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Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 Board met January 25. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

The meeting was called to order by Lamar Houston, President.

The roll call was as follows:

           Diane Blaney                  Absent (arrived at 4:10 p.m.)

           Charlie Cox                    Present

           Jeremy Greenley            Present

           Lamar Houston               Present

            Justin Schultz                 Present

            Terry Shafer                    Absent (arrived at 4:12 p.m.)

            David Thompson            Present

A motion was made by Jeremy Greenley, second by Charlie Cox to to employ Steve Mathis as a resource officer for the remainder of the 2017-2018 school year. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Justin Schultz, yea; Diane Blaney, yea, Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 7, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Terry Shafer, second by Diane Blaney to accept the resignation of Nita McGrath at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Justin Schultz, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 7, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by David Thompson, second by Diane Blaney, to accept the resignation of Shelley Griffiths, effective Feburary 7, 2018. The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, nay; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Justin Schultz, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, nay. Yea votes 5, Nay votes 2. Motion Carried.

A motion was made by David Thompson, second by Jeremy Greenley, to go into closed session at 4:05 p.m. to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, compensation, performance or dismissal of a specific employee or office of the public body, pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 ( c ) ( 1). The roll call vote was as follows: Jeremy Greenley, yea; Charlie Cox, yea; David Thompson, yea; Terry Shafer, yea; Justin Schultz, yea; Diane Blaney, yea; Lamar Houston, yea. Yea votes 7, Nay votes 0. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Justin Schultz, second by Terry Shafer to return to the regular meeting at 5:09 p.m. All voted yea.

A motion was made by Justin Schultz second by Charlie Cox, to adjourn the meeting. All voted yea.

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