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Richfield board elects officers, approves legislative platform, preschool fees and honoraria
Summary
At its Jan. 6 organizational meeting, the Richfield Public School District board elected Director Carter as chair and Director Kirk Spencer as vice chair, approved a legislative platform, adopted a preschool sliding-scale fee schedule and renewed honoraria for board members and student representatives.
The Richfield Public School District board completed its organizational business and several routine but consequential votes at its Jan. 6 meeting.
Director Paula Cole opened the meeting and presided over elections for board officers. Following nominations, the board elected Director Carter as board chair and Director Kirk Spencer as vice chair. The board also appointed Director Capshaw as clerk and Director List as treasurer; the meeting record shows those appointments occurred by motion and voice votes during the organizational portion of the meeting.
The board then conducted regular business and voted on several items:
- Approval of the meeting agenda: motion carried by voice vote after a motion by Director Cole and a second by Director Banks Kaptro. - Consent agenda (routine business items): motion carried by voice vote (mover: Director Banks Kaptro; second: Director Bliss). - Legislative platform: the board approved the district’s 2025 legislative platform, which staff said will be used for upcoming meetings with state legislators and partner organizations. Staff…
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