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Votes at a glance: board approves textbook surplus, extends meeting and adjourns
Summary
The board approved several procedural motions, including declaring sample textbooks obsolete and turning them over under policy 3040, extending the meeting past the scheduled time, and adjourning. Votes were recorded by roll call and carried unanimously or by clear majority as shown below.
At the end of the meeting the board took three recorded procedural votes.
• Declaring sample textbooks obsolete (approved): The board voted to declare a set of sample textbooks obsolete and to turn them over to the town in accordance with Board of Education Policy 3040 (Obsolete and Surplus Equipment). The motion passed on a roll‑call vote recorded as unanimous (ayes recorded by roll call).
• Motion to extend the meeting (approved): The board voted to extend the meeting past the scheduled end time to finish deliberations. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call.
• Motion to adjourn (approved): The board voted to dismiss/adjourn at the end of the agenda; the motion carried by roll call.
Votes (as recorded in the meeting transcript)
1) Motion: "Declare the sample textbooks obsolete and turn it over to the town in accordance with the board of education policy 3040." — Mover: unnamed; Second: unnamed. Vote: Yes — 8; No — 0; Outcome: approved. (Roll call recorded multiple “Aye” votes.)
2) Motion: "Motion to go past 10 to 5" — Mover: unnamed; Second: unnamed. Vote: Yes — 7; No — 0; Outcome: approved. (Recorded by roll call; motion carried.)
3) Motion: "Motion to dismiss/adjourn" — Mover: unnamed; Second: unnamed. Vote: Yes — 8; No — 0; Outcome: approved. (Roll call recorded a unanimous consent.)
Notes: The meeting transcript records roll‑call “Aye” votes by first names; the clerk recorded the roll calls verbally rather than publishing a separate vote tally sheet. The board referenced Board of Education Policy 3040 when approving the obsolete/surplus action.
