At a December meeting of the Ocean View School District Personnel Commission, the commission elected Bob Ewing as chair and Lance Bidnick as vice chair and approved routine personnel items, including revisions to job descriptions and authorization for commissioner attendance at the CSPCA 2026 conference in San Diego.

Under Item 9, Speaker 2 moved to elect “commissioner Ewing” as chair; Speaker 1 seconded and the motion passed by voice vote. Speaker 1 then nominated Lance Bidnick for vice chair; the nomination was seconded and approved. The chair announced the new officers: Bob Ewing (chair) and Lance Bidnick (vice chair).

On the consent calendar, a district staff presenter (identified in the transcript as Speaker 5 and introduced in the meeting as “Doctor Jimson” in one place and “Doctor Jensen” elsewhere) described two minor job‑description revisions. For Cook 1 and Cook 2 classifications, the education requirement was broadened to allow qualification by a high school diploma or equivalent or by demonstrating necessary competencies through equivalent education, training or experience; the presenter said this reflects “a skills based approach that recognizes real world expertise.” For the sprinkler mechanic position, the backflow certification was changed from required to preferred; the district will support new hires in obtaining backflow certification and can temporarily outsource annual backflow testing at minimal cost. The consent calendar, which also included eligibility lists, classified activity lists (approved by the board of trustees Nov. 18), recruitment updates and advanced step placements, was moved, seconded and approved.

Under new business, the commission approved commissioner attendance at the CSPCA 2026 annual conference in San Diego; the presenter said Chairman Ewing and the presenter planned to attend. The commission approved the motion by voice vote.

Other business included routine commissioner reports thanking HR and administration for progress filling positions — including special education vacancies — and short holiday remarks. The commission approved the Nov. 13, 2025 minutes and adjourned at 4:40 p.m. The next meeting was set for Jan. 15.

Votes at a glance: Elect chair — Bob Ewing: passed (voice vote, commissioners present voted Aye); Elect vice chair — Lance Bidnick: passed (voice vote); Approve minutes (11/13/2025): passed (voice vote); Approve consent calendar (incl. job‑description revisions): passed (voice vote); Approve CSPCA 2026 attendance: passed (voice vote); Adjourn: passed (voice vote).

Representative quote from the consent presentation: “Ultimately with this, revision, we're not reducing expectations rather we are expanding qualification pathways to bring more skilled candidates to our kitchens,” said the district staff presenter (identified in the transcript as Speaker 5).

The meeting ran roughly 4:30–4:40 p.m. and covered routine personnel business; no substantive controversies or formal oppositions were recorded in the transcript.