During a reconstruction session on Thursday, members of the North Lawrence Community Schools board voted to elect Wendy Miller as the new board president, replacing previous president Trent Todd, who did not seek reelection for his seat during November’s election.
Miller’s election was a split 4-3 vote, with herself, as well as new board members Barbara Miller, Adam Parsley and Scott King, who nominated her, voting in her favor.
Fellow board members Kirsten Collier, Tracy Bailey and Jeff Lambrecht voted against her selection. Collier, who retained her seat in the November election and previously served as the board’s secretary, was nominated for the role by Bailey.
Adam Parsley was elected as the board’s vice president, replacing Kamal Girgis, in a 5-2 vote, with Wendy and Barbara Miller, King and Lambrecht’s supporting votes. Bailey nominated Collier for the role, accounting for the dissenting votes.
Additionally, King was unanimously voted to be the board’s secretary.
The board also split votes in regards to the future of their legal counsel.
The contract for Greg Pittman, with Pittman Law Firm, who previously served as the district’s attorney was due for renewal during this session, however the board voted to shrink the term of his agreement with NLCS down to one month instead of the previous length of one year in a 4-3 vote, with Wendy and Barbara Miller, King and Parsley supporting the reduction and Bailey, Collier and Lambrecht voting against the motion.
The board voted 5-0 to enter a one month agreement with Pittman Law Firm, with Lambrecht and Bailey choosing to abstain from the vote.
