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Effingham Unit 40 board swears in newly elected members, elects officers and affirms routine vendors
Summary
At a reorganizational meeting, Effingham Unit 40’s board certified election results, administered the oath of office to newly elected members, elected board officers by voice vote, approved a personnel list and authorized the district to retain its bank, legal counsel, auditor and FOIA officers.
The Effingham Unit 40 Board of Education completed its reorganizational business and swore in newly elected members during a meeting where it also approved routine administrative vendors and a personnel list.
The board announced the official election canvas, administered the oath of office to the newly elected members and then conducted nominations for board officers. The board approved a personnel list that had been attached to the agenda and voted to retain Midland States Bank of Effingham as the district depository, retain Hodges, Lewitzy, Eisenheimer, Robich and Cone LLP as district attorneys, retain Glass & Shuffet Ltd. as district auditor, and continue Andrew D. Johnson and Kelsey Baker as FOIA officers and Andrew D. Johnson as treasurer (with Kelsey Baker to perform treasurer duties in his absence).
The board certified vote totals the district read into the record: Brandon Duncan, 942 votes; Chad Thompson, 144; Bridal Boone, 106; Dasha Ware, 105. Those newly elected were sworn in as part of the reorganization.
After the oath, the board appointed Superintendent Andrew D. Johnson to serve as president pro tem to preside over officer elections. The board then conducted nominations and elected a president, vice president and secretary by voice vote; the meeting record shows the votes were taken by voice and that the nominations carried, but does not record a roll-call tally for those officer elections.
On the personnel list, a motion to approve was made by Chad Thompson and seconded by Bridal Boone. The board conducted a roll-call vote on that motion; the minutes show the following recorded yes votes: Erica (yes), Andrew (yes), Jill (yes), Jamie (yes), Chad (yes), Sasha (yes), and Steve (yes). The motion carried.
For the routine retention items (bank, legal counsel, auditor, FOIA officers, treasurer responsibilities and continuation of existing policies and contracts), Superintendent Andrew D. Johnson moved to proceed with “business as usual,” with a second recorded by Jane (second). The motion passed on a roll-call vote; individual board members recorded “yes” in sequence as the clerk called the roll.
The board also discussed meeting scheduling (the district’s regular meetings are typically the fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the central office, 2803 S. Banker St.) and a potential board retreat and committee structure changes. The board agreed to consider the schedule and committee assignments at the May meeting.
The meeting closed after the board completed reorganization business and later recessed to convene the newly sworn-in board.
