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Unidentified board swears in new members and elects president in 5-4 roll-call vote
Summary
At a reorganization segment of the meeting, newly elected board members were sworn in and the board elected a president by roll-call vote: 'Jason' received five votes to 'Mrs. Sacca's' four, after debate over nomination and voting procedures.
Meeting officials swore in newly elected board members and then moved to select board leadership during a reorganization portion of the session. A roll-call vote for board president produced a 5–4 result, with 'Jason' named president and 'Mrs. Sacca' the runner-up.
The session began with the oath of office. The meeting official instructed members to "please raise your right hand and repeat after me," and new members recited the oath and were told to sign certificates after the ceremony. Paul Maliki, who identified himself later in the discussion, took part in the swearing and administrative steps.
Before nominations, members debated how the election should be conducted. Paul Maliki urged clarity on procedure, saying the rules "need to be explained ahead of time" and warning against changing voting mechanics during the process: "what you don't do is how to vote, and somebody says, well, you just change the game." David Perry, who identified himself in the meeting, outlined two options: the traditional sequential nomination and vote process versus presenting multiple nominees and having each member cast a single vote for their preferred candidate.
Following that discussion, nominations were opened and then closed by motion. A roll-call vote between the two leading candidates was conducted; the clerk announced that "Jason got 5 votes" and "Mrs. Sacca got 4." The chair congratulated the winner. The board then moved to fill vice-presidential and related representative roles; the transcript records that "Carol got 5 votes," and further counts and confirmations followed for other positions.
Several members raised the idea of tabling one representative selection to allow time for further consideration; one speaker noted a "vested interest" in serving as a liaison to a school because of personal connections. The meeting proceeded to the next agenda item after confirming leadership selections.
The transcript does not include a formal recorded final adjournment during the swearing-in and election sequence. Next procedural steps recorded were a call to consider the next bill on the agenda.
