Johnson City Board of Education elects Rick Smith chair; Hall and Treece chosen for leadership posts
Summary
At its Dec. 1 meeting the Johnson City Board of Education elected Rick Smith as board chair, affirmed Kathy Hall as vice chair and Paula Treece as secretary. The board also read and circulated its annual ethics contract recommended by TSBA.
Rick Smith was approved as chair of the Johnson City Board of Education at the board’s Dec. 1 meeting after an affirmation vote. Kathy Hall was affirmed as vice chair and Paula Treece was affirmed as board secretary in subsequent voice votes. The board adopted the meeting agenda and completed the annual circulation of the Board of Education ethics contract, adopted as recommended by the Tennessee School Boards Association.
The nomination for chair was made from the floor and Smith accepted the nomination, after which the board approved the slate by affirmation. After the leadership elections, the board chair directed members to sign the annual ethics contract for the record; the contract notes the board will follow the TSBA code of ethics and may refer ethical questions to the TSBA ethics advisory council.
The meeting proceeded to recognitions and regular reports. No contested votes or roll-call tallies were recorded for the officer elections in the transcript; the approvals were taken by voice affirmation.
