Forest Hills board moves to seat officers by consensus; public commenter alleges Open Meetings Act breach

Speaker 2 moved that the board "elect the following slate to serve us," naming Dr. Fossen as president, Ms. Covello as vice president, Ms. Treinen as secretary and Mr. Mashad as treasurer. Speaker 1 seconded the motion and board members offered informal support in discussion; Speaker 1 later said an internal organization vote was not required and that the assignments would stand without a formal roll-call vote.

The nominations and apparent acceptance occurred without a recorded roll-call tally. Speaker 2 framed the slate as a continuity measure, citing prior work with outgoing members and the nominees' committee experience. "Having worked closely with Missus Callahan in the past presidential role, I nominate Doctor Fossen to serve as president," Speaker 2 said.

During public comment, an unidentified commenter (Speaker 5) raised a governance concern: "It clearly shows that there was discussion outside of the board this first meeting... in violation of the Open Meetings Act," the commenter said, urging the board to adhere to the Open Meetings Act and Robert's Rules of Order.

Board members did not record a formal response to the allegation in the transcript. The meeting record shows the board proceeded to finalize internal committee assignments and schedule changes and then moved on to communications and adjournment.

Actions taken: the board moved and seconded a slate of officers and implemented internal committee assignments by consensus; no roll-call vote or formal tally appears in the record. The board did not record a formal finding or response regarding the public comment alleging an Open Meetings Act violation.

The superintendent was not present at the meeting. The board concluded with closing remarks and a motion to adjourn.