Mercedes ISD board approves personnel agenda that includes resignations and retirements

The Mercedes ISD board voted to approve a personnel agenda that included resignations and retirements discussed in executive session, the board confirmed at the close of its meeting.

The action followed an executive-session recommendation to accept personnel items. The board recorded ayes from Trustees Vallejo, Hernandez, Villarreal and Treviño, and the presiding chair; the motion carried by a 5-0 vote.

Board members spent little time on the item in open session. After the vote, a board member offered thanks to employees who submitted resignations, saying, "I would just like to make a really quick comment for all those employees that have submitted the resignation. I would just like to, say thank you for for their service and, for their contributions to the district and wish them well on whatever they they choose to to pursue." The remark was made during the open-session wrap-up and was not part of the formal motion.

During the meeting the board also noted scheduling items: a special called board meeting was announced for May 6 and a budget workshop for May 3; the transcript did not specify the year. The board closed the meeting after a motion to adjourn; the chair announced the time as 9:37 and the motion carried.

The board recorded that there was no action on student-discipline matters and that a private consultation with the school attorney occurred in executive session regarding pending or contemplated litigation and related professional duties requiring private consultation. No additional details about the litigation or about individual personnel items were disclosed in open session.

Minutes, personnel documents, or district postings not included in the transcript would be the appropriate sources for specific names, positions, effective dates or severance details for the resignations and retirements.