FILE:  BBE

SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEY
It is the responsibility of the Board to appoint legal counsel to advise and represent the district. The Board shall select and retain one or more individuals or law firms, as necessary, to perform general and specialized legal services, and to act as legal counsel in such areas as labor relations, bond issues, and elections.

Counsel shall advise the Board and the Superintendent on specific legal problems of the district with the exception of the employment contract with the district when in counsel's opinion, there is a potential conflict of interest.

Counsel shall attend Board meetings upon the Board's request.

LEGAL REFERENCE: General School Laws: 380.1253
REVISED: Current practice codified 1975
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The Benton Harbor Area Schools, Berrien County, Michigan