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Carson City-Crystal Area Schools board elects officers, names transfer officer and sets financial authorities
Summary
At the Jan. 12, 2026 organizational meeting the Carson City-Crystal Area Schools Board unanimously elected Mark Jensen president, Gregg McAlvey vice president, Scott Fleisher treasurer and Melissa Staff secretary; the board also designated bank depositories, authorized signature roles, appointed Cyrena Christensen as Electronic Transfer Officer and adopted MASB legal reference guidance and an attorney retainer.
The Carson City-Crystal Area Schools Board of Education held its statutory organizational meeting at 6:15 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2026, in the district 4–12 Media Center. Superintendent Sattler called the meeting to order and Mrs. Cyrena Christensen conducted roll call; all seven board members were present.
Board member selections were decided by roll-call votes. Scott Fleisher nominated Mark Jensen for board president, with support from Stacey Springsteen; the motion carried 7–0. Fleisher then nominated Gregg McAlvey for vice president, supported by Springsteen; that motion also passed 7–0. Melissa Staff nominated Scott Fleisher for treasurer, supported by Gregg McAlvey; the board voted unanimously (7–0) to elect Fleisher treasurer. Matthew Barker nominated Melissa Staff for secretary, with support from Ryan Lankford; the board approved that nomination by roll call, 7–0.
President Mark Jensen appointed a finance subcommittee including Treasurer Scott Fleisher and Gregg McAlvey.
On financial administration, the board designated district depositories and fund assignments by unanimous roll-call vote. The minutes identify the Independent Bank of Carson City and Huntington Bank (Carson City locations) as depositories for specified accounts and authorize participation in the Michigan School District Liquid Asset Fund (PFM Asset Management LLC) for liquid-asset accounts. The board also approved check-signature authorization naming the board president, board secretary, board treasurer, board vice president and the business office supervisor as authorized signatories; that motion passed 7–0.
The board appointed Cyrena Christensen as the district Electronic Transfer Officer by a unanimous roll-call vote.
Administrative and governance housekeeping items adopted by unanimous votes included designating the superintendent to post public notices and meeting announcements, adopting the MASB legal reference note and approving an attorney retainer.
The board adopted a schedule of regular monthly meetings (second Monday, 6:30 p.m.) for 2026, with specific dates listed in the minutes. The organizational meeting was adjourned at 6:23 p.m. after a motion by Ryan Lankford, supported by Melissa Staff, and a unanimous vote.
The minutes also record the district's legal status as a general powers district and list board members with the expiration dates of their current terms.
