Gainesville City board adopts two‑year term for officers, approves agenda changes and moves to executive session

The Gainesville City School Board unanimously adopted a change to its board‑officer election policy that sets officer appointments to two‑year terms, board members said during a public meeting.

The policy, identified in the meeting as Policy BBAA, had been made available to board members for 30 days before the final vote, a presenter said. The board took final adoption after a motion by Mr. Leon, a board member, and a second by Mr. Kendall, a board member; the presiding chair called for a voice vote and the transcript records the result as “all in favor.”

Earlier in the meeting the board approved changes to the agenda before beginning regular business. A motion to adopt the agenda — including moving one item (listed as letter D) into executive session and removing a student disciplinary tribunal item — was made by Mr. Ronald, a board member, and seconded by Mr. Youngblood, a board member. The transcript records a second and subsequent procedural handling; later the chair called the vote and recorded those in favor.

Board members later moved to adjourn into executive session on a separate motion by Mr. Jones, a board member; the motion was seconded and the chair called the vote, recorded in the transcript as passed.

The transcript does not provide a roll‑call vote or individual yes/no tallies for these actions; each motion was reported as carried by a voice vote. The meeting then proceeded to an executive session.