Egyptian Community Unit School District No. 5 Board of Education met Oct. 1.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
Board President Grant Capel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
The following members answered the roll call:
Present Absent Arr. Late
Grant Capel ___X__ _____ _____ _____
Craig Dillman ___X__ _____ _____ _____
Lori Foster ___X__ _____ _____ _____
Pam Needling ___X__ _____ _____ _____
Elaine Ray ___X__ _____ _____ _____
Dave Sullivan ___X__ _____ _____ _____
Others:
Superintendent, Julie Bullard
Principals, Mark Laster
Visitors, Daric Smith, Joshua Gooden, Tracee Foley, Cara Pribble, Amanda Smith,
Mike Andy Sullens (by phone)
No public comments were made.
A motion was made by Pam Needling and seconded by Grant Capel to enter into executive session for the purpose of:
•The selection of a person to fill a public office, as defined in the Open Meetings Act, including a vacancy in a public office, when the public body is given power to appoint under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance, or removal of the occupant of a public office, when the public body is given power to remove the occupant under law or ordinance. 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(3)
Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, yea; Lori Foster, yea; Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea. Motion carried.
Board entered executive session at 6:02 p.m.
Board returned to open session at 8:29 p.m.
A motion was made by Dave Sullivan and seconded by Pam Needling to appoint Tracee Foley to fill the school board vacancy until the spring of 2021, when the re-organization of the Board takes place following the April election. Roll call vote: Grant Capel, yea; Craig Dillman, abstain, Lori Foster, abstain, Pam Needling, yea; Elaine Ray, yea; Dave Sullivan, yea. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Dave Sullivan and seconded by Grant Capel to adjourn at 8:31 p.m. with the next meeting being a regular meeting scheduled for October 21, 2019. Voice vote: Motion carried.