2002 Wis Eth Bd 01 - LOCAL CODE – DISQUALIFICATION

The Ethics Board advises:

1. As long as the effect of teacher contract negotiations on the salary and
      benefits provided to school principals is uncertain and conjectural, §19.59
      does not restrict a school board member whose spouse is a principal to
      participate in negotiations with the teachers’ union. Resolution of the
      issue requires a determination of fact that cannot be made in an opinion.
      A school district’s attorney is in a better position to ascertain this fact.

2. A school board and superintendent should amend the superintendent’s
      employment contract to remove a provision that ties the superintendent’s
      salary increases to increases provided to district administrators.