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Ames Community School District board approves agenda, consent items and policies; votes to enter closed session
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Ames Community School District Board of Directors unanimously approved the agenda and consent items, adopted policies as presented, and voted to enter a closed session under Iowa law to evaluate an employee’s professional competency.
The Ames Community School District Board of Directors unanimously approved the meeting agenda and consent agenda, voted to adopt policies as presented, and approved a closed session to evaluate the professional competency of an individual who requested confidentiality.
The board approved the agenda and the consent agenda by voice vote, each recorded as passing 7-0. The board then considered a package of policies "for action" and adopted them by voice vote; the motion was moved by Sabrina Shields Cook and seconded by Angie DeWard, and the measure passed 7-0. The board recorded a roll-call vote to move into a closed session under Iowa law; all seven members present voted in the affirmative.
Board President called for the closed session under Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(i), stating the purpose was "to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual's reputation, and that individual has requested a closed session." The roll call for the closed-session motion recorded the following ayes: Sabrina Shields Cook; Brett Becker; Allen Birbaum; Amy Bridal Smith; Aaron Rodriguez; Angie DeWard; and Kelly Winfrey. The board indicated one member was absent for the meeting.
The board set its next regular meeting for May 19 at 5:30 p.m. and noted the closed session would be held in Conference Room C.
No substantive debate or amendments to the policies were recorded in the public transcript. No details about the specific policies adopted or the contents of the consent agenda were provided in the public portion of the transcript and are not specified here.
