12/1/2010 - Special Board Meetingr THAMES VALLEY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
2010 DECEMBER 01,7:00 P.M.
BOARD ROOM,EDUCATION CENTRE
AGENDA
V-verbal
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1.CALL TO ORDER
-Director of Education V
2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA M
3.CONFLICTS OF INTEREST V
4.ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2011 V
a.Election of Chair of the Board for 2011
b.Election of Vice-Chair of the Board for 2011
5.ELECTION OF INFORMATION COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE V
OFFICERS
a.Election of Information Committee Chairperson for 2011
b.Election of Information Committee Vice-Chairperson for 2011
6.OFFICERS OF THE BOARD M
7.ADJOURNMENT V
THAMES VALLEY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING,PUBLIC SESSION
2010 DECEMBER 01
The Boardmet Inspecial session on 2010 December 01 In the BoardRoomat the EducationCentre, meeting
in a public session at 7:05 p.m. The following were In attendance:
TRUSTEES
J.Bennett G.Hart
J.Daniels P.Jaffe
R.Campbell B. Murray
J.Coghlin B.McKlnnon (via teleconference)
T.Grant 8.Polhlll
ADMINISTRATION AND OTHERS
B.Tucker S.Hughes
L Elliott M. Moynihan
B.Greene V.Nielsen
M.Sereda M.E.Smith
C.Bourbonnals-MacDonald B.Sonier
K.Edgar P.Tufts
L.Griffith-Jones K.Wilkinson
T.Roberts
P.Sattler (via teleconference)
J.Todd
R.Tisdale
S.Christie
K.Bushell
R.Hoffman
K.Meeson
D.Rajala
K.Young
K.Altken
1.CALL TO ORDER
Director of Education Bill Tucker called the meeting to order.
2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved on motion of T. Grant,seconded by R.Tisdale.
3.CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -No conflicts of interest were declared.
4.ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2011
a.Election of Chairperson of the Board
Director Tucker presided over the election of the 20110 Chair of the Board and called for written
nominations.Trustees J.Bennett,T.Grant and T.Roberts were nominated.Trustee Bennett
declined the nomination and Trustees Grant and Roberts declared their acceptance of the
nomination.Followinga vote by secret ballot.Trustee Grant was declared Chair of the Board for
2011.She assumed the chair and presided over the election of the Vice-Chair of the Board.
A motion to destroy the ballots was moved byJ. Bennett,seconded byJ. Todd and carried.
Trustee Sattler left the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
b.Election of Vice-Chair of the Board
Chair Grant called for written nominations for the position of Vice-Chair of the Board for 2011.
Trustees J.Bennett,G.Hart,T.Roberts and R.Tisdale were nominated.Trustees Bennett and
Hart declared their acceptance of the nomination.Trustees Roberts and Tisdale declined the
nomination.Following a vote by secret ballot,Trustee Bennett was elected Vice-Chair of the
Board for 2011.
A motion to destroy the ballots was moved by P.Jaffe,seconded by R.Campbell and carried.
6.ELECTION OF INFORMATION COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OFFICERS
a.Election of Information Committee of the Whole Chairperson for 2011
Board ChairGrantpresidedoverthe election ofthe 2011 Information Committee ofthe Whole
Chair.Trustees G.Hart and T.Roberts were nominated.Trustee Hart accepted the nomination
and Trustee Roberts declined.Chair Grant declared Trustee Hart Chair of the Information
Committee of the Whole for 2011 by acclamation.
b.Election of Information Committee of the Whole Vice Chairperson for 2011
Board Chair Grant presided over the election of the 2011 Vice-Chair of the Information
Committee of the Whole.Trustees T.Roberts,P.Sattler and R.Tisdale were nominated.
Tnjstee Roberts declined the nomination.Trustee Sattler was unavailable to accept the
nomination.Trustee Tisdale accepted the nomination. Chair Grant declared Trustee Tisdale
Vice-Chair of the Information Committee of the Whole for 2011 by acclamation.
A motion todestroythe ballots was moved byJ.Todd,seconded byR.Campbell and carried.
6.APPROVAL OF 2011 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
Director Tucker introduced a report identifying the Officers of the Board who will have signing
authority on behalfofthe Boardalong with the Chairand Vice-Chair forthe period 2010 December
01 to 2011 December 06, In accordance with Board Bylaws, Inaugural Meeting of the Chair (6.4):
"The Board, by resolution, shall appoint by name the Officers of the Board who shall be the
Secretary ofthe Boardand Treasurer,both ofwhom, along withthe Chair and Vice-Chairshall
have signing authority on behalf of the Board."
The following recommendation was adopted by pollvote on motion of R.Tisdale,seconded by J.
Todd:
That the following persons be appointed signing officers on behalf of the Board for the period
2010 December 01 to 2011 December 06:
Tracy Grant,Chair of the Board;
Joyce Bennett,Vice-Chair of the Board;
Bill Tucker,Director of Education and Secretary;
Brian Greene,Executive Superintendent of Business Services and Treasurer.
Yeas: Bennett, Campbell, Coghlin,Grant, Hart,Jaffe, McKinnon(via teleconference),Polhill,Roberts,
Todd,Tisdale
Nays:none
Student Trustees Daniels and Murray indicated their support of the vote.Trustee Sattler was absent
for the vote.
7.ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. on motion of R.Tisdale,seconded by S. Polhill.
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