DOTHAN: 8:51 PM The Dothan School Board met in a special called meeting this evening at 5:30 PM. The meeting was not called through proper procedures of the Chairman of the Board in calling the meeting. The meeting was called by Board Member Brenda Guilford.
The agenda called for the approval of the contract for the new Superientendent of the Dothan City Schools.
School Board Member Amy Bonds informed the board she was unable to attend, but Brenda Guilford called the meeting anyway.
After discussion and questions to the Chelsea Alabama attorney alleged to have been hired by four board members, four of the board members, Brett Strickland, Melanie Hill, Franklin Jones and Brenda Guilford voted to ink the contract drafted by an attorney that RSN says was not legally hired to negotiate the employment agreement.
Board Members Brett Strickland and Melanie Hill will not be on the board after October 5, 2025. Amy Bonds, who was not present, will not be on the board after October 5. There will be a new Chairman of the Board after October 5, 2025. So there will be four new members on the Dothan School Board.
The four, Strickland, Hill, Jones and Guilford inked the contract that is close to $ 300,000.00 per year and runs through year 2030. That is one year after the next election.
The Chelsea Alabama attorney told the board, as I was told, it was ok for them to vote on the contract tonight. I have not listened to the recording at this time.
