001[Music] [Applause] [Music] Good evening and welcome to the emergency board meeting on September 15, 2025. Mr. Bowers, roll call, please. >> Mr. Alexander, >> present. >> Miss Autri, >> present. >> Miss Hall, >> Reverend Harrison, >> present. >> Dr. Jackson, >> present. >> Dr. Molinar, >> present. >> Mrs. Sykes, >> present. Six present, one absent. >> Thank you, Mr. Bowers. For those who are able, please stand for the pledge of allegiance led by member >> Autry [Music] to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you, Member Altru. There are no requests to address the board. Currently, we are um entertaining the discussion top topic at 3.1, a resolution to consider employee discipline. Is
002there a motion to approve the resolution of intention to consider termination of administrator contract of Steven Keenan? >> So move. >> It's been moved by member Alexander. Is there a second? Okay. Is there there's not a second? Well, if there is not a second, then is dead on the floor. All right. Madam Chair, for the purpose of conversation, I'll second that motion. >> Thank you. The motion has been seconded by member Harrison. Any discussion? Member Harrison. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh Madame Chair, this is a um as we would go in to move to um terminate an administrative contract. Um, I would like to hear um um some in in the meeting um some historical data and some um for the purpose of the public if we can get um some historical context into
003this termination of the contract. >> Thank you, Member Harrison. And just um I'm going to also reread what the uh the motion the resolutions consider employee discipline and the motion um is to approve the resolution of intention to consider termination of administrator contract of Stephen Keenan is what the motion is to con this the to consider the termination of not the actual termination of but member um Harrison has asked uh inquired about context, historical context um of this matter which uh council is advising that that is not something that we would discuss in an open meeting. >> Yes. Thank you, member Harrison. >> All right. Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam chair, we've already mentioned his name in in the resolution and if we are considering taking an action either we do it in executive session
004but if we have done it here now I believe that it is proper to have some type of historical context um because we move to do it in a public meeting and I don't think it's kind of uh I think that's the appropriate thing to do is to have some context as to why we are moving this >> context as regarding what was stated, why it's moved into consideration. Is that what you're asking? >> Are we releasing anything today that would substantiate or or um say why we're here with an emergency meeting taking an action? >> Yes. >> What what would that be? a press release after the action if an action was taken. >> Mr. Mr. uh David, please [Music] members of the board, President Jackson, uh the resolution contains language as to the
005board's uh cause behind this motion and it will become a public release uh upon vote of the board. Thank you madam madam. >> Yes ma'am. >> Uh thank you madam president madam president members of the board. So you're saying that this resolution will be become public. Yeah >> that's correct member six. >> Okay I I think the other part is so there was an investigation. When will that investigation become public? >> That will also be reviewed and finalized and become public record. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Uh um Madame President, members of the board, I think that this issue that is before us is one that uh speaks to uh whether or not uh well, let me just say the finance committee just met and we made uh the decision that we do want
006to have a performance audit. And hopefully the performant a performance audit as we get this together with the state auditor will help us us to look at areas that uh maybe help cause this situation in the first place. You know this is dealing with our inventory process, our purchasing process and how we go about doing things. and perhaps we want to uh see if the auditor can get in as soon as possible to take a look at what what we're doing, how we're doing it, and if it's to the advantage of this district. Also, I think we also want to be very careful in how we proceed because we want to safeguard public funds. And so this is an issue also on whether or not we have actually safeguarded our public funds. I would say
007at this point in looking and we we still, [Music] you know, I'm I'm trying to make sure that that that I'm careful in what I say um trying to follow our attorney's advice advice uh to say that, you know, we safeguarding public funds is is what I consider the most important one of my most important responsibilities. on this school board because we're constantly asking the citizens to pay for what we do here and this resolution before us will say that uh something has happened here that we need to have a we need to do better with. Uh, I would also say that even though we're bringing this one individual before us, that there's more individuals involved in this process and that we may want to look at outside assistance with this beyond the performance audit.
008I uh [Music] I I think that this is a matter that uh should also be refer referred to the chief of police, should be referred to the prosecutor's office and should be referred to IRS in addition to the state auditor's office. Uh again, these are public funds. And as you've heard me say, there is nothing that I value more than my name and my reputation. And when I say to the community that I am doing my very best to make sure that I am doing everything I can to safeguard public funds, I do not think that I think that we cannot finish this investigation here with this resolution that we should continue to look into this to find out if this is a system issue, a system problem in addition to individual problems who decide
009to take advantage of the system. But I I I am saying that we should this is something that should go outside of these walls so that we can say to the public we have we are showing you total transparency that safeguarding your funds is one of the most important responsibilities that I have as a school board member and in order to do that we cannot do that just here. Thank you madam president. Is there any other discussion? All right. Seeing and hearing none, it's a roll call vote. Mr. Bowers, please. >> Miss Hall arrived at 507, so she'll be able to vote. Just making that call. >> Okay. And just to pre um if I may just restate. >> Sure. >> Um the motion was to approve the resolution of intention to consider termination of
010administrator contract of Stephen Keenan. It was seconded by member Harrison um but for the record for the sake of discussion. And so we had the discussion. So now we're at the point of the vote. member hall. Just FYI, thank you. Um, Mr. Bowers, >> Mr. Alexander, >> yes, >> Miss Autri. >> Yes, >> Miss Hall. [Music] My apologies for um arriving a little late. So [Music] >> you can you can ask to pass and he can >> Oh, I can I'm sorry to pass. >> I was going to say that but I was started thinking. So pass. Thank you. >> Reverend Harrison. >> Yes. >> Dr. Jackson. >> Yes. >> Dr. Molinar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Sykes. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Hall. Yes. [Music] >> Motion carries 70. >> Thank you, Mr. Bowers. There is
011no need for executive session. Is there a mo motion to adjurnn? >> Move to adjurnn. >> Okay. It's been moved by member Altry. Is there a second? >> Second. >> It's been second by Vice President Alexander. Any discussion? Thank you. Mr. Bowers, roll call, please. >> Miss Audrey, >> yes. >> Miss Hall, >> yes. >> Reverend Harrison, >> yes. >> Dr. Jackson, >> yes. >> Dr. Molinar, >> yes. >> Mrs. Sykes, >> yes. >> Mr. Alexander, >> yes. >> Motion carries 70. >> Thank you. We stand adjourn at 5:11 p.m. [Music]