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School board approves agenda, consent items and financial and personnel reports; announces Ward 3 candidates for interview
Summary
The board adopted the business meeting agenda, approved the consent agenda, accepted the monthly financial report subject to audit and approved a personnel docket (one abstention); the board also announced five candidates to interview for the Ward 3 vacancy and said resumes and applications will be posted online.
The Norfolk School Board voted on routine business items and announced a process to interview five candidates for the Ward 3 seat ahead of a special election.
At the start of the meeting the board adopted the business meeting agenda and later approved the consent agenda by roll call. The board approved the monthly financial report (Period 6, December) "subject to audit" and approved the personnel report; the personnel approval drew one recorded abstention on the roll call.
The board also announced that it will interview five applicants for the Ward 3 vacancy and that resumes and applications will be made available to the public online. The named candidates the board said it will interview are Catherine Powell, Curtis (Curtis) Forrest, Corbin Brown, Siobhan (Jovan/Siobhan) Smith and Jason Ng. (The board chair stated the names on the record.)
Details of recorded votes (as read on the record):
- Consent agenda: Approved by roll call (Bassin: Aye; Buffalo: Aye; Martin: Aye; Paulson: Aye; Thomas: Aye; Tchalajero: Aye) — outcome: approved.
- Monthly financial report (Period 6, December): Motion approved "subject to audit" by roll call (Bassin: Aye; Buffalo: Aye; Martin: Aye; Olson: Aye; Thomas: Aye; Gallegiero: Aye) — outcome: approved.
- Personnel report: Approved by roll call with one abstention (Bassin: Aye; Buffalo: Aye; Martin: Aye; Olson: Aye; Thomas: Abstain; Takalajero: Aye) — outcome: approved; abstention recorded for Thomas.
Other routine motions (agenda adoption and adjournment) were carried by motion and vote as announced by the chair and clerk; the meeting was adjourned after board motion and second.
No board action in this meeting amended policy or adopted ordinances; the recorded votes relate to routine governance, agenda and reporting items and to confirmation of the candidate interview list. Resumes and applications for the Ward 3 candidates were stated to be posted online for public review.
