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Votes at a glance: Okemos Board of Education, Feb. 24, 2025
Summary
A concise list of motions and formal votes recorded at the Okemos Board of Education meeting on Feb. 24, 2025, including an adjournment to executive session, approval of minutes, MASB Region 7 ballot selection, contract awards for bond work and adoption of updated policy language.
This summary lists formal motions and recorded votes taken during the Okemos Board of Education meeting on Feb. 24, 2025. It is a factual record of the motions, sponsors (where stated in the transcript), and outcomes.
• Motion to adjourn to executive session (purpose: contract negotiations and a personnel matter). Moved by Trustee Jason Burns; supported by Trustee Shalon Doxey. Roll‑call vote: Tom Buffett — yes; Jason Burns — yes; Katie Kavanaugh — yes; Andrew Phelps — yes; Lainie Shretha — yes; Jillian Nguyen — yes; Shalon Doxey — yes. Outcome: passed (7–0).
• Consent agenda (items 1–4: approval of minutes for multiple meetings). Motion to approve items 1–4. Moved by Trustee Katie Kavanaugh (transcript shows Trustee Cavanaugh moved a later package and Trustee Doxey provided support for the consent items); supported by Trustee Shalon Doxey (support recorded). Outcome: approved (voice vote; ayes recorded). The minutes approved covered regular and executive session minutes for Feb. 10 and Feb. 18, 2025.
• MASB (Michigan Association of School Boards) Region 7 ballot selection. Motion by Trustee Andrew Phelps (transcript shows Trustee Phelps moved selection of Guillermo Lopez) (moved by Trustee Phelps; supported by Trustee Katie Kavanaugh). Outcome: board selected Guillermo Lopez as Region 7 candidate (voice vote; ayes recorded).
• Award of construction/contracts (2022 bond purchases). Motion to award contracts not to exceed $3,104,136 to a list of trade contractors (contractors named in motion). Motion made from the floor (mover not specified in transcript; support recorded). Outcome: approved (voice vote; ayes recorded). The board noted the bid package came in substantially below expectation.
• Final reading and adoption of a package of policies (waive final reading and adopt). Motion to waive reading and adopt 40+ policy revisions (policy numbers listed in the transcript). Moved by Trustee Wynne; supported by Trustee Doxey. Outcome: approved (voice vote; ayes recorded).
Notes on procedure and record: where the transcript records a named mover or a roll‑call vote, that information is included above. Where companion motions were made and supported verbally without roll call, outcomes were recorded in the transcript as voice votes ("ayes") and the motions carried. The board did not vote on community‑education program closures or sunsetting at the Feb. 24 meeting; administration presented options and a recommendation and will return with quarterly updates.
