Bullard ISD board holds special meeting, moves to closed session on legal and personnel matters

The Bullard Independent School District Board of Trustees met in special session April 16, 2025, at the district administration offices. President Cory Zahirniak said a quorum was present and that notice had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. "Let the record indicate that a quorum of board members is present, that this meeting is duly called, and that notice of this meeting was posted in accordance with The Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551," he said.

Later in the agenda the board moved into closed session. President Zahirniak stated: "At this time, we have business pertinent to sections 551.071 and 551.074, which should be conducted in closed session." Those sections refer to attorney consultation and personnel matters under the Texas Government Code. The minutes record the closed session as declared at 6:06 p.m. on March 16, 2025, which appears inconsistent with the meeting date of April 16, 2025 recorded elsewhere in the minutes; the document does not explain the discrepancy. The board returned to open session that evening; Zahirniak said the Board entered open session at 8:21 p.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m.

The official minutes list trustees present (Cory Zahirniak, Chris McNertney, Susie Saxion, Stephanie Luper, Jacalyn Pedersen, and Jason Stainback) and note Trustee Brian Vestal as absent. The minutes are signed by President Cory Zahirniak and Secretary Stephanie Luper. The document does not disclose any substantive action or vote taken in open session following the closed-session discussion.