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Board votes at a glance: Oct. 13 Alice ISD meeting — minutes, donations, contracts, nominations, personnel and PIA calendar
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Alice ISD Board approved minutes, accepted consent agenda donations, approved two service contracts, nominated candidates for the Jim Wells County appraisal district board, set Public Information Act dates and accepted a resignation; a motion to solicit RFQs for general legal counsel did not receive majority support.
At its Oct. 13 regular meeting, the Alice Independent School District Board of Trustees took several formal actions: it approved minutes and a consent agenda, accepted donations, approved service contracts, made nominations to the Jim Wells County appraisal district board of directors, set Public Information Act closed‑period dates and accepted an employee resignation. A separate motion to solicit request‑for‑qualifications (RFQ) submissions for general legal counsel failed to receive a majority.
Key votes and outcomes (as recorded in the public meeting transcript):
- Minutes (Sept. 8, 2025): The board voted to approve the minutes for the Sept. 8 meeting. Recorded votes in the transcript show trustees Herman Arellano, Abraham Pena, Debbie Guerra, Cody Reed and Board President Dr. Trevino voting yes. Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda (including donations): The consent agenda passed. Noted donations included a $200 donation from Delta Kappa Gamma (White Chapter) to Alice High School CTE/Future Teachers and a $1,900 donation from Ramona Christiansen to William Adams’ English department. Outcome: approved.
- Memorandum of Understanding with United Connections Counseling: Motion to approve the MOU for counseling services to support students and families (no district cost) passed; trustees voted affirmatively. Outcome: approved.
- Nominations to the Jim Wells Appraisal District board of directors (2026–2027): The board nominated incumbent Adrian Pena and additionally named Brent Star (as allocated by the board motion); the nomination motion carried. Outcome: nominations submitted prior to the district deadline.
- Public Information Act (HB 3033) designation of 10 business days: The board approved the calendar dates during which public‑information processing may be suspended under the statute (dates identified in the meeting). Outcome: approved.
- Orientation & mobility services contract authorization: Board approved authorization for contracted orientation and mobility services (the administration noted the not‑to‑exceed amount used previously approached $50,000). Outcome: approved.
- Vision services contract authorization: Board approved authorization for contracted vision services to support students’ IEPs (administration noted prior usage approached the $50,000 level). Outcome: approved.
- RFQ for general legal counsel: Board discussion resulted in a motion to solicit RFQs for legal counsel. The motion did not receive a board majority (recorded votes included both aye and nay votes), and no RFQ was authorized at that time.
- Personnel: The board accepted the resignation of Victor Lopez (motion made and approved). Outcome: resignation accepted.
Votes at this meeting were typically recorded in the transcript with individual roll‑call (“Aye”/“Nay”) for each trustee; most listed actions passed by unanimous roll‑call where recorded. Actions that require further administrative follow‑up (for example stadium change‑order pricing or contracting implementation steps) were remanded to staff for next steps.
Transcript provenance for each listed action is recorded in meeting minutes and shown in the public transcript; the board indicated several items would return for further action or final pricing as needed.
