Fruitport Board of Education Special Meeting Minutes – 1/6/22

Fruitport Community Schools
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
Thursday, January 6, 2022 – 6:00 p.m.
Board of Education Meeting Room

MINUTES

I. CALL to ORDER

The Special Meeting of the Board of Education was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Board President, Dave Hazekamp.

II. ROLL CALL

Present – Elroy Buckner, Tim Burgess, Kris Cole, Susan Franklin, Dave Hazekamp, JB Meeuwenberg, and Steve Kelly

III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Item 22-1. MOTION by Buckner, SECOND by Franklin to approve the agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

IV. REMARKS FROM THE PUBLIC

None.

V. GENERAL BOARD BUSINESS

A. Approval of Regular Board Meeting Minutes of December 13, 2021

Item 22-2. MOTION by Cole, SECOND by Franklin to approve the Regular Board Meeting Minutes of December 13, 2021, as presented. MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

B. Closed Session Student Discipline Hearing Pursuant to Michigan Open Meetings Act Section 8(b): Student 2022-01

Item 22-3. MOTION by Buckner, SECOND by Franklin to enter into closed sessionat 6:03 p.m. pursuant to Section 8(b) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, and uponthe written request of the student’s parent, for the purpose of conducting a hearingto consider the discipline of a student whose identity is known to the Board as Student 2022-01.

Roll call: Buckner – yes, Burgess – yes, Cole – yes, Franklin – yes, Hazekamp – yes, Meeuwenberg – yes, Kelly – yes.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

C. Return to Open Session

Item 22-4. MOTION by Buckner, SECOND by Franklin to return to open session at 6:58 p.m.

Roll call: Buckner – yes, Burgess – yes, Cole – yes, Franklin – yes, Hazekamp – yes, Meeuwenberg – yes, Kelly – yes.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

D. Board Resolution for Student Discipline: Student 2022-01

Item 22-5. MOTION by Buckner, SECOND by Cole to approve the Board resolution for student discipline for a student whose identity is known to the Board as Student 2022-01.

Roll call: Buckner – yes, Burgess – yes, Cole – yes, Franklin – yes, Hazekamp – yes, Meeuwenberg – yes, Kelly – yes.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0.

E. Other: None

VI. ADJOURNMENT

Item 22-6. MOTION by Buckner, SECOND by Franklin to adjourn.
MOTION CARRIED 7-0

The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Steve Kelly
Board Secretary

Jason Kennedy
Acting Recording Board Secretary