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Ferris ISD board appoints Maria Elena Ramirez to open trustee seat
Summary
At a Nov. 4 special called meeting, the Ferris ISD Board of Trustees met in closed session and announced the appointment of Maria Elena Ramirez as a new board trustee; the board reconvened and adjourned later the same evening.
The Ferris ISD Board of Trustees on Nov. 4, 2024 announced the appointment of Maria Elena Ramirez to an open trustee seat following interviews conducted in closed session. The special called meeting began at 6:02 p.m. at 301 East Fifth Street in Ferris and a quorum was present.
Board members moved the agenda item to closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act and related Government Code sections listed on the posted notice. The minutes state, in the closed-session personnel segment, that "Maria Elena Ramirez was appointed New Board Trustee." After the closed session the board reconvened to open session on a motion by Misty Koerkenmeier, seconded by Nancy Salmon; that motion "carried unanimously."
The minutes do not record a public roll-call vote on the appointment in open session; the appointment is recorded in the closed-session personnel entry. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn by Lee Longino, seconded by Richard Sasser, which the minutes record as carrying unanimously. The district's posted notice shows the meeting was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act by 6:00 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2024 and cites Government Code sections 551.072, 551.074 and 551.076.
