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Votes at a glance: Elmbrook board actions and key roll‑call outcomes
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Elmbrook School Board approved a motion to initiate an appointment process for a vacant seat (5–1) and approved committee assignments, the proposed meeting schedule and gifts; an earlier motion to immediately 'fill' the vacancy failed 3–3.
The Elmbrook School District Board of Education recorded a number of formal actions at its Feb. 11 meeting. The most consequential votes and outcomes were:
• Motion to direct the board president and administration to initiate a replacement appointment process to fill the vacancy created by Trustee Linda Boucher’s death — PASSED (roll call: Mary Wacker yes; Bridal Cordillera yes; Jean Lambert yes; Kathy Lim no; Sam Hughes yes; Scott Wheeler yes; tally 5–1). The board instructed administration to solicit applicants and return with timeline and materials.
• Motion to move to "fill the vacancy" (a simpler motion that would have immediately authorized appointment) — FAILED (roll call: Kathy Lim yes; Jean Lambert no; Preetha Kurdiara no; Sam Hughes yes; Mary Wacker no; Scott Wheeler yes; tally 3–3). The tie defeated the motion.
• Motion on committee assignments and board liaisons: initial individualized motion failed; a motion to approve the committee assignments and liaisons as presented in BoardDocs was approved on voice vote.
• Motion to approve the proposed board meeting schedule for the coming 14 months — APPROVED (voice vote). The schedule moves the May meeting to an earlier date in the month to accommodate contract timelines and includes optional fourth‑week placeholders.
• Motion to approve gifts to the district for November 2024 totaling $16,721.46 — APPROVED (voice vote). The donations will be posted on the district website under 'Gifts.'
Other routine agenda votes included approval of the night’s agenda and the consent agenda by voice vote earlier in the meeting.
Several items will return for further action or were deferred: the district’s recommended benefits consultant (R and R Insurance) was presented and supported by the personnel committee but the board deferred final action to the next meeting; a large policy update will be returned for additional legal review in light of public comment on service‑animal language.
