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Votes at a glance: Duluth Public Schools board actions Jan. 28, 2025
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Duluth Public Schools board took the following formal actions and recorded votes or outcomes on resolutions and motions listed in the meeting materials.
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Duluth Public Schools board took the following formal actions and recorded votes or outcomes on resolutions and motions listed in the meeting materials.
Accepted consent agenda — approved (voice vote)
Accepted donations (Resolution B-1-25-40-82) — approved (voice vote)
Accepted grant awards (Resolution B-1-25-40-83) — approved (voice vote) - Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation: ~$8,000 for Duluth East Culinary Arts (ServSafe exam tickets, equipment/supplies) - Minnesota Sea Grant Center for Great Lakes Literacy: $550 for Hartley field trip transportation
Resolution to establish combined polling places for special school elections (B-1-25-40-84) — defeated (voice vote) - Motion moved by Member Banks; multiple board members opposed on access and equity grounds. No roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.
Designation of district Iowa contact for MDE systems access (B-1-25-40-85) — approved (voice vote) - Superintendent John Magus authorized as district contact.
Resolution to combine duties of clerk and treasurer (B-1-25-40-86) — approved (voice vote) - Executive Director of Business Services designated to perform duties of clerk and treasurer as allowed by Minn. Stat. 123B.14.
Adopt 2025 legislative platform (B-1-25-40-87) — approved (voice vote)
Authorize school board member attendance at Duluth–St. Louis County Days at the Capitol (SP-1-25-40-88) — approved (voice vote)
Approve Duluth Transit Authority bus-pass memorandum of understanding (contract) — approved (voice vote) - Motion moved by Member Loefflerkamp; included coverage for enrolled high school students, ALC students and staff; term remainder of FY24–25 and FY25–26 with one-year options; summer coverage included.
Notes on voting: Most routine resolutions were adopted by voice vote. The combined-polling-places resolution was debated at length, with board members citing concerns about voter access; the motion failed by voice vote. No named roll-call vote tallies are recorded in the public transcript for most items.
