Board schedules Jackson Award discussion for January after nominations received

Jan 5, 2026

The board received nominations for the Jackson Award and agreed to discuss them at the January meeting and present a selection in February; members also debated whether recipients could receive donated gift baskets while staff noted tax-reporting considerations.

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Board members told colleagues they had received multiple nominations for the Jackson Award and agreed it would be appropriate to review nominations at the January meeting and present the chosen recipient in February. Staff suggested either holding a closed-session discussion at the January meeting or having members submit rankings to staff for compilation; the board opted to include the item on the January agenda for discussion.

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