Mahomet-Seymour board elects officers, makes administrative appointments at organizational meeting

The Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 Board of Education on Monday elected Sunny McMurray president, Jordan Rock vice president and Kyle Jordan secretary and approved several administrative appointments and routine designations during its organizational meeting.

The actions formalize leadership and administrative arrangements for the coming year. Board members nominated McMurray, Rock and Kyle Jordan; because each office had a single nominee the chair declared the candidates elected by acclamation. Sharon Hamlin was appointed district treasurer following a roll-call vote, and Sara Guerrero was approved to continue as board recorder.

The board approved a revised regular-meeting schedule and a new start time of 6:30 p.m. for regular monthly meetings (generally the third Monday) and designated UC Bank as the district depository. The superintendent was authorized to retain outside counsel from the law firms named in the meeting at his discretion, and the superintendent also was appointed to serve as the hearing officer for student-discipline matters.

Board members moved and seconded the items reported above and carried them in roll-call votes where required. Nominations that had only one candidate were declared elected without a vote, as stated during the meeting.

The meeting opened with the oath of office for newly elected board members and concluded with a motion to enter closed session for safety and security procedures, personnel, pending litigation and individual student-discipline matters.