School seeks $59,750 from Article 46 to repair HVAC compressors and add phase conditioners

Smythe County Schools requested that commissioners consider releasing $59,750.50 from Article 46 revenues to pay for phase-conditioning equipment and repairs to rooftop HVAC units at the county high school. School staff reported six compressors were replaced in the fall but five had failed in subsequent months. After working with Duke Energy, the district said it determined phase fluctuations in the three-phase supply were placing extra strain on three-phase equipment and Duke recommended installing phase conditioners. The district contracted with Haines Air and Heat for the work and asked the commissioners to release Article 46 funds to cover the contract cost. A commissioner moved to approve the request; another seconded, but commissioners did not record a formal roll-call vote in the work session. Presenters described Article 46 as the quarter-cent local sales tax created for school capital projects; staff said the funds were available and that the request could be treated as a spending decision against Article 46 balances. Commissioners discussed whether to act immediately or take the matter up at a later meeting; the work session record shows a motion was made to release the funds but no final vote recorded in the session notes.