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Board Agenda Proposes Broad Delegation of Signing Authority to Administrators and Staff

Marquette Area Public Schools Board of Education · January 6, 2025
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Summary

Agenda items list designated signers for contracts and checks — including the Board Secretary/Treasurer, Board President, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent James Lampman, Special Education Director and named operational directors — and delegate specific contract signing authority for building principals and other program directors as designated by the superintendent.

The Jan. 6, 2025 organizational agenda for Marquette Area Public Schools proposes a set of delegations giving multiple district officials authority to sign checks, contracts, and agreements on behalf of the board. Item 8.A.2 names the Board Secretary/Treasurer, Board President, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent and Special Education Director as authorized contract signers; separate lines assign building principals, the athletic director, the business manager, the director of technology, the director of Kaufman Auditorium, the human resources director and the facilities director authority to sign specific contract types as designated by the superintendent.

The agenda also lists administrative delegations such as the Board Secretary's delegation of posting meeting notices and certain school election responsibilities to Linda Hopper, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent/Board (items 8.A.5 and 8.A.6). The posted text presents the delegations as items for board consideration; the agenda does not include the board’s approval or a recorded vote in the published agenda.