Desiree Murphy Morrissey elected board president; Britney Williams elected vice president after tied vote

The Upper Darby School District board elected Desiree Murphy Morrissey president and Britney Williams vice president during the regular meeting, filling vacancies created after the resignation of the previous president.

Board Secretary Rogers opened nominations after the board accepted the resignation of former president Veil Desnoirs, effective May 29. Desiree Murphy Morrissey was nominated and, after a voice poll of trustees, was elected to serve as president until the board’s reorganizational meeting in December.

Following Murphy Morrissey’s election, the board held nominations for vice president. Two nominees were advanced: Britney Williams and Damian Warsavage. Trustees individually voiced their choices when polled by the secretary; the first round produced a tie and the board conducted a revote. On the second poll the majority selected Britney Williams, who will serve as vice president until the December reorganizational meeting.

The transcript records members announcing votes by name during the vice president selection (for example, Williams said she would vote for herself; other members verbally announced “Britney Williams” or “Damien” as their selection). The secretary declared that Britney Williams received a majority on the revote and was elected vice president.

Both officers will serve until the board’s planned reorganization meeting in December. The meeting transcript does not show a formal roll-call tally number for the president election other than verbal assent from trustees; for the vice president election the transcript records individual verbal votes and the revote outcome.