Howell board narrows candidates for library and school board vacancies using ranked points system
Summary
During a special meeting the Howell board used a 5/3/1 and later a 5/3 points system to rank candidates for a library board vacancy and a school board vacancy; final tallies led to appointments of Lauren Weber (library) and Breanne Green (school board).
The Howell Public Schools Board described and executed a ranked points system to evaluate candidates for two vacancies during its June 15 special meeting.
For both the Howell Carnegie District Library Board vacancy and the Howell Public Schools Board vacancy the board used a points allocation method: 5 points for a first-choice, 3 points for a second-choice and 1 point for a third-choice (one round later used 5/3 points for first and second choices). In the library-candidate round Ms. Weber received 21 points, Ms. Wood 15 and Mr. Smith 9. For the school board vacancy several rounds produced a final round in which Ms. Green received 21 points and Mr. Doby 16.
Board members read their ranked choices aloud during roll call tallies. The record shows the board explicitly announcing point totals before moving to formal appointment motions, and the appointments were later approved unanimously by roll call. The transcript does not include the candidate application materials (Exhibit A) or details about term lengths.
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