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Special School Board Meeting: November 12, 2025

North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School DistrictThursday, November 13, 2025
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Memphis. >> All right. I am so so [laughter] loud. Um, calling to order the special session [laughter] of ISD622, uh, November 12th. Um, we are meeting to canvas the returns of the school district special election. Um, do I have to do a res a motion to call the meeting to order? I always forget. I think we're good. Right. Okay. [laughter] Okay. So, I'm just going to jump right into the resolution. Um, the first one is the resolution canvasing the levy. Um, I'm going to read numbers one and two. Um, and then call for a motion. So all right. So this is the resolution um for the levy be it resolved by the school board of independent school district number 622 u state of Minnesota as follows. It is hereby found, determined, and declared that the special election of the voters of the school district held on November 4th, 20125 was in all respects duly and legally called and held as specified in the attached abstract and return of votes cast at said election. [laughter] A total of 13,610 voters of the school district voted on the question of revoking the existing referendum revenue authorization of the school district and replacing the authorization with a new authorization for tax payable in 2026 and thereafter. This is school district question number one of which 5,79 voted in favor and 7,91 voted against the same uh said proposition having not received the approval of at least a majority of votes um is hereby declared to have failed. Could I get a motion and a second to adopt this resolution? separate question. >> Um, oh, I can do you want me to do three too? I can do three >> since it was a separate question. Okay. [laughter] Um so number three so as specified in the attached abstract and return of votes cast at said election a total of 13,62 voters of the school district voted on the question of approving capital project levy to fund technology of the school district for taxes payable in 2026. And this is school district question two of which 6,44 voted in favor 7,558 voted against. Uh said proposition having not received the approval of at least a majority of such votes is hereby declared to have failed. Um so could I get a motion and a second to adopt this resolution? >> So moved. All right. Moved by Martins. >> Seconded by Yenner. Um, any discussion. All right. All in favor say [laughter] All in favor say I. >> I. >> And all oppose say. All right. Uh, that resolution passes. Um, the next resolution is Sorry, I got to find the wording for it. um pass it in here. This is the resolution convincing returns of the school board member. Um it is hereby found oh be it resolved by the school board of independent [clears throat] school district number 622. It is hereby found determined and declared that the spe the special election of voters of this school district held on November 4th, 2025 was in all respects duly and legally called and held as specified in the attached abstract and return of votes cast. A total of 11,515 voters of the school district voted at said special election on the election of one individual to fill the vacancy in the term of school board member expiring January 4th, 2027 as follows. Finding the next page. Um, Sam Sam Rosemark 7,198. Justin Midaw 4,121. Sam Rosemark, having received the highest number of votes, is elected to fill the vacancy in the term of school board member expiring January 4th, 2027. Said individual shall take office as soon as he or she qualifies. Could I get a motion and a second to adopt this resolution? [clears throat] >> Second. >> Moved by Martin. Oh, Livingston, seconded by Swore. Um, any discussion? [laughter] >> Congratulations. >> Um, all in favor say I. >> I. >> And all oppose say nay. >> All right. Um, this resolution um is passed. All right. Okay. And then the last one is the resolution authorizing issuance of certificate of election. Um whereas the school or therefore whereas the school board canvas a special [laughter] election for a vacancy on the school board on November 4th, 2025. Now therefore be it resolved by the school board [laughter] of independent uh school district number 622 that the board chair and clerk are hereby authorized to execute the certificate of election on behalf of the school board of independent school district number 622 to Sam Rosemark who has received a sufficiently large number of votes to fill the vacancy in the term of school board member expiring January 4th 2027. Such individual shall take office as soon as he or she qualifies. Um, the certificate of election shall be in substantially the form attached. Um, could I get a motion and a second to adopt this resolution? >> Moved by second by Martins. Um, any discussion? >> All right. All in favor say I. [laughter] >> I. >> And all oppose say nay. All right. Um that passes. Um could I get a motion and a second to adjurnn? Second. >> Moved by swore, seconded by. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> And I'll post. All right. Meet adjourned. Thank [laughter] you. All right.