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Board adopts agenda, approves consent items including policy 2120 and $3.51M in warrants; votes to enter closed session
Summary
At its March 11 meeting, the Northville Public Schools Board of Education adopted the meeting agenda, approved a consent package that included the second reading and adoption of policy 2120, several out-of-state student trips and warrants totaling $3,514,433.58, and voted to convene a closed session under the Open Meetings Act.
The Northville Public Schools Board of Education on March 11 adopted its meeting agenda and approved a consent package that included the second reading and adoption of policy 2120 (student enrollment of children of employees and board members), multiple overnight/out-of-state field trip requests, and warrants totaling $3,514,433.58. The board later voted to move into closed session under the Open Meetings Act to receive written legal counsel and discuss negotiations.
The consent package (motion 89) listed: minutes from the Feb. 25, 2025 board meeting; the 2025–26 limited schools-of-choice item (briefly referenced in the packet); the second reading and adoption of policy 2120; four overnight/out-of-state field trip requests for Northville High School teams (boys cross country camp in Glen Arbor, Mich., August 2025; varsity softball invitational in Grand Rapids, May 2025; track-and-field state championship in Grand Rapids, May 30, 2025; and a track invitational in Rockford, April 2025); and bill warrants totaling $3,514,433.58.
Board officers moved and seconded the routine votes by voice. The board adopted the agenda (motion 88) on a voice vote. The consent items (motion 89) were presented as one package and approved by voice vote. Later in the meeting the board approved convening a closed session (motion 90) under Public Act 267 of the Open Meetings Act, sections 8(c) and 8(h); that motion was decided by roll call with all members recorded as voting yes.
Votes at a glance: - Motion 88 — Adopt meeting agenda. Mover: Dr. Campbell Voigtel; Second: Treasurer Stewart. Outcome: Passed (voice vote). Tally: not specified in transcript (voice vote "Aye" recorded). - Motion 89 — Accept consent items (minutes; 2025–26 limited schools of choice; second reading and adoption of policy 2120; specified overnight/out-of-state field trips; bill warrants totaling $3,514,433.58). Mover: Dr. Campbell Voigtel; Second: Trustee Frazier. Outcome: Passed (voice vote). Tally: not specified in transcript (voice vote "Aye" recorded). - Motion 90 — Convene closed session pursuant to Public Act 267, Open Meetings Act, section 8(h) (written legal opinion) and 8(c) (negotiations). Mover: Dr. Kim Boitell (presented as Dr. Kim/Dr. Campbell Voigtel in the transcript); Second: Secretary Meyer. Outcome: Passed (roll-call vote). Roll-call recorded: Kim Boitell — Yes; Stewart — Yes; Meyer — Yes; Frazier — Yes; Mabry — Yes; Mauer — Yes; McIntyre — Yes.
Discussion versus action: the board presented the consent items as a single package (standard practice); individual consent elements had been available to the board previously and were included in the board packet. The transcript does not show separate debate on the specific field trips or the warrants beyond noting they had been seen in separate materials. The closed-session motion was taken under the Open Meetings Act authorities cited in the motion language.
The board left the public portion of the meeting to meet in closed session; when they returned there was no further substantive public action reported in the transcript.
