Ionia Public Schools board re-elects Yokom as president, sets 2026 meeting schedule

President Yokom was re-elected president of the Ionia Public Schools Board of Education at the board’s regular meeting, and trustees confirmed officers and organizational procedures for 2026.

The board voted by roll call to re-elect President Yokom; Trustees Marhofer, Ellis, Montgomery, Siemen and Baker were recorded as voting in favor and the motion carried 6-0. Trustees also appointed Vice President Baker, Secretary Marhofer and Treasurer Ellis in subsequent roll-call votes that passed unanimously.

The board approved its 2026 meeting schedule (7:00 p.m. at the Ionia Educational Center), a procedure for calling special meetings that requires written notice or two board members’ request with posting to BoardBook at least 24 hours in advance, and designated the Associate Superintendent of Business & Finance as the Electronic Transfer Officer under policy #6144. The board also named Mercantile Bank of Ionia, Independent Bank Corporation of Ionia, Michigan CLASS and Michigan One Community Credit Union of Ionia as district depositories and authorized the superintendent and associate superintendent of business & finance to sign property transaction documents following board approval.

The board approved a list of position titles authorized to use district credit/debit cards (Superintendent, directors, high/middle school principals, homeless liaison/truancy officer, accounts payable, executive assistant and associate superintendents). Those organizational proceedings were adopted as a single block (A–H) and the motion carried 6-0.

The organizational approvals set the district’s administrative and financial signatory structure for the year and formalized the published meeting schedule. No additional details about changes to administrative staffing or the schedule were provided at the meeting.