Board rejects APAC amendment, then approves committee assignments

Summary

A proposal to add the district APAC advisory committee to the board's formal committee roster failed on a roll call; the board then approved the committee assignments as originally presented (vote 7–0), with directors agreeing to revisit handbook policy language and committee representation at a retreat or future workshop.

The Prior Lake‑Savage board considered an amendment to its committee roster Jan. 12 to formally add the APAC district‑wide advisory committee. Director Atkinson moved to amend the committee assignments to include APAC; discussion followed about whether the addition would conflict with existing policy and whether the committee should be incorporated into the board handbook or addressed at the annual retreat.

Director France suggested the item might better sit in a handbook review and that the district should consult the APAC committee; others raised concerns about resources and whether prior participation by the chair or staff effectively supported APAC without changing the formal committee list. On a roll‑call vote, the amendment to add APAC failed (members recorded as voting yes or nay in the meeting transcript). The board then voted to approve the board committee assignments as presented, passing that motion 7–0.

Directors asked staff to move the topic of advisory‑committee definitions and handbook language to the retreat and to clarify representation and expectations for advisory groups going forward.