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Glide SD 12 board appoints Teresa Finch to budget committee; other applicants left pending OSBA review
Summary
The Glide School Board voted to appoint Teresa Finch as the district's single new budget-committee elector, amending the motion to leave three other applicants' appointments pending guidance from the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA). The vote passed unanimously.
The Glide School Board voted to appoint Teresa Finch to the district budget committee after hearing short introductions from four community applicants and debating whether to expand the committee beyond the current policy limit.
The appointment followed a lengthy discussion about the committee's size and legal requirements. Superintendent Freeman and several board members said state law and district policy require an equal community representation and a minimum of five electors; board members also raised concerns that expanding or changing the committee's composition could create unintended governance issues. Board member Tracy asked the board not to "put in stone" that alternates would have no voting power without OSBA review.
Chair moved the motion to select one primary candidate and list the three remaining applicants as pending appointments; a board director seconded the motion. Ballots were cast and the board then approved the appointment of Teresa Finch as the primary budget-committee appointee. The motion was presented and passed in open session as an amended motion with the other applicants to be considered pending OSBA direction.
Board members framed the decision around practical timing: the budget committee meeting is imminent and the board wanted to ensure at least one community elector is able to participate. The board did not finalize policy changes on committee size during the meeting; members said any expansion should be considered after consultation with OSBA and with attention to statutory requirements.
The approved action will send notification to the successful applicant and the board said staff will follow up with OSBA to clarify whether and how the three other applicants might be added as full electors or as nonvoting/at-large participants.
Note on names: the candidate introduced herself earlier in the meeting using a surname that was transcribed as "Pinch," while the formal motion recorded her surname as "Finch." The board record uses the spelling "Finch" in the appointment motion.
