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          OKAY. IT IS 6:00. 
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WE'LL CALL THE FEBRUARY 12TH SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION TO ORDER. 
          WE BEGIN ALL MEETINGS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 
          PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. 
          PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR
WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING WAS PUBLISHED TO BOTH THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE. 
          I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR EDITS AND IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE WILL
APPROVE THE AGENDA AS IT STANDS. 
          AGENDA IS APPROVED. 
          WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM TONIGHT AND THAT'S IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          WE NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE
FOLLOWING MATTER IN AS A BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER REGARDING SUPERINTENDENT. FOLLOWING THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR
SESSION TO ANNOUNCE THE MATTERS CONSIDERED AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THIS PURPOSE? MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY DR. 
          BRADLEY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THE MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE WILL START EXECUTIVE SESSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
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WE HAVE CONCLUDED EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE NEED A MOTION TO RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION. 
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MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON. 
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IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY MISS TYLER. 
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ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ENTERING REGULAR SESSION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 
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THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THE MOTION CARRIES. 
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WE ARE IN REGULAR SESSION. 
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WHILE WE WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE DID DISCUSS AN EMPLOYMENT MATTER CONCERNING THE
SUPERINTENDENT. 
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AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS. 
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MR. CHAIR, I MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE YOU AS THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, TO EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACT WITH DR. 
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COREY. COREY MURPHY AS SUPERINTENDENT OF AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST,
2024 SAID CONTRACT, HAVING BEEN PREPARED BY THE 
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DISTRICT'S ATTORNEYS AND REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF AIKEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, PROVIDING FOR A THREE YEAR TERM OF EMPLOYMENT AT AN ANNUAL SALARY OF 
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$210,000. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH DR. 
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MURPHY FOR SUPERINTENDENT, AS IS OUTLINED IN THE MOTION. 
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ANY DISCUSSION? 
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 
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THAT'S UNANIMOUS. 
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NINE IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIES. 
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AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
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MOVED BY MISS RHINEHART-JACKSON, SECONDED BY MR. 
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SMITH. ANY DISCUSSION? 
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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 
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THAT'S UNANIMOUS. THE MOTION CARRIES. 
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WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.