Needville ISD trustees confirm quorum, hold facilities-planning workshop

The Needville ISD Board of Trustees convened a special facilities-planning workshop on Sept. 15, 2025, beginning at 6:03 p.m. Board President Chris Janicek called the meeting to order and confirmed that a quorum was present, stating the meeting had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

The agenda lists "Workshop Facilities Planning" as the substantive item. The provided record contains the agenda entry but does not include any substantive remarks, presentation materials, proposals, or discussion points about facilities planning in the transcript excerpt. The meeting record shows Vice President Kim Janke led an opening prayer and that the U.S. and Texas pledges were recited.

Members present, as recorded in the minutes, included Board President Chris Janicek; trustees Chase Raska, Scott Valchar, Tim Sbrusch and John West; Vice President Kim Janke; and Superintendent Dr. Paul Drake. Chantz Klemstein is listed as absent.

The record shows the meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. A motion to adjourn was recorded as "Motion by John West Second by Chase Raska," with a tally of Ayes-6, Nays-0, Other-1. The minutes include signature lines for the board secretary and board president but no signatures are shown in the provided text.

Quote (Board President Chris Janicek): "Let the record show that a quorum of the Needville ISD Board members is present, and that this meeting has been posted in accordance with Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551."