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Hamtramck Board approves organizational resolutions, elects officers
Summary
At its organizational meeting the Hamtramck Board of Education elected officers, set 2025 meeting dates, authorized banking and investment signatories, approved multiple contracts and routine items, and authorized a closed-session legal consultation; all listed resolutions passed on voice votes.
The Hamtramck Board of Education on Jan. 14 completed its organizational meeting by electing officers for 2025 and passing a package of routine organizational resolutions, including meeting dates, banking and investment authorizations, and multiple contract and personnel approvals.
The board elected Abdulmalak Elgahein as president, named a vice president and other officers, and approved a resolution to hold regular board meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the administration office, 3201 Roosevelt in Hamtramck. The board also authorized designated officers to sign depository, ACH and wire-transfer documents for accounts maintained at the district’s banks.
Other approvals included authorization for district investments under Public Act 4 of 1976 (MCL citation referenced in discussion), designation of UBSBN as a depository for certain investment and transactional functions, and the designation of an administrative assistant to post public notices for board meetings. The board approved a conference trip to a DMG Summit in New York for district staff participating in an academic return-on-investment (AROI) study; most conference costs were reported as covered by the program with limited district travel expense expected.
On personnel and contracts, the board approved awarding bids related to district door replacements at Holbrook and Dickinson East, approved an amendment to commissioning services for HVAC projects (see separate article), and confirmed the employment of Bria Kilgo as director of human resources, effective Jan. 13, 2025. The board also authorized settlement paperwork described as a full and final settlement and release in a matter identified as between Nabil Najee and Hamtramck Public Schools; the motion passed and the interim superintendent was authorized to sign the agreement.
The board voted to go into closed session earlier in the meeting to consult with counsel regarding federal litigation identified in the transcript as docket number 2-23-CV-1281 (attorney-client privileged discussion), then returned to open session and moved through the organizational items by voice vote. All listed resolutions on the consent and organizational agendas passed (recorded as unanimous voice approvals in each case with one member absent for some votes).
The board chair closed the organizational portion and opened the regular meeting afterward.
