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Board delays vote on officer-election policy after members debate abstentions and presiding officer language
Summary
School board members sent proposed changes to the policy governing election of board officers back to policy committee after debate over whether members may abstain and who should preside when new members are sworn in.
Davis County School District trustees voted to table a proposed amendment to the board—lection policy after members expressed differing views on whether abstentions should be allowed and who should preside over organizational meetings.
The policy under review (referred to in discussion as 1B-15) would switch officer elections from an open voice vote to paper ballots, disallow abstentions in rounds after the first, and require the parliamentarian to announce tallies that go into the minutes. The policy committee had recommended the changes for full-board consideration.
Several board members said…
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