The Dover Area School District Board of Directors on March 8 appointed nine community members to the Earned Income Tax (EIT) commission, approving the slate by a voice vote recorded as 6–0 to meet a March 9 filing deadline.

Board President Conley told the board the nominations were time-sensitive and credited the district solicitor, Pratt, with clarifying deadlines and timelines that required the meeting. "This takes us to our first public comment period," Conley said before the board moved to the appointments item; no members of the public spoke during the comment periods.

President Conley nominated nine applicants "using a diversity index" that considered age, profession, parental status and whether nominees have children in the district. The nine nominees approved were Sarah Herman; Michael Rhodes; Alina Ducharme; Siobhan Choice; Travis Smith; Gina Myers; Chris Puborski; James Yinger; and Constance Barrett. Conley also noted one applicant, Tabitha Baumann (pronounced Bachman), was ineligible because she is an employee of the district: "She is not qualified because she is an employee of the district. So we will not be considering her tonight, for the position." Another applicant on the list, Christine Gunnerich, was not included among the nine selected.

Director Hogan moved to appoint the nine named candidates; Director McKinney seconded. The board recorded a voice vote of "yes," and President Conley announced, "And the motion carries." The board clarified that its rule allowed submission of one board member but that the board would not submit a board member as one of the nine nominees.

There were two public comment periods before and after the action; no speakers addressed the board. The meeting then moved to adjournment.

Details recorded in the meeting materials attached to the agenda showed the district accepted applications through the school district office and that the selection was performed from that applicant list. The board did not record an individual roll-call vote for the appointments; the meeting materials list six board members present and the voice tally of six affirmative votes.