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Tenafly Board of Education swears in new members, elects officers and adopts code of ethics
Summary
The Tenafly Board of Education completed its reorganization: newly elected and appointed trustees were sworn in, the board held nominations and roll-call confirmations for president and vice president, and members read and approved the annual code of ethics supplied by the New Jersey School Boards Association.
The Tenafly Board of Education opened its reorganization meeting by swearing in recently elected and appointed members and completing officer elections, then read and adopted the board's annual code of ethics.
The board administered oaths of office to newly elected trustees who received the highest vote totals in November's school election and to an appointed board member. After roll call confirmed a quorum, the board took nominations for president and vice president and completed roll-call confirmation of the officers. Trustees then read aloud the district's code of ethics, a 10-point statement provided by the New Jersey School Boards Association, and indicated adoption for the year.
The swearing-in followed the board's formal announcement of the election results. The board did not provide a separate public roll-call tally of the election itself during the reorganization; the meeting record shows the administration reading vote totals from the November election and then administering oaths.
During the officer elections trustees nominated candidates and recorded votes by roll call. The meeting transcript records trustees answering in the affirmative during the roll calls called by the presiding officer; the transcript does not contain a clear, verbatim motion text naming the successful candidate(s) for president and vice president. The board chair then confirmed the reorganization portion of the meeting concluded and moved on to closed session before reopening for the regular meeting.
The board also completed routine organizational votes by approving the minutes from prior sessions and approving the meeting agenda with one administrative removal (Policy 5111 removed from item 17.1). Those approvals were made by motion, second and voice or roll-call vote as recorded in the meeting minutes.
The board's reading and adoption of the code of ethics reiterated responsibilities that include upholding state law and court orders relating to schools, appointing qualified personnel after recommendation of the chief administrative officer, and holding confidential matters that would needlessly injure individuals or the schools.
The reorganization concluded with a motion to adjourn.
