Lakeland District trustees approve transportation director appointment after executive session

Lakeland District trustees voted to approve a personnel action to fill the transportation director position after convening an executive session.

The action came after the board voted to enter an executive session "pursuant to Idaho Code § 74-206(1)(a) and (b)," Trustee Jenkins said when asking for the motion. The board took the executive session by roll call vote and later returned to open session to consider the personnel item.

The board then took a motion on "personnel A" and approved it for the transportation director position. The motion carried on a voice vote; trustees said "aye" and no trustees voiced opposition. A district staff member welcomed the new hire to the district after the vote.

The meeting opened with routine business including approval of the meeting agenda. The recorded transcript shows the board moved into executive session and then approved the personnel appointment; no additional details about the appointee, salary, start date or hiring process were specified in the transcript.

The executive session was authorized by reference to Idaho Code § 74-206(1)(a) and (b), the statute trustees cited in moving into closed session. The transcript does not record who made or seconded the motions by name for either the executive session or the personnel appointment, nor does it provide vote tallies beyond the roll-call yes votes recorded for the executive-session motion and the unanimous voice vote for the personnel motion.

Minutes and any personnel records created pursuant to the appointment were not part of the provided transcript excerpt.