Board of Education Meeting - Reorganization Meeting

The Moon Area Board of Education held its reorganization meeting on December 6, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., called to order by the president. Directors present were the board president, a director, a director, and a director, along with district officials including several employees.

The board elected its officers for one-year terms. A director was chosen as Board President, defeating the president in a split vote. A director was elected Vice President, and a director was elected Secretary, defeating a director in both races. A director was elected Treasurer, also defeating a director.

The meeting's most contentious item concerned the district solicitor. A director moved to approve Tucker Arensberg, P.C., effective immediately. A director objected, arguing the board had no input into the decision despite the district facing millions in lawsuits, and he planned to vote no. After discussion about the lack of a formal RFP process and questions about the firm's fees, the board recessed at 7:25 p.m. for further discussion, returning at 7:32 p.m. A motion to table the item failed, with the president, a director, and a director voting to table it while the board president, the secretary, the treasurer, a director, the vice president, and a director voted against. The board then approved Tucker Arensberg on a party-line vote, with the same six members in favor and the three dissenters against. A representative of Tucker Arensberg took his seat at the board table. The meeting adjourned at 7:36 p.m. on a motion by a director, seconded by a director.

Note: The minutes list only 4 directors as present—the board president, a director, a director, and a director—yet the roll-call votes reference additional members including the treasurer, a director, the vice president, a director, and the secretary. This discrepancy appears throughout the record and should be verified against the official attendance log.