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Chair walks new members through officer-nomination and voting process
Summary
Chair explained officer elections: nominations (no second required), unanimous ballot by the business administrator if only one nominee, and open vote with raised hands if multiple nominees; elections occur at the first local meeting in January after a regular school board election.
The chair reviewed the formal sequence for electing the board president and vice president and outlined how nominations and voting will be handled. The chair said nominations need not be seconded, and if only one member is nominated the business administrator will cast a unanimous ballot for that nominee; if there are multiple nominees the election will be an open vote.
"So I'll just say, we're open now for nominations for school board president and accept nominations," the chair said, describing the practical steps for the organization meeting and saying that a president pro tem may chair the organizational meeting. The chair also noted the officers are elected at the first local board meeting in January following a regular school board election.
Members asked procedural clarifying questions about when discussion can occur and when questions should be raised; the chair advised that discussion typically follows a motion being made and opened for debate and that members may ask questions during the discussion phase. No formal nomination or vote took place during this work meeting; the session was instructional.
