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Votes at a glance: agenda amendment, Teamsters certification, and closed session motion
Summary
At the Oct. 6 Richmond Public Schools work session the board voted to amend the agenda (deferring two items), certified Teamsters Local 592 as exclusive representative for coordinators and managers, and voted to enter closed session for personnel and legal matters.
The Richmond Public Schools board recorded three formal actions during its Oct. 6 work session:
1) Agenda amendment: The board voted to amend the evening’s agenda to defer item 3.01 (Woodville Elementary School update) and item 4.02 (literacy plan update) and to adopt the agenda as amended. The amendment was moved by Mister Percival and seconded by Mister Jafari. Roll-call recorded votes: Percival — Yes; Ricard — Yes; Farooq — Yes; Hedgepeth — Yes; Rizzi — Yes; Dr. Harris Mohammad — [recorded present earlier; did not vote on that roll call]; Miss Burke — No; Jafari — Yes; Miss Fernandez — Yes. Chair announced "Motion passes." The transcript shows an earlier exchange in which Miss Burke stated she would not support deferring the literacy plan update because of its importance to student achievement.
2) Certification of Teamsters Local 592: The board certified Teamsters Local 592 as the exclusive representative for coordinators and managers. District staff reported that the union ran unopposed in the election and received 26 votes in favor in the unit election. The certification motion was moved by Miss Burke; the board recorded a roll-call vote with the following responses: Percival — Yes; Ricard — Yes; Farooq — Yes; Hedgepeth — Yes; Rizzi — Yes; Dr. Harris Mohammad — Yes; Burke — Yes; Jafari — Yes; Fernandez — Yes. Chair announced "Motion passes."
3) Motion to enter closed session: The board voted to enter closed session to consider personnel matters (appointments, discipline and prospective candidates) and to consult with legal counsel regarding a resolution and other legal issues. The motion was moved by Miss Rizzi and seconded by Mister Percival. A roll-call vote was recorded and the chair declared the motion passed; the board then recessed to closed session.
This summary is drawn from the meeting record and the transcript roll-call entries. The names used in the roll calls are board members recorded on the transcript during roll-call voting.
