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R. Atwater elected Board President; J. Sweeney Jr. chosen as Vice President at Barker CSD reorganization
Summary
At the July 2 reorganization meeting, the Barker Central School District elected R. Atwater as Board President (6–1 initial tally; final confirming motion 7–0) and J. Sweeney, Jr. as Vice President, and administered oaths to newly elected and re-elected members.
District Clerk Mary Eadie called the Barker Central School District Board of Education reorganization meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. on July 2, 2025, and administered oaths to newly elected member S. Mason and re-elected member D. Carnes.
Nominations for Board President produced two candidates. J. Sweeney, Jr. nominated R. Atwater (seconded by D. Carnes); S. Mason nominated V. Voss. The recorded vote gave Atwater six votes to Voss’s one. The Board then moved to formally nominate Mr. Atwater as President; the motion passed 7–0 and District Clerk Eadie administered the President’s oath before turning the meeting over to President R. Atwater.
President Atwater then called for nominations for Vice President. D. Carnes moved to nominate J. Sweeney, Jr., seconded by E. Gow; the motion carried 7–0 and the District Clerk administered the oath to Vice President Sweeney.
