FORREST CITY board approves wellness-center purchases, stage and personnel; legislative audit placed on record
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Summary
At its March 20, 2025 meeting the FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT board approved a legislative audit request, purchases for the district wellness center and a portable stage, and conditional approval of two personnel appointments pending background checks. The board also accepted minutes and expenditures as part of routine business.
The FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT board held several formal votes at its March 20, 2025 meeting, approving procurement for the district wellness center and graduation stage, recording a legislative audit request, accepting routine business items and conditionally approving two personnel hires.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes for Feb. 27, 2025: Accepted by affirmation (no roll call recorded). Outcome: approved. (No mover/second specified in the record.)
- Approve expenditures for Feb. 1–Feb. 28, 2025: Motion carried by roll call, 6–1. Vote (as recorded): Sadie Blackwell — yes; Larry Devasher — yes; Roy Hamilton — yes; Tarzan Lee — yes; Annie Norman — no; Sandra Taylor — yes; Yvette Whitby — yes.
- Legislative audit for 2024–25 school year: Board voted to approve placing the legislative audit request in the meeting minutes for submission. Roll call recorded unanimous approval (7–0).
- McKesson purchase for wellness center: Superintendent recommended the clinic purchase items and the district reimburse from ESA funds. Motion to approve a purchase from McKesson in the amount of $33,670.62 carried by roll call, unanimous (7–0).
- Stage purchase for events/graduation: The board approved purchasing a portable indoor/outdoor stage from Stage Rock for $13,930.62 using district funds. Roll call recorded unanimous approval (7–0).
- Personnel: The board approved two personnel items (one bus driver among them). The record shows conditional approval pending completion of required background checks; the vote carried with six votes in favor and one board member not voting because she could not view the presented materials. Vote (as recorded): Sadie Blackwell — did not vote/declined to vote; Larry Devasher — yes; Roy Hamilton — yes; Tarzan Lee — yes; Annie Norman — yes; Sandra Taylor — yes; Yvette Whitby — yes.
Several motions were moved and seconded from the dais; in multiple cases the transcript does not name the mover and seconder. Where roll-call results were recorded above, those tallies reflect the board's recorded votes.
Board members also discussