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Jim Ned CISD board rescinds superintendent's blanket hiring authority, then grants time-limited authority
Summary
Trustees unanimously rescinded the superintendent's authority to offer contracts to new professional employees, then later in the same meeting approved a temporary delegation allowing offers through Aug. 31, 2026; both motions passed 7-0.
The Jim Ned CISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously on June 25 to rescind the superintendent's authority to offer contracts to new professional employees, and later approved a time-limited delegation restoring that authority through Aug. 31, 2026.
A motion to rescind the superintendent's authority was made by Trustee Mike Daggs and seconded by Trustee Jonathan Davis; the board recorded yea votes from all seven trustees. The meeting minutes state the motion "Passed" with a voting summary of Yea: 7, Nay: 0. Later in the agenda Trustee Cam Holson moved, and Trustee Jonathan Davis seconded, a separate motion giving the superintendent authority to offer contracts to new professional employees through August 31, 2026; that motion also passed 7-0.
The transcript records the procedural motions and unanimous votes but provides no additional discussion or rationale in the public record for why the board first rescinded and then reinstated a limited delegation of authority during the same meeting. The closed session earlier in the meeting cited statutory provisions for attorney consultation, real property, prospective gifts, personnel, security and employee complaints, but the board did not disclose details in open session.
The board's actions change who may execute initial contract offers to prospective professional employees for the remainder of the hiring window specified; the board did not specify any changes to contract terms or pay scales in connection with these votes. The district is Jim Ned CISD.
