At the Oct. 14 Springdale School District board meeting members took four recorded voice votes on routine business and financial items. The board approved the meeting agenda, approved the consent agenda, authorized a proposed budget of expenditures and sample ballot to be published for the March election, and approved the district’s September 2025 financial statements.

Details of each action as recorded in the meeting transcript:

1) Approve agenda as presented — Motion by Mr. Hedgeson; second by Mrs. Creek. The board approved the agenda by voice vote (recorded response: “Aye;” no recorded opposition).

2) Approve consent agenda — Motion by Mr. Hutchinson; second by Mrs. Cook. The consent agenda was approved by voice vote (recorded response: “Aye;” no recorded opposition).

3) Approve proposed budget of expenditures and sample ballot for March — Motion by Mrs. Creek; second by Mr. Brown. The motion passed; staff noted the next step is publishing the proposal in the local newspaper and, absent objections, submitting the sample ballot to the clerk of court for placement on the 2026 ballot.

4) Approve September 2025 financial statements — Motion by Mr. Omi; second by Mrs. Cook. The board approved the financials by voice vote. Finance staff reported that the district’s fund balance is about $4.5 million higher than the same time last year and that the district had collected approximately 17% of its budgeted revenues to date; staff also noted the district is monitoring unbudgeted costs related to recent pre‑K funding changes.

Ending: All four motions were recorded as passing by voice vote with no individual roll‑call tallies provided in the meeting transcript.