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Votes at a glance: Jan. 9 Albemarle school board meeting
Summary
The school board recorded motions including closed‑meeting certification, officer elections and approval of the consent agenda, personnel actions and the fourth-quarter financial report. Where the transcript contains a recorded roll call, abstentions are noted.
The Albemarle County School Board recorded the following formal actions during its Jan. 9 electronic meeting. Tally information is included where roll-call votes were read into the record; when counts were not fully specified in the transcript the entry notes that fact.
Closed‑meeting certification "I move that the board [certify] by recorded vote that to the best of each board member's knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act ... were heard, discussed, or considered in the closed meeting." Mover: Dr. Kate Acuff; Second: Judy Lee. Outcome: Passed (roll call conducted; transcript records affirmative responses from members present). Note: transcript includes a roll call with multiple recorded “Yes” responses but a full numeric tally was not legible.
Election of chair Motion to elect Dr. Kate Acuff as chair for the 2025 organizational year (nominated and moved from the floor, seconded by Ellen Osborne). Outcome: Approved (motion carried; transcript records a roll call and announcement that the motion carried).
Election of vice chair Motion to elect Dr. Rebecca Berlin as vice chair. Mover: (member nominating); seconded. Outcome: Approved; Dr. Berlin announced an abstention on the vote and the roll call reflects an abstention by Berlin with remaining voting members recorded as voting yes.
Appointment of clerk of the board Motion to appoint Christine Thompson as Clerk of the School Board for the organizational year beginning Jan. 2025. Mover: Graham Page; Second: (recorded second). Outcome: Approved (roll call in favor).
Affirm committee assignments Motion to affirm committee assignments as discussed. Outcome: Approved (motion passed by voice vote as recorded in transcript).
Approval of tonight's agenda Motion to approve the agenda for the Jan. 9 meeting. Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded in transcript).
Consent agenda (excluding item 6.5) Motion to approve the consent agenda with item 6.5 (personnel—athletic coaches) held for separate vote. Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded).
Personnel action, item 6.5 (athletic coaches) Motion to approve personnel actions relating to athletic coaches. Mover: Ellen Osborne; Second: Judy Lee. Vote: motion passed. Recorded roll call includes an abstention by Allison Spellman (who stated her husband is listed on the item); other members recorded as voting yes. (Transcript provides a roll-call in which Spellman is recorded as abstaining.)
Acceptance of the fourth-quarter financial report (FY24, period ending June 30) Motion to accept the fourth-quarter financial report presented by Jackson Zimmerman, school finance officer. Mover: (recorded mover); Second: (recorded second). Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded in transcript).
Notes - Several votes were conducted by roll call with individual members recorded saying "Yes," "No" or "Abstain." In some cases the transcript recorded the individual verbal responses; in other cases the transcript records that a roll call occurred but the numeric tally was not clearly transcribed. The transcript text above is the primary source for the motions and recorded outcomes.
