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Canton school board votes to declare special election for seat held by Chair Johnny Brown
Summary
At a Sept. 6 special call meeting, the Canton Public School District Board of Trustees voted 4-0 (one absent) to declare a special election for the district seat held by Board Chair Johnny Brown. The motion was made by Trustee Peter Brown and seconded by Vice-Chair Lenderrick Taylor.
The Canton Public School District Board of Trustees voted on Sept. 6 to declare a special election for the district seat held by Board Chairman Johnny Brown.
Trustee Peter Brown moved to approve the request to declare a special election; Vice-Chair Lenderrick Taylor seconded. The motion passed with four trustees voting aye and Dr. Shivochie Dinkins recorded as absent.
The action—listed on the special call meeting agenda as Item 4.1—was taken during a meeting convened at 12:00 p.m. at the district office (held via Zoom). Superintendent Gary Hannah and attorney Lisa Ross were noted as present. No executive session was held.
During the meeting the board also reviewed its schedule of regular board meetings for the year, listing locations and times for meetings from July through June and noting Canton Career Center as a special-called meeting location. With no further business, the board adjourned following a motion by Trustee Peter Brown and a second from Vice-Chair Lenderrick Taylor.
The board record does not state the reason for calling a special election or provide a date for the election; those details were not specified in the minutes.
