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Board president recounts 2024 change to seniority voting order and asks for reexamination
Summary
The board president said they changed the board's voting order in December 2024 to give senior members priority and put the president last; they asked the board to consider continuing or re-agendizing that order for further discussion.
A speaker who identified themself as having become president in December 2024 told colleagues that they changed the board's voting order to seniority — with senior members voting first and the president voting last — and asked whether the body would consider continuing that practice or re-agendizing it for review. "Back in December of 2024 when I became president, I changed the voting order to seniority and had seniors first. And I put myself last as president," the speaker said.
Other members referenced past comments and decorum practices. One member noted they had previously commented and said "ladies first." The board did not debate or change its rules at this meeting; members suggested placing the question on a future agenda to allow a formal discussion and possible procedural amendment.
The item raised a procedural question about how speaking and voting order are set for the board and whether the board prefers seniority, chair-last, equal rotation, or another method; the president asked that the matter be placed on a future agenda for formal consideration.
