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Board approves preferred election procedure for unopposed seats, board says it will save taxpayers money
Summary
The Jacksonville North Pulaski School District board approved a resolution adopting a preferred election procedure for uncontested races, which board members said can avoid placing a millage measure on the ballot and save taxpayer money.
The Jacksonville North Pulaski School District Board of Education approved a resolution adopting a preferred election procedure for uncontested races, a step board members said would avoid placing an election measure on the ballot and save the district and taxpayers the cost of a wider election.
At the meeting, a school board member (Speaker 1) presented the resolution, noting that because no challengers filed for three seats, “congratulations to all 3 of you for reelection. But if we do this, then only 3 people have to go vote, and we don't have to put the, millage on the ballot and saves the taxpayers and a lot of people a lot of money and a lot of time.” The board then moved and seconded the resolution and voted unanimously to approve it; the recorded transcript does not provide individual vote tallies.
Board members did not specify which statutory citation or district policy authorizes the preferred election procedure in the recorded remarks, nor did they provide an estimate of the cost savings or any ballot language. The motion as recorded in the transcript approves the resolution and the board chair announced the motion “passes unanimously.”
The board adjourned immediately after approving this resolution.
