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Board approves officers, agenda, meeting schedule and consent items at Jan. 2 GRPS meeting
Summary
The Grand Rapids Public Schools board unanimously approved the slate of officers, the meeting agenda, the board meeting schedule and the consent agenda at its Jan. 2 meeting; no contested roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.
At the Jan. 2 Grand Rapids Public Schools board meeting the trustees completed several routine procedural votes.
Nominations and officer elections The board held nominations for board officers and approved a slate of officers. The motion to adopt the slate was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. The board announced the following officers: Kim Davis as board president; Rosie Wade as vice president; José Rodríguez as secretary; and Kimberly Williams as treasurer. The transcript records members saying “all in favor” and confirms the president turned the meeting over to President Davis.
Agenda and meeting schedule The board moved and approved the meeting agenda for the Jan. 2 session. Trustees later moved, seconded and approved the board’s meeting schedule for upcoming dates; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript and the chair announced the motions carried.
Consent agenda and other routine actions The board moved, seconded and approved the consent agenda without noted opposition.
Votes recorded in the public portion of the transcript did not list named movers or seconders for every motion and did not include a recorded roll-call tally. The meeting transcript reflects the board chair announcing the motions were approved after members responded “yes” or “all in favor.” No motions failed or were tabled during the public session, according to the transcript.
