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At the board's most recent meeting, officials voted to replace the district's previously-hired legal counsel with a new firm and hire Chicago- based public relations firm Jasculca Ter- man and Associates. Chicago law firm Franczek Radelet was hired as general counsel earlier this month, along with law firm Mayer Brown as outside legal counsel to help the board review "particular employment-related matters." Citing a conflict of interest regarding one of Mayer Brown's clients and the school district, the board last week re- placed the firm with another Chicago law firm, Greensfelder, Hemker and Gale, ABEL URIBE/CHICAGO TRIBUNE which will serve as special investigative A few school buses leave the Niles North High School campus through the north exit, most turn in the back parking lot and exit onthe counsel. south end on the first day of classes Aug., 11, just days after District 219 placed its top two administrators on leave. Rounding out the team of consultants hired by the district since the investigation shift. Voters replaced three longtime in- Gatta also said she was transparent She also had been questioned by officials began are financial accounting firm Sikich cumbents with three new candidates fromabout the process of reaching the researchat some local elementary districts that feed LLP and 4Discovera computer forensic aslatethat had links to the Northagreement with the university into the District 219 high schools about a investigations company. Suburban Teachers Union. Under the agreement, which the boardplan she signed off on last year to provide According to information from the Board President Mark Sproat, a newly-tabled on July 13, the Department ofresources for high school and college- school district, the board has agreed to payelected member who replaced formerFamily and Community Medicine wouldreadiness to Skokie School District 69. an hourly rate of $190 to $285 to FranczekPresident Robert Silverman after Silver-have had been able to conduct ongoing Some parents and community members Radelet, and $450 an hour to Greensfelder,man stepped down in May, sided with newresearch related to District 219's healthcriticized the agreement, known as the Hemker and Gale. board member Linda Lampert during aclinics for students. "Classrooms First Consolidation' saying it The accounting firm will be paid $300July 13 board meeting in which Lampert The agreement was approved on Juneexcluded the other elementary districts an hour - up to $10,000 - for auditingraised questions about family ties Gatta has 22 by Rex L.