Chair and member announce they were not reappointed; board approves executive-session minutes
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Summary
Chair announced that she and Ray Lapinus were not reappointed and this was their last meeting; the board moved into executive session to review and later approved prior executive session minutes. A new administrative assistant will start in early January.
At the start of her report Unidentified Speaker 1 announced that she and Ray Lapinus were not reappointed to the board and that this meeting would be their last. "Ray and I did not get reappointed, so this is our last meeting," the chair said and thanked members and staff for their support and years of service. The chair also announced the death of the board's first CEO, Dennis Smith, and said the family planned services around the 17th with arrangements still being finalized.
Board members expressed appreciation for the outgoing members and discussed holding a formal send-off at the next meeting. Carolyn Scofield publicly thanked Connie Machini and Ray Lapinus for "decades of service" and urged a celebratory recognition next month.
The board voted to enter executive session for the biannual review of executive session minutes. Roll call was conducted and the board approved entering executive session. After the executive session, a motion was made and seconded to approve the listed executive session minutes (dates were read into the record). The chair later stated that no action was taken in executive session. The chair also announced a new administrative assistant would start on January 5.
No disciplinary or appointment actions were recorded during the public meeting beyond the announcements about reappointments and staffing.