NEW KNOXVILLE — The New Knoxville Board of Education met Jan. 9 for its annual organizational meeting and, following the organizational meeting, in regular session for its monthly business session.

Shawn Egbert served as president pro tem of the organizational meeting, during which he was elected president of the board of education. Brian Lammers was elected vice president. The board decided to have monthly meetings on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the school.

In addition, the board appointed the superintendent to serve as the purchasing agent, the Title IX compliance officer, the sexual harassment grievance officer and the applicant for federal funds and authorized the superintendent to employ temporary personnel as needed for emergency situations, approve course work for credit reimbursement, approve personal leave days, approve curricular and cocurricular bus trips and attend in-services and state meetings related to a superintendent’s duties.

The board also authorized the treasurer to make advances on tax settlements, modify appropriations and subsequently report the modifications to the board, invest inactive funds when funds are available for investment, pay bills, provided funds are available, and report monthly on what has been paid, and attend in-services and state meetings related to a treasurer’s duties.

In other organizational business, the board:

• Established a service fund with a maximum of $7,500.

• Authorized board members to attend in-services and state meetings related to their duties as board members.

• Appointed committee members as follows: Shawn Egbert, transportation and building and grounds; Ryan Miltner, negotiations, legislative and SSDAN alternate delegate; Brian Lammers, athletics and SSDAN delegate; Bill Katterheinrich, building and grounds and Tri-Star board representative; and Michelle Neuman, technology and student achievement liaison.

• Designated the Evening Leader as the newspaper of record.

• Recognized the New Knoxville Education Association as the teachers’ bargaining agent.

• Authorized school principals to approve attendance at professional meetings by their respective staffs.

During the subsequent regular session of the board of education, members approved 2017 permanent appropriations and the 2017 modified tax budget, accepted the resignation of Kay Webb as elementary volleyball coach and co-manager of the weight room, and employed Nick Wirwille as varsity high track coach, Jerry VanderHorst as assistant varsity track coach, Morgan Reineke as varsity and elementary volleyball coach and co-manager of the weight room, and Jami Leffel as junior high track co-coach.

The board went into executive session to consider employment matters.