Board ratifies unpaid suspension after executive session

The board moved into executive session to discuss personnel matters under the West Virginia code citation read into the record for personnel issues. After the session the board reconvened and the superintendent asked the board to ratify the unpaid suspension of Mr. Patrick North. A motion to ratify was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote.

The meeting record provides the motion and that it passed; the transcript cites the legal basis for the executive session as “West Virginia code 6‑A‑4 B‑2‑A” (personnel). The board recorded the time that the executive session began and ended in the public record. The transcript does not include additional details about the facts underlying the personnel action; the ratification was recorded as board action in open session.