Amherst Central School District holds reorganization; board officers elected and oaths administered

The Amherst Central School District Board of Education opened its reorganization meeting by swearing in newly and re-elected trustees and electing board officers, then moved into regular business.

Three trustees — Nicholas DeMarco, Lori Goldhawk and Olivia Nidalgo — were sworn in to the Board of Education. Nicholas DeMarco recited the oath of office: “I, Nicholas DeMarco, do solemnly swear that I will support the” Constitution, as recorded in the meeting transcript.

The board then opened nominations for president and vice president. A nomination was made for Jessica McLaughlin for president and Mary Jane Matson was nominated for vice president. A public vote on the officers was held; the record shows motions carried unanimously with recorded tallies of 7–0. The board president and vice president were then asked to take the oath of office; the transcript records an oath read aloud and signed by the officers. The reorganization portion of the meeting concluded and the board moved on to its regular business meeting.

During the reorganization the board also voted on a consent item described as “consent of organizational resolutions.” A motion for that consent item was made and seconded; the motion carried (recorded as unanimous, 7–0).

The meeting record contains some overlapping or unclear spoken nominations and motions during the president election (the transcript records both a nomination for Jessica McLaughlin and a motion naming Justin Roblach). The official recorded outcome in the meeting minutes was a carried motion with a 7–0 tally and the board proceeded to administer the oaths to the incoming officers.

The reorganization adjourned after the oaths were administered and signatures collected; the board then moved into its regular agenda.