OPS board approves consent agenda, advances procurement policy first reading and votes to enter closed session

The Omaha Public Schools Board of Education on Monday approved routine business items, advanced a policy revision for first reading and authorized a closed session to discuss negotiations and legal matters.

The board approved a motion to excuse the absences of three members; the motion was moved by Miss Magnus and seconded by Vice President Snipes and passed on a roll call of the six members present. The consent agenda was then approved after a motion moved by Mr. Tiein and seconded by Miss Magnus; one trustee announced an abstention on a specific claim item before the vote.

On policy business, Mr. Talin presented proposed revisions to Policy 7000 to add a reference to federal procurement compliance, a change recommended by the district’s audit process. The change was advanced as a committee motion for first reading and approved by roll call.

Vice President Snipes moved and Mr. Tin seconded a motion for the board to go into closed session “for the protection of the public interest and for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of individuals” to discuss negotiations and legal advice with the superintendent, board secretary, chiefs of staff and finance, and legal counsel. The motion passed by roll call; the board entered closed session at about 7:15 p.m., returned at roughly 7:55 p.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m.

All votes and procedural actions were recorded by roll call during the meeting; where the transcript listed only roll-call shorthand the record shows six members voted in favor on the recorded motions.