Good evening everybody. >> I call the call to order the organizational meeting of the Prair Lake Savage Area Schools Board of Education. Uh please rise with me for the pledge of allegiance as able. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. All board members are present with exception of director France who is on her way. She got stuck in traffic. So, she'll uh she'll join us when she can. Um I'd like to entertain a motion to approve to approve the organizational meetings agenda. So made by by director Atinson and seconded by Director Ols. Good evening. >> All all board members are now present. Our first order of business is uh the election of officers. Nominations are now in order for the office of chair. >> I nominate Amy Bullion. I open up nominations. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Thank you, Mary. Nomination for Amy Bullion. Are there any other nominations for the office of chair? Any other nominations for the office of chair? >> I nominate Director Johnson. >> Director Johnson. And one last time, any other nominations for the office of chair? Hearing? None. Nominations for the office of or for the office of chair is are now closed. Given that there are two nominations, I'll I'll go around um the table and ask for uh each director's vote. Uh Director Smith, can I start with you? >> Chair Bullian. >> Director Johnson. >> Myself. >> Director Atinson. Um >> Director Johnson. [clears throat] Director Olsad, >> Chair Bullian, uh, Director Mason, >> Chair William, >> Director France, >> Chair Bullian, >> and I I too vote for myself. uh with um with myself receiving the majority of the votes um I will remain serving as the chair of the board. Uh next up will be the office of vice chair and clerk. Um nominations are now open for the office of vice chair and clerk. I'd like to nominate Director Mason. >> Director Mason. Are there any other nominations for the office of vice chair? >> I would like to nominate Director Olstead. >> Director Olstead. Are there any other nominations for the office of vice chair inclinations? [cough and clears throat] Hearing none, the nomine um hearing none, the off the nominations for vice chair are now closed. Uh and given that we have uh two candidates for vice chair or two nominations for that, I will go around again and ask for your vote. Director Smith, can I start with you? Director Olstead. >> Director Olstead. Director Johnson. >> Director Mason. >> Director Mason. Director Atinson. >> Uh, Director Mason. >> Director Olstead. >> Myself, please. >> Director Mason. >> Myself. >> Director France. >> Director Olstead. >> Director Olstead. And I vote for Director Olstead. that um with Director Olstead receiving uh the majority of the votes uh she will remain in the in the seat of vice chair and clerk. Next up, I will um res will open up nominations for uh the office of treasurer. >> I'd like to nominate Director Mason. And I will just say that um for our community, I'd like to add that we have four seats up for election next year. And I think it's really important for succession planning to not have the majority of our board um be falling off our board this fall because um we have four board members up for election. And currently Director Bullan's up for election, Director Olston's up for election, I'm up for election, and Director Smith is up for election. So for successful um succession planning in the best interest of the board, I I nominate Director Mason. >> Any other nominations? I nominate Director Smith. Any other nominations for the Office of Treasurer? One last time. Any other nominations? Hearing none. Uh the nomination nominations are now closed for the office of treasurer. Uh, and with Director Mason and Director Smith receiving um nominations, I will take a roll call vote. And I'll start again with you, Director Smith, >> myself, >> Director Johnson, >> Director Mason, >> Director Atinson, >> Director Mason, >> Director Olstead, >> Director Smith, >> Director France, >> Director Smith, Director Mason myself >> and I vote for Director Mason. Uh with Director Mason receiving the majority of the votes for treasurer, she will then take office that that that space. And so we will um take a moment and reorgan organize oursel at the at the table. Can I make a motion to take a fivem minute recess, please? Is there a is there a second? All in favor of a fivem minute recess I I >> Okay, we'll resume in five minutes. [snorts]