Move the Supt. - now

The question has been raised here before about the location of the superintendent's seating at board meetings. Trustee Scott has raised the question in public session of the board.

The superintendent currently claims the seat of privilege, in the corner between the two sides of trustee seating. Did he tell Holmes that is where he wanted to sit? How did he end up there?

For example, at last night's board meeting, to the right of that center position were the seats of Holmes (absent), McKie (Secretary), Caution-Parker, and Agostini.

To the left of that center position were Manning (Vice Chair (and last night's presiding officer)), McFadden, and Scott.

Supt. Davis occupied the center position, the corner position, as he has for a number of months. Any casual visitor to a board meeting would assume that the person in the centermost position was the board chair. 

What does Robert's Rules of Order say?

§3:7 "The presiding officer should be placed so that ... he can see the entire hall and all present can see him (see also 47:5). The presiding officer's official place or station (usually in the center of the platform or stage, if there is one) is called "the chair." During meetings whoever is presiding ... is referred to as "the chair."

Why was Trustee Scott blown off, when she raised the question of the superintendent's seating location?

Is this important?

Of course, it is important. It is the Board that is running things, not the superintendent. Or, at least it is supposed to be that way.