TrusteeLengemann motion to suspend bylaws for committee placement fails for lack of second

At the Imlay City Board of Education's April 16, 2026 workshop, Trustee Alex Lengemann moved to suspend the bylaws that authorize the President to appoint board members to committees so he could make a motion to be placed on the Policy Committee. The motion received no second and died due to lack of support.

President Sharon Muir had opened the workshop with clarifications about board procedure, noting that the chair may make and second motions and may vote like other members, that members may vote no on motions they have moved but should not speak against their own motion, and that Robert's Rules of Order requires an opportunity for all members to speak before a member speaks again. Muir also explained her intent that 2026 committee assignments remain as appointed in January 2025, and she referenced that Trustee Lengemann had been censured the following month and subsequently declined a Marketing Committee appointment in January 2026.

The minutes record the motion and its failure but do not show any further debate or seconder. The procedural attempt highlights an unresolved governance question about committee appointment authority and a trustee's desire to change committee placement; the minutes do not record any follow-up direction or formal change to committee assignment at the workshop.