Votes at a glance: Ponca City Board approves consent agenda, contracts and personnel actions; executive session convened

The Ponca City Board of Education approved multiple routine and contract items and took personnel actions following an executive session.

Key votes recorded during the meeting included:

- Election of Robin Riley as board president: roll-call vote recorded Nancy Zimmerstein, Joe Baden, Judy Drew and Robin Riley voting "Aye." The chair announced the motion carried.

- Approval of Laurie Graham as clerk of the board and Laurie Lilly as deputy clerk: roll-call vote recorded Nancy Zimmerstein, Robin Riley, Judy Drew and Joe Baden voting "Aye." Motion carried.

- Approval of the consent agenda (minutes of the March 10 regular meeting and March 25 special meeting, and 12 contracts/agreements under $10,000): the board moved and approved the consent agenda after a call for any separations; roll-call votes were recorded for approval.

- Approval of action items (district financial reports and ratification of payrolls): the board voted to approve items a through o (finance items including change orders and child nutrition reports); a roll-call vote recorded the motion carried.

- Contracts and agreements: the board approved a package of contracts (items C through O) in a combined vote. Two proposals from American Roofing related to work at Ponca City High School (items A and B) were separated for individual consideration; a board member recused themself from voting on those items for a conflict of interest. The separated items were then approved by roll call.

- Executive session and personnel actions: the board voted to convene an executive session to discuss personnel matters and litigation-privileged topics. After returning to open session, the board voted on recommendations concerning termination, reassignment, resignation and employment of personnel; a recorded roll-call vote showed the motion carried.

Most recorded roll calls in the meeting show unanimous "Aye" votes from the four seated board members. Several speakers asked for specific items to be separated from consent for individual consideration before votes were taken. Where a board member declared a conflict and recused themself for votes on specific vendor proposals, the board proceeded to vote on those items with the remaining members present.

The board adjourned after taking the personnel votes and completing the agenda.