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Mattawan board elects officers, names counsel and auditor, and approves administrative appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the Mattawan Consolidated School Board elected Shari Magrath president and a full slate of officers, designated Thrun Law Firm as legal counsel, Yeo & Yeo as auditor, SET SEG as insurer, approved depositories and committee assignments, and authorized routine administrative items; most motions passed unanimously.
At the organizational portion of its Jan. 12 meeting the Mattawan Consolidated School Board completed annual reorganization tasks, electing officers, designating district partners and approving routine administrative authorizations.
The board elected Shari Magrath to the office of president (motion by M. Noffsinger, supported by V. Mabin‑Herzberg), Ted Roethlisberger as vice president (motion by R. George, supported by M. Hawes‑Ruhrup), Vickie Mabin‑Herzberg as secretary (motion by S. Magrath, supported by T. Roethlisberger) and Marika Hawes‑Ruhrup as treasurer (motion by S. Magrath, supported by R. George). Each officer motion was recorded with a 7–0 roll-call vote.
Pam Stermer, chief financial officer, recommended and the board approved a set of school depositories (JP Morgan Chase Bank; Consumers Credit Union; Argent Institutional Trust, formerly Huntington Bank; Michigan Class Investment Pool; Michigan Liquid Asset Fund Plus) and authorized the Director of Finance to execute necessary documentation. The board also approved Thrun Law Firm, PC as legal counsel and designated Yeo & Yeo to conduct the district's 2025–2026 financial audit; SET SEG was named as the district's property/casualty and workers' compensation insurance carrier.
Committee assignments were announced by the president (Executive Committee comprised of president, vice president and secretary; other standing committees listed as committees of the whole, plus a named Site Committee). The board appointed Superintendent Randy Fleenor as Election Administrator for 2026 and Pam Stermer as Electronic Transfer Officer. A list of position titles authorized to use district credit/purchase/debit cards was approved.
The minutes record one proposed amendment during scheduling which would have changed June–August start times to 6:30 p.m.; that amendment failed 4–3 (Ayes: M. Hawes‑Ruhrup, S. Magrath, V. Mabin‑Herzberg; Nays: O. Arugaslan, T. Roethlisberger, M. Noffsinger, R. George). Most organizational motions were recorded as passing unanimously (7–0).
The organizational meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m., and the regular session began immediately after.
