School board officially certifies results of November election
The Brooklyn Park City Council School Board unanimously approved two resolutions on November 12 to officially declare the results of the November 5 school election and authorize the district clerk to issue certificates to the three newly elected board members.
The school board held a special meeting at the Educational Service Center to canvas—or officially review and certify—the election results for three vacant seats on the ISD 279 School Board, with terms expiring in January 2025. General Counsel Amy Moore explained that Minnesota law requires school boards to serve as the canvassing board, meeting within 3 to 10 days after an election to declare results. The board reviewed the official vote totals from all precincts and unanimously approved a resolution declaring the election results, with Director Mitchell moving the resolution and Director Prince seconding it. The vote was 6-0 with no dissent.
The board also unanimously approved a second resolution authorizing the school district clerk to issue certificates of election to the successful candidates. According to Minnesota law, the clerk must wait for a seven-day period during which election results can be contested before issuing these certificates. Director Prince moved this resolution, which was seconded by Director Douglas, and it passed 6-0 with no dissent.
Beyond issuing certificates, the district clerk will handle additional administrative tasks to help the newly elected board members assume office, including obtaining their written acceptance of the positions and administering oaths of office. These steps ensure a smooth transition for the three new board members when their terms begin in January 2025. Following the special meeting, the board held a work session in the Forum room at the Educational Service Center.
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Resolution Canvasing Returns of the School District General Election Votes
Dissent: None
Moved by Director Mitchell [8:42] · Seconded by Director Prince [8:46]
General Counsel Amy Moore explained that Minnesota law requires the school board to serve as the canvasing board, meeting within 3 to 10 days post-election to declare results. The board reviewed the 'Abstract and Return of Votes Cast' from the November 5, 2024 election for three vacant seats and was required to declare the results and sign the abstract.
Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Certificates of Election and Directing School District Clerk to Perform Other Election Related Duties
Dissent: None
Moved by Director Prince [10:17] · Seconded by Director Douglas [10:19]
General Counsel Amy Moore outlined the district clerk's duties, as per Minnesota Statute 205 A.10 subdivision 3, which include issuing certificates of election to successful candidates after the 7-day contest period. Additionally, the clerk is responsible for ministerial tasks such as obtaining written acceptance of office and oaths to help elected members assume their positions.
under Minnesota law the school board serves as the canvasing board in the school district pursuant to Minnesota statute 205 A10 subdivision 3 the board is required to meet in canvas the election returns and declare the results of the election
the school district election clerk is required to issue certificates of election to each successful candidate in the general election after the time for of contested elections has passed... In addition the clerk is required to undertake additional ministerial task to effectively assist the elected board members to assume their office
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[5:16] I'm not doing anything right just
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[5:20] pretty good evening the special meeting
[5:23] of the AIO School Board is being
[5:25] conducted in the boardroom of the
[5:26] Educational Service Center on Tuesday
[5:29] November 12th
[5:31] 2024 and is called at 601 601 p.m. the
[5:36] purpose of the special meeting is to
[5:38] Canvas the results of the November 5th
[5:41] 2024 school election Schoolboard
[5:43] election for three seats on the ISD 279
[5:47] Schoolboard the meeting can be monitored
[5:49] electronically by streaming online from
[5:51] the district website in archived
[5:53] recording will also be available on the
[5:56] district website seated in front of you
[5:58] this evening for from my left to your
[6:00] right is director Thomas
[6:02] Brooks director Heather Douglas D
[6:06] director Tanya Prince myself Jackie mosa
[6:09] Jones director Sarah Mitchell and
[6:12] director Tamara Grady superintendent Dr
[6:16] Kim H and general councel Amy Moore are
[6:19] also
[6:20] present um for those of you that can
[6:22] please stand and join me in the Pledge
[6:24] of
[6:27] Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the
[6:29] flag of the United States of America and
[6:32] to the Republic for which it stands one
[6:35] nation under God indivisible with
[6:38] liberty and justice for
