JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MINUTES OF MEETING

SEPTEMBER 17, 2001

THE JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION MET IN A CALLED SESSION ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2001, AT 5 P.M. IN THE BOARDROOM.  THE PURPOSE OF THE CALLED SESSION WAS TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION FROM BOARD MEMBER HORACE JACKSON, AND TO CALL FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR MR. JACKSON’S REPLACEMENT.  THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:  MR. RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN; MRS. GUY DEAN BENSON; MR. DERRELL CROWE; AND MR. WILLIE HUGHEY.  ALSO PRESENT WERE DR. JOHN JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT, AND MS. JANA ADAMS, THE JACKSON HERALD REPORTER.

CALL TO ORDER

THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

ACTION ITEMS

ACCEPT RESIGNATION

THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED A LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM BOARD MEMBER HORACE JACKSON AND RECOMMENDED IT BE APPROVED.  ON MOTION BY MR. HUGHEY AND SECOND BY MR. CROWE, THE SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.  THE BOARD EXPRESSED ITS SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE SYSTEM BY MR. JACKSON.

APPROVE CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION

THE SUPERINTENDENT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION WOULD BE NECESSARY TO FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY MR. JACKSON’S RESIGNATION.  HE RECOMMENDED THAT A CALL FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION BE APPROVED FOR NOVEMBER 6, 2001.  ON MOTION BY MR. CROWE AND SECOND BY MRS. BENSON, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

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RONALD K. HOPKINS, CHAIRMAN

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JOHN M. JACKSON, SUPERINTENDENT