Ector ISD board authorizes president to negotiate superintendent contract

The Ector ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to grant the board president authority to negotiate the final contract for the district's superintendent. Trustee Shane Ball made the motion, and Trustee Jonathon Akins seconded; the roll-call vote was recorded as seven yeas and no nays.

The motion was recorded as: "To grant authority to the Board President to negotiate the final Superintendent contract." The vote followed the board's action naming Morganne Mandrell as the lone finalist. The public minutes do not include contract terms or the timeline for finalizing an agreement; the motion authorizes the president to complete negotiations on behalf of the board.