[6:44] all board members in front of you is the
[6:47] agenda are there any additions to the
[6:51] agenda hearing none is there a motion to
[6:53] accept the agenda as written so
[6:56] move move by director Brooks and second
[6:59] ad director
[7:00] Douglas um is there any
[7:03] discussion all in favor say I I I all
[7:07] oppose say nay motion carries six to
[7:11] zero the first action item on tonight's
[7:14] agenda is a resolution canvasing returns
[7:16] of the votes of the school district
[7:18] general election Ms Moore will you
[7:20] please provide the
[7:23] information thank you um under Minnesota
[7:26] law the school board serves as the
[7:28] canvasing board in the school district
[7:31] pursuant to Minnesota statute 205 A10
[7:34] subdivision 3 the board is required to
[7:37] meet in canvas the election returns and
[7:39] declare the results of the election
[7:41] between the 3D and the 10th day after
[7:43] the election in preparation for the
[7:46] canvas tonight the board has been
[7:47] provided an abstract and return of votes
[7:50] cast setting forth the accumulated
[7:52] results from multiple precincts from the
[7:54] general election of November 5th 2024 to
[7:58] fill three vacant seats as a result of
[8:00] the expiration of terms in January of
[8:03] 2025 upon review of the abstract and
[8:06] return of the votes cast the board is
[8:07] required to declare the results of the
[8:09] election and it's required to sign the
[8:12] abstract accepting them as the results
[8:15] of the official election the resolution
[8:18] approving the canvas returns and
[8:19] declaring the results of the general
[8:21] election to fill three vacant seats on
[8:23] the board by expiration of the term in
[8:26] January of 2025 is now before the board
[8:29] as its first action item on the agenda
[8:32] tonight thank you is there a motion to
[8:35] approve the resolution canvasing returns
[8:37] of the votes of the school district
[8:39] general election so moved uh motion by
[8:42] uh director Mitchell is there um a
[8:46] second second second by director Prince
[8:49] is there any discussion all in favor say
[8:52] I I I'll oppose say nay motion passes 6
[8:56] to zero the next act action item is is a
[8:59] resolution authorizing issuance of
[9:01] certificates of election and directing
[9:04] the school district clerk to perform
[9:06] other election related duties misss
[9:10] Moore so pursuing again to the same
[9:13] statute 205a point10 subdivision 3 the
[9:16] school district election clerk is
[9:18] required to issue certificates of
[9:20] election to each successful candidate in
[9:23] the general election after the time for
[9:26] of con contested elections has passed
[9:29] which would be 7 days after the board's
[9:31] declaration tonight in addition the
[9:34] clerk is required to undertake
[9:36] additional ministerial task to
[9:38] effectively assist the elected board
[9:40] members to assume their office things
[9:42] such as written acceptance of the office
[9:45] written acceptance of the oath of office
[9:48] the second action item and resolution
[9:50] before the board this evening is to
[9:51] authorize the issuance of certificates
[9:54] of election and other related duties to
[9:56] the district clerk this resolution is
[9:58] now sub committed to the board for its
[10:01] consideration thank you um is there a
[10:04] motion to approve the resolution
[10:05] authorizing issuance of certificates of
[10:08] election and directing the school
[10:10] district clerk to perform other election
[10:12] related
[10:13] duties second all right motion by
[10:17] director Prince and seconded by director
[10:19] Douglas is there any
[10:20] discussion all in favor say
[10:23] I I'll oppose say nay motion passes 6 to
[10:27] zero our last last agenda item is
[10:30] adjournment a work session will be held
[10:32] in the Forum room here at the
[10:34] Educational Service Center following
[10:36] adjournment of the special meeting work
[10:38] sessions are open to the public and are
[10:40] also audio recorded with the recording
[10:42] being made available on the district
[10:45] website within 24 hours after the
[10:47] meeting board members there are
[10:49] documents relating to the election
[10:51] canvasing that require our signature
[10:53] we'll be signing those documents prior
[10:55] to moving to the Forum room um before we
[10:59] adjourn I just want to say on behalf of
[11:01] the school board um congratulations to
[11:03] the three um candidates elect um three
[11:07] School Board they're here in the room
[11:09] with us so thank you for um your service
[11:13] and uh
[11:14] congratulations uh do we have a motion
[11:16] to adjourn so moved all right motion by
[11:19] director Douglas is there a second
[11:21] second second by director Brooks any
[11:23] discussion all in favor say I I all
[11:26] Theos say nay motion carries six to
[11:31] zero and that's it don't move
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