Dayton City school board exits executive session, unanimously tables item A1 to May review session

The Board of Education of the Dayton City School District ended an executive session on an employment matter and unanimously approved a motion to table agenda item A1 until the board's first review session in May.

Board president Goodwin called the roll after the executive session and the board recorded seven affirmative votes. The board then considered a motion to table A1 "until we can get some more information," which passed on a 7-0 vote after a friendly amendment to return the item to the May review session.

The action came after a short procedural exchange over whether the board could waive its rule requiring that waivers of board policy be approved unanimously. One member said that, "according to board policy, in order to waive board policy, you have to have a unanimous vote," and other members debated whether that waiver would have needed to be proposed before the original vote. The board ultimately proceeded with the motion to table with the amendment specifying the May review session as the return date.

Later in the meeting, board member Reiner moved to adjourn and board member Witt seconded; the motion to adjourn carried on a 7-0 vote.

The transcript does not specify the substance of agenda item A1 beyond its linkage to the meeting's executive session, and no additional details about the item were provided during the recorded discussion. The board asked staff to obtain more information from human resources before the item returns in May.