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Todd County School Board swears in members, elects officers and approves routine financial and administrative items
Summary
The board conducted oaths of office, elected officers including Vice President Amanda Riley, designated official depositories and publications, approved appointments and a series of routine motions including a 2024-25 budget supplement, member compensation, and the district's association memberships.
The Todd County School District 66-1 board swore in newly elected members, completed officer nominations and approved a series of routine financial and administrative motions at the organizational meeting.
New members and officers
Board members Chris and Mark were sworn in at the meeting; another new member was acknowledged as Colby. The board took nominations for president and vice president from the floor; with no opposition the slate was approved and Amanda Riley was elected vice president.
Why it matters: the actions set the board's leadership and administrative structure for the coming year and establish who can sign documents and represent the district to county, state and national bodies.
Key administrative actions and votes
The board designated its official newspaper and depositories, set its regular meeting schedule for the second and fourth Mondays of each month (with noted exceptions, including an adjusted July meeting date to July 28), and approved a list of memberships and appointments the district recommended.
Appointed and authorized positions included a recommendation to appoint Chad Lutz to an administrative/finance role (title not specified in the transcript) and the designation of Deborah Wardle as the district contact person for Section 504 under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The board approved routine financial items: a motion to pay bills, approval of canceled checks, acceptance of the 2024-25 trust and agency report and a 2024-25 budget supplement. The board also set board member compensation at $1.50 for regular or special meetings lasting less than three hours and approved the admission-charge schedule for the 2025-26 year as submitted.
Policy and other items
The board discussed the 2025-26 student handbook and deferred final approval, with a motion to revisit a high-school-specific handbook in November. The board approved student policies JEA/JEAA for school board meetings as submitted. The board also approved surplusing a set of bleachers and donating them to the fairgrounds as requested by a tribal representative.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to pay bills (moved by Amanda; second by Tim): approved (recorded as "all in favor"). - Motion to approve canceled checks (moved; second by Amanda): approved. - Motion to accept the 2024-25 trust and agency report (mover not specified; second by Tim): approved. - Motion to approve 2024-25 budget supplement (moved by Michelle; second not specified): approved. - Motion to set board member compensation at $1.50 per qualifying meeting (agenda item 7.6): approved. - Motion to set admission charges for 2025-26 (agenda item 7.7): approved as submitted. - Motion to appoint Deborah Wardle as Section 504 contact person (agenda item 7.10): approved. - Motion to appoint Chad Lutz to the recommended administrative role (agenda item 7.3): approved (title not specified in the transcript). - Motion to surplus and donate bleachers to the fairgrounds: approved. - Motion to delay final student handbook approval until November and pursue a high-school-specific handbook: motion accepted.
Provenance: these votes and actions are recorded in the meeting transcript beginning with the oath of office and spanning the organization and action-item sections of the agenda.
