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Board approves agenda and consent items, votes to hold closed session on legal opinion
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education approved the meeting agenda and consent items by voice vote and voted in a roll call to enter a closed session to receive a written legal opinion tied to board policy 05/2006; the board later returned to open session.
Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education on March 24 approved the meeting agenda and its consent calendar by voice vote and held a roll-call vote to go into closed session to receive a written legal opinion related to board policy 05/2006.
The agenda was moved and approved after a motion by Trustee Nicole Perry and support from Trustee Felicia Nordman. The consent agenda — which the board described as including minutes from work sessions (Feb. 10 and Feb. 17), the regular meeting minutes from Feb. 24, personnel changes and retiree recognitions for February, the finance report for February, and a Cedar Point field trip — was moved by Trustee Perry and supported by Trustee Dorman and approved by voice vote.
Later in the meeting Trustee Perry moved that the board enter closed session “under section 8 1 h of the Open Banking Act to discuss a written legal opinion regarding board policy 05/2006 transgender suit,” with Trustee Nordman providing support. The board took a roll-call vote and recorded affirmative votes against the motion. The board returned to open session after a later motion and voice vote.
Why it matters: The approved consent items cover routine business and school activities that authorize personnel and student travel; the closed-session vote authorized the board to receive a confidential legal opinion about an ongoing legal matter tied to an identified board policy.
Votes and motions (as recorded in meeting): - Motion: "I move to approve the agenda, with the amendment of only the, for the joint session on February 17." Mover: Trustee Nicole Perry; Support: Trustee Felicia Nordman. Vote: voice vote; motion recorded as passed. (Counts not specified in the record.)
- Motion: Approval of consent agenda (minutes, personnel changes/retirees for February, finance report, Cedar Point field trip). Mover: Trustee Nicole Perry; Support: Trustee Dorman. Vote: voice vote; motion recorded as passed. (Counts not specified in the record.)
- Motion: "I move that the Board of Education enter into closed session under section 8 1 h of the Open Banking Act to discuss a written legal opinion regarding board policy 05/2006 transgender suit." Mover: Trustee Nicole Perry; Second: Trustee Felicia Nordman. Roll-call recorded votes in favor: Brian Hoban Jackson (yes); Felicia Nordman (yes); McPlenty (yes); Nathan Gracheck (yes); Bethany McCall Perry (yes). Outcome: passed; board entered closed session.
- Motion to return to open session: moved by Trustee Hillman Jackson; seconded by Trustee Felicia Nordman. Vote: voice vote; motion recorded as passed.
Board procedure note: The transcript records voice votes for the agenda and consent items without numerical tallies; the closed-session entry was recorded by roll call with the affirmative votes listed.
