Rock Hill board approves two executive hires after closed-session deliberations

The Rock Hill School Board on Jan. 27 approved two senior hires after meeting in executive session to consider personnel matters. The board chair reported the hiring motions and recorded final tallies in open session.

The first motion — described by the chair as the superintendent’s recommendation for executive director of business services — was moved and seconded following the executive session and carried with the chair announcing: "Motion carries 6 1 with Hutchinson announced." The board then considered a second superintendent recommendation for chief financial officer; after a second the chair again announced the motion carried, with the transcript recording a 6–1 result.

Board procedure was followed to move into and then back from executive session. The chair had asked members to adjourn open session and enter executive session specifically for a personnel hiring matter, and the board voted to enter that closed session earlier in the meeting.

The meeting record does not include biographical details or the names of the appointees within the public segments; the superintendent moved forward the recommendations during executive session and the board reported outcomes in open session. The board also approved consent-agenda items during the same meeting — including minutes from Jan. 8 and Jan. 13 and personnel recommendations that were included in the board packet — by a 7–0 vote.

The board will continue routine business at its next scheduled business meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10 (6 p.m.), which the superintendent said would be held in person and live streamed.

Provenance: The board announced and voted on the motions after returning from the executive session at the Jan. 27 meeting (introductory public motion and vote recorded; final tallies announced on the public record). The meeting transcript records the motions and tallies beginning with the chair’s reconvening remarks and subsequent roll calls.

Votes at a glance: - Executive director of business services — superintendent recommendation moved; public tally recorded as "Motion carries 6 1 with Hutchinson announced." (transcript recorded by the chair) - Chief financial officer — superintendent recommendation moved and seconded; chair announced the motion carried (tally recorded as 6–1 in the public record).

Why it matters: Filling senior finance and business-service roles affects how the district develops and monitors budget options discussed later in the work session, including the general-fund outlook and planned community engagement around budget priorities. The appointments also shape who will be responsible for implementing the financial controls the board discussed during the work session.