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Board appoints Muriel Jordan after two rounds of voting; new member sworn in
Summary
After presentations from seven candidates, the David Douglas School Board adopted a procedure for runoff voting, held two ballots and appointed Muriel Jordan to the open board seat; the board administered the oath at the meeting.
The David Douglas School Board filled an open board seat at its Sept. 11 meeting after hearing presentations from seven candidates and conducting two rounds of voting.
Board directors first passed a procedural motion to handle nominations and runoffs: "If no candidate receives a majority, the folks that have the most votes would go on to the next ballot," said a director before the motion passed by roll call. Directors then nominated and heard brief statements from candidates including Gisela (Griselda) Foster, Carrie Fry, Gwen Hull, Mindy Johnson, Muriel Jordan, Clinton Kendall and Brian Peters.
During the first round of voting no candidate received a majority, so the board held a second ballot. Muriel Jordan received four votes in the second round and was appointed. The board ceremonially administered the oath and Jordan repeated the pledge to support the constitutions, laws and district policies and to "faithfully and impartially discharge the responsibilities of the office of school board member."
Board discussion after the appointment praised the candidate pool's quality and encouraged those not selected to remain engaged; board leadership also asked new and prospective members to consider future elections and confirmed logistics for swearing in at the meeting.
The appointment process followed the board's procedural motion and roll-call voting; no formal challenge to the outcome was recorded in the meeting minutes.
