peri od of time fr om the present until shortly after the first of January-about six months. It was pointed out that this was the intent of the motion and that fees beyond the meeting date of the General Assembly would have to be negotiated with Dean Pierce. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. White moved that the officers be authorized to expl ore the matter of the legal assistance needed for this study and that they consult with members of the Commissi on to get their views on the persons or firms t o be retained and report their findings t o the Commissi on f or further action. The motion was sec onded by Mr. Cawthon and carried. Mr. Brewer stated that the Commission should c onsider the amount of money appropriated and the amount spent t o date. legal c ounsel may c ost $25,000 or more, He said that the The Commission should have an accurate estimate cf the t otal c ost of the st~dy and the amount of money which may be obtained fr om vari ous s ources. Mr. Teem moved that the Steering Committ ee and offic ers be directed t o investigate the f i nancial assistance needed by the Commissi on t o accompl ish i t s purpos e and als o the fi nancial s ources availabl e t o satisfy t his assistanc e. carried , The moti on was s ec onded by Mr . Stewa r t and Mr. Robins on then relinqu ished the chair t o Mr. P. L. Bardin, the newl y e l ected Chai rman . Mr. White made the mot icn that the Commiss i on t hank the St eering Committee for gett ing t he Commission off to such a fine start and on - 2- �the right track. Dr. Brisbane s econded the moti on which carried unanimously. Mr . Bardin stated that he had been requested to appear on a WAGA-TV prcgram next week t o discuss the work of the Commissi on. He asked if anyone knew of any reas on why he should net appear. Mr. Brewer stated that the Commissi on needs as much publicity as possible c oncerning the work it is doing, the problems involved and the · need f or the· study. It was pointed out that ai thcugh no answers were available at thi~ time, the pro~lems involved should be explained to the public. I ' nls c; the public should know tnat the Commission has been f ormed and is off tc a good start. It was agreed that f or the next few weeks the Commissi on should meet only when called . But, after the ~oi:rtmittees have been appointed and their work designated; the Cottdn{ssi oh should meet on a r egular schedul e . It was emphasized that the ~6 rk df the Coriimissi on should get started as s oon and as rapidiy a s meeting and pres ent an r,t-tB~{Bie. I ' OVS r M& lti pl ah Dean Pierc e should attend the next ~rid time schedule f or the stUdy . In the meantime , bean Pierce should consult with the Steering Connnittee and cffic e rs of the Cormnissi cn c onc erning adequat e l egal s ervices and financ es. Mr. Teem asked if the Tax Study Commissi on appoint ed by the City would overlap with the work of the Educati on Commissi on. Mr. Lande rs stated that he thought the Study Ccrnmissi cn would add t o t he strength of the Educat ion Commissi on and that the two Commissi ons should keep abreas t of each other but that they should work independently . It was poi nt ed cut that the Local Educ at i on Commissi on had not appoi nt ed a committee t o ma ke a fiscal study and that this committee should not be appoint ed until Dean Pierce pres ents a plan of acti on and l egal assis t a nce is availabl e. Mr. J acks on made the moti on that the Commi ss i on accept the recommendat i on that Dr . Cu rtis Hens on s erve a s sec reta ry. Mr. Whit e sec onded the mot i on which carried unanimously . Mr. Brewer stat ed that t o prevent mi sunderstanding the voting - 3- �members and the ex offici o members of the Ccmmissi on should be identified. Each member cf the Commissi on has a c opy d the House Resclution which clearly identifies members in each category. By calling this matter t o the attenti on of the members of the Cornmission in a regular meeting, misunderstanding should net devel cp either within the Commissi on or betwe en the Cornmissi cn and .other organizati ons. The meeting was adj c,u rned at 3: 20 p.m. subject to the call of the Chairman. Secretary ECH/dh June 26, 1964 Approved:
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