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Tom Hayden's avatar

I will say this. Franczek is very expensive and I haven't been impressed by their work. Consider some evidence:

- Dr. Turner's contract contains the clause regarding the residency requirement - why the hell was that put in her contract? It was such an obvious violation of the OMA and makes no sense to include in an employment contract!

- That same clause contains a very obvious typo - did Franczek even read it?

- Lease certificate terms (for redemption) don't line up with the resolution the board passed. Where was Franczek on this?

- SAP is a very obvious violation of the OMA. Where was Franczek on this to say they had to comply?

The 5th ward school is the magnum opus of this and the previous board but Franczek couldn't be bothered to dot the is and cross the ts on the certificate. Isn't that the whole reason you hire a good lawyer? If I was on this board, I'd send them packing so fast and potentially even consider litigation against them for errors and omissions.

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Northsider's avatar

Haha don’t assume they run everything past their lawyers, I believe this board shoots first and asks questions later (metaphorically) 🤣

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Tom Hayden's avatar

That's true but in some of these cases, the lawyer is actually in the room during the closed session where they put this stuff together. Especially the contract negotiations with Turner - like, the lawyer was in the room the whole time if it was a closed session board meeting.

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