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Hamilton School Board approves election contract, privacy update and policy 1015
Summary
The Hamilton School District board approved an election-services contract with the county elections administrator, adopted updated digital-privacy language, appointed a district MHSA representative and adopted board policy 1015 on mission, vision and goals.
The Hamilton School District Board approved several routine administrative items Tuesday, including an election-services contract with the North Valley County elections administrator and an updated multi-district digital-privacy agreement, adopted a revised policy on mission, vision and goals and appointed the district’s representative to the regional high‑school association.
The board’s chair opened new business by asking members to approve a contract for the county elections administrator to run trustee elections and to administer any future levies; after a motion and second the board approved the contract by voice vote. A separate motion to adopt updated privacy-agreement language with an outside vendor (named in the transcript as Luminess) passed by voice vote as well.
Board members also moved to appoint Mr. Boone as the district’s representative to the Montana High School association process for athletics and activities; the appointment was approved by voice vote. Finally, the board adopted Policy 1015, which sets the district’s mission, vision and goals, following prior discussion at an earlier meeting.
Why it matters: the election contract sets who will administer future local votes, the privacy agreement governs district data-sharing arrangements with vendors, the MHSA appointment gives the district a voting representative on interscholastic matters, and Policy 1015 establishes guiding statements the district will use in planning and communications.
What the record shows: all actions recorded in the meeting transcript were approved by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally or individual vote names. Staff said the election contract would allow the county elections administrator to run trustee elections and to administer a potential technology and/or safety levy. The privacy agreement was presented as a multi-district item and approved after motion and second. The policy adoption and the representative appointment were likewise approved by voice vote.
Next steps: the election contract will move into implementation with county staff; the privacy agreement will be filed per district procurement practices; and the policy will be applied to future planning documents and the district’s annual report.
