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Marple Newtown School Board approves agenda and committee reports by voice vote
Summary
On Oct. 28 the Marple Newtown School Board approved the meeting agenda and a series of committee and report items by voice vote. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript; the chair repeatedly confirmed 'the ayes have it.'
The Marple Newtown School Board on Oct. 28 approved its agenda and a series of committee reports and consent items by voice vote. The meeting opened with roll call showing six board members present; subsequent motions to approve the agenda, 'other reports' and committee lists carried by voice vote.
The board approved the agenda as presented after a motion and a second; the chair called for a voice vote and said, "The ayes have it." Later in the meeting the board approved four items listed under "other reports" and then approved budget and finance committee items 11.02–11.04 after a motion and second. Committee approvals for facilities & transportation, curriculum/instruction/technology, and multiple human resources & policy items (14.02–14.03; 14.04–14.06; 14.07–14.08) also passed by voice vote.
Most motions were moved and seconded orally during the meeting but the transcript does not record movers' or seconders' names for every motion. Each item was finalized with a voice affirmation from the chair. The transcript repeatedly records the chair's confirmation language: "All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? The ayes have it."
Because the meeting used voice votes for these items, the transcript does not provide a roll-call vote record by member name for each motion. The meeting clerk recorded six board members present at roll call.
Actions at a glance: • Approval of meeting agenda — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote; chair said "the ayes have it"). • Approval of "other reports" (item 10) — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Budget & finance committee items 11.02–11.04 — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Facilities & Transportation committee items — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Curriculum/Instruction/Technology committee items — Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). • Human Resources & Policy items 14.02–14.03; 14.04–14.06; 14.07–14.08 — Motion(s) moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice votes).
The meeting concluded with brief board comments and adjournment.
