The Huntsville School District board moved to fill its Zone 1 vacancy on Dec. 2, appointing candidate Bobby Gulich to the seat following an executive session. An unnamed board member made the motion: "I make a motion that we, appoint Bobby Gulich back to his place on the board," and a second was recorded.

Board members indicated Gulich could occupy the seat immediately but noted he might not be able to vote until he is re‑sworn at the courthouse. One board member explained the swearing‑in procedure: "you have to get re sworn in… at the courthouse." The transcript does not record a formal roll‑call vote count; members discussed seating procedural limits (not voting until sworn). The board also noted that one candidate who had filed, Charles Crowder, was absent.

The appointment fills an interim vacancy and the board directed staff to follow the required swearing‑in steps before Gulich participates in any votes from which he might otherwise be excluded. No additional motions or amendments to the appointment were recorded in the transcript.