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Richland 1 board elects 2026 officers, adopts committee policy and approves personnel actions in executive session
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting the Richland 1 board elected Robert Lomenak chair, reappointed Commissioner Weston as vice chair and Erica Hersey as secretary-treasurer for 2026; the board adopted policy BDE on second reading, approved the first reading of a board compensation policy (BID), and approved multiple personnel actions after an executive session.
The Richland 1 Board of School Commissioners conducted officer elections and approved several policies and personnel matters at its Dec. 9 regular meeting.
Elections: Following the board’s procedure under policy BD, Commissioners nominated and, by unanimous consent, elected Robert Lomenak as chair for the 2026 calendar year. Commissioner Weston was reappointed vice chair and Commissioner Erica Hersey was elected secretary-treasurer, both by unanimous consent.
Policy votes: Doctor Richardson presented policy BDE (board committees) on second reading; the board adopted the revisions unanimously. The board also held a first reading of policy BID (board member compensation and expenses), which would add IRS-aligned mileage reimbursement; commissioners asked for clarification on budget limits and whether staff travel rules (policy DJD) should be cross-referenced. The board approved the BID policy on first reading and requested follow-up information about the board travel budget and staff-travel parameters.
Executive session and personnel actions: The board entered executive session to discuss leave requests, an employee termination and hiring. After returning to open session, the board approved two leaves of absence without pay (family responsibility leaves for employees identified in the agenda as RJ and FH), approved termination of employment for an employee listed on the agenda as Employee 8 for the 2025–26 school year, and approved hiring five teachers for the 2025–26 school year. Each action was moved and adopted by unanimous vote.
Consent and routine items: The board approved the consent agenda (minutes of the Nov. 11 meeting and a temporary nurse staffing contract) and received an information report on purchase orders between $50,000 and $249,999.99 for October 2025.
All motions that went to a vote in open session passed unanimously with seven board members present. Chair Lomenak said the parliamentarian appointment will be made at the Jan. 13, 2026 meeting, which is the board’s next regular session.
