By Bill Tiedjebill@ouraynews.com Details of a brokered deal among Ridgway School Board members, involving the resignation of board member Bart Skalla in exchange for the resignation of Superintendent Cheryl Gomez and extension of secondary Principal Jim Bob Hobbs' contract, emerged during a special meeting of the board held on April 8. Formal resignation agreements with Gomez and secondary guidance counselor Rick Williams were accepted by the board Tuesday night, as well as an agreement to hire Steve Smith as interim superintendent. In a formal statement, board member Greg Lawler said four board members had made written statements asking for Skalla's resignation. The statement also listed Lawler's conclusions about the climate of the board and its workings. Responding to questioning from community member Darin Hill, Skalla said although he had offered his resignation at one point, he would no longer agree to resign, as the terms of the deal were changed. "The terms were I would stay on until we have things worked out with administration," said Skalla. "We would have a new superintendent in place. We would have things worked out with all personnel." "The terms were, we would keep Jim Bob, and you would go," countered board chair Roger Sagal. Earlier in the meeting, Sagal asserted that he had offered his own resignation in a moment of frustration during the March 19 meeting but had since withdrawn it in order to not abandon the board at a time when leadership is necessary. "(Skalla's) articulated plan is to undermine the administration and the board," said Lawler.