Motion to remove board president and reshuffle officers fails after roll call

A motion to remove the board president and reorder officers failed after a roll-call vote at the Wayne-Westland Community School District special meeting.

A board member moved to remove Miss May as president and to replace her with Miss Hines, to remove Miss Abney Mitchell as vice president and replace with Dr. Weaver, and to assign David Cox as secretary. The mover also alleged that the district had spent "over, what, $1,415,000 dollars" on board member travel out of state and said the board should establish limits on travel spending.

The motion was seconded and called for discussion. Board members debated the motion; some urged accountability for spending and stronger limits on travel and training costs, while others defended existing processes and expressed concern about changing leadership at a sensitive time.

The clerk called the roll on the reorganization motion: Doctor Weaver—yes; Mister Ambrose—no; Mister Cox—yes; Mister Rashawn—no; Miss Hines—yes; Miss Abney Mitchell—no; President May—no. The chair announced the motion failed.

Board members who proposed the leadership changes said the move was intended to help the district "move forward with our new superintendent" and to respond to concerns about oversight; opponents argued the proposed removals were divisive and some said community members should not be punished for disagreements. The motion did not include an itemized explanation of the alleged travel expenditures; the figure cited in debate was presented orally and was not documented in board materials distributed at the meeting.

After the failed motion the board proceeded to a motion to adjourn.