By Nolan Madden Members of the Joseph City Unified School District Governing Board elected new officers last week, including Eldon Larsen as board president and Julie Davis was elected as clerk. Serving with them are board members Jim Edwards, Linda Kor-Fisher and Jennie Miller. In other action Jan. 13, the board: * Approved the board’s regular meeting date and time as the second Tuesday of each month. * Read, corrected and approved Dec. 8, 2015, regular meeting and executive session minutes. * Named Jason Gardner as the district’s January Employee of the Month. * Approved consent agenda items, including district vouchers for general funds totaling $98,493.90; payroll, $355,088.45; revolving fund, $100; auxiliary funds, $1,751.94; and student activity funds, $1,296.55. District, auxiliary and student activity financial summaries were also approved. * Approved the fiscal year 2016 staff appointments of Mitch Farnes as a technology specialist; Dan Bushman, long term substitute; Kenia Martineau, Joseph Junior/Senior High School instructional aide; Catharina Hansen and Aaron Westover, substitute teachers; Meghan Hunt, Mattie Hunt and Katie Hutchens, student auditorium workers; Brenda Weightman, Joseph City Elementary School part-time instructional aide/substitute teacher; Chaylene Randles, JCHS junior varsity softball coach; Darrel Mosier, JCHS junior varsity baseball coach; and Kim Brennan, hospitality coordinator, with revised Extra Duty 2 pay schedule. * Approved the appointment of fiscal year 2016 Ski Club Trip volunteer chaperones, including Julie Layden, John Mitchell, Chris Moss, LeAnn Moss, Brad Neal, Lillian Neal, Chance Rush, Tanesha Rush, Kimber Tuckfield and Rob Tuckfield. * Approved governing board travel to the Arizona School Boards Association Board Operations and Leadership Training Seminar (BOLTS). * Approved the fiscal year 2016 senior trip. * Approved Chance Rush for salary schedule placement at Maintenance Worker Level II. * Entered executive session to discuss the district’s performance contract with AMERESCO. No action on the matter was taken when the board returned to regular session. The next regular meeting of the board will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the district boardroom at 8176 N. Westover St.