Halifax County school board re-elects Mason as chair, names Clay vice chair in reorganizational meeting

The Halifax County School Board elected Mister Mason as chair and Mister Clay as vice chair during its January reorganizational meeting, and approved a set of procedural items including clerk appointments, Robert—s Rules of Order and board codes of conduct.

The board opened nominations for chair at the reorganizational meeting and voted to install Mason; the board then opened and closed nominations for vice chair and elected Clay after a roll-call-style confirmation. Clerk and deputy clerk appointments were made in the same procedural block and approved by voice vote.

The board also approved an adjustment to its regular meeting calendar: the October meeting previously scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 9, will be moved to Wednesday, Oct. 8, and the board approved a 6:00 p.m. start time for meetings where noted on the calendar. Board members voted to adopt Robert—s Rules of Order (12th edition) as the procedural manual and approved a code of conduct for board clerks and a separate code of conduct for board members.

Superintendent Doctor Huskin opened the meeting with a superintendent—s report and reminded families of upcoming division events and policies, including a reminder that the new cell-phone policy is in effect. Doctor Huskin also highlighted the division—s "Blueprints for Our Dreams" family event on Feb. 4 for students in grades 5 through 11 and a job fair Feb. 8, and asked families to keep contact information current for emergency notifications.

Votes recorded during the reorganizational portion were handled by voice and roll call. Board members asked that future committee assignments be reviewed at the February meeting.

Board chair Mason closed the reorganization items and thanked members for the vote. Additional routine items approved on consent included the meeting agenda and the consent docket.

The reorganizational meeting proceeded to staff and committee reports after the procedural votes.