Lakeland District places unspecified staff member on 10-day administrative leave, one-year probation

After convening an executive session under Idaho law, the Lakeland District Board of Trustees voted to place a district employee identified in the meeting transcript as "personnel A" on 10 days of administrative leave beginning Oct. 15 and to place that same person on probation for one calendar year starting Oct. 15.

The board moved into executive session under the Idaho code section cited in the meeting as "7 4 2 6 1 8." Trustee Jones and Trustee Payne recorded affirmative votes in a roll call to enter the executive session; the transcript shows the personnel motion was made and seconded after that session and the motion carried.

"I would move that we placed personnel a. I'll administrate leave for 10 days beginning October 15, and that that same person be based on probation for 1 full calendar year from the October 15," a trustee moved on the record. A motion to approve the leave and probation was seconded, and after the affirmative voice votes the chair stated "the motion carries."

The transcript does not identify the employee by name, give the employee's job title, nor describe the conduct that prompted the leave and probation, and the board did not disclose additional details in open session. The action was taken following executive-session discussion; the board terminated the meeting at 9:35 a.m.

The public portions of the transcript do not include individual vote tallies for the personnel motion; the transcript records the chair calling for "All in favor, say aye" and then announcing the motion carries. The board did not announce any additional follow-up steps or reporting timelines for the personnel action in the public record.