Letcher County school board re-elects Robert Casher as chair; Will named vice chair

The Letcher County Board of Education re-elected Robert Casher as chairman and chose Will as vice chairman during a special meeting.

Board members opened nominations for chairman; Speaker 4 nominated "mister Robert Casher," who accepted the nomination. After a motion to close nominations and a second, the board voted by voice and re-elected Casher. For vice chairman, the presiding officer nominated Will; following a motion, second and voice vote, Will was elected.

The votes were recorded by voice with members answering 'Aye' and the chair announced the motions passed. No roll-call tallies were given in the public transcript. The board moved on to approve minutes and other agenda items after the leadership elections.

Next steps: the board proceeded with the rest of the special meeting agenda, including audit and budget discussions.