Cedar Springs board elects officers, confirms organizational appointments
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Summary
At a special organizational meeting Jan. 6, the Cedar Springs Public Schools Board of Education elected its officers for 2025–26, set meeting dates and retained routine administrative designees including posting authority, depositories, auditor and legal counsel.
The Cedar Springs Public Schools Board of Education at a special organizational meeting on Jan. 6 elected Heidi Reid as board president and approved routine organizational appointments, meeting dates and financial designees for the 2025–26 school year.
The actions set the board’s leadership and administrative authorities that will guide the district’s formal business for the coming year. The meeting also included approval of board banking depositories, signature authorizations and retention of the district’s auditor and legal counsel.
Trustee Bowser nominated Heidi Reid for president; Trustee Patton seconded the nomination. The board approved Reid as president on a 6–1 vote. The minutes record one nay vote. Matt Shoffner was nominated for vice president and was approved by roll call on a 6–1 vote. Theresa Slater was confirmed as secretary and Trent Gilmore as treasurer; the motions carried.
Board members approved the district’s regular meeting schedule (second Monday of each month, with workshops in October, February and June) and set a 6:15 p.m. start time for regular meetings. The board designated Kimmie McCarthy, assistant director of communications, as the person responsible for posting meeting notices and confirmed Barbara Cooper as recording secretary.
The board confirmed the district’s list of official depositories as Bank of New York Mellon, Huntington Bank, Independent Bank, the Michigan Liquid Asset Fund and U.S. Bank. Signature-card authorization was confirmed to remain with the superintendent, the chief executive officer for business and finance, and the board president, consistent with district banking practice as presented.
The board voted to retain the district financial auditor identified in board materials as Raydabel Kaffner and to continue using outside legal counsel listed in the packet (including Clark Hill and the other firm noted in the materials). The board approved the slate of organizational items (items a–g) as presented; the motion carried on the roll call recorded in the meeting minutes.
As part of the organizational procedure, board members recited the oath of office and were instructed to sign required forms for filing with the Kent County Board of Elections. President Reid said staff will notarize the documents and finish the required filings.
The meeting also included routine consent items, adoption of the meeting agenda and announcements about upcoming MASB trainings and a January work session. The board approved purchase of lapel microphones for members to improve sound in the meeting room; staff said the equipment was expected to arrive the following day.
Ending: The board adjourned at approximately 7:00 p.m. The superintendent’s office will complete required filings with the county elections office and continue to brief the board on the district’s financial and administrative operations as scheduled.
