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Proposal for a community bullying forum fails on tie vote
Summary
A motion to hold a community forum on bullying — proposed by Board Members Mathews and Anderson — failed on a 3-3 roll-call tie after the board could not agree to pre-set ground rules.
Board Member Greg Mathews moved on March 9 to establish a public forum on the topic of bullying, with the condition that ground rules be agreed on by the board prior to holding the forum. Member Stephanie Danielson seconded the motion. The board conducted a roll-call vote that ended in a tie (Mathews-Aye, Provencher-Nay, Anderson-Aye, Carlson-Nay, Danielson-Aye and Oster-Nay) and the motion failed.
The minutes record that Mathews and Anderson had earlier presented the idea of a community forum and the board discussed possible structures for it. The failure of the motion leaves the idea unresolved; the minutes do not record follow-up steps or a future date for reconsideration.
Because the motion required board agreement on procedural ground rules before holding the forum, the absence of consensus on those rules — reflected in the tied roll-call vote — was decisive. The minutes show three affirmative votes and three negative votes, resulting in no board action.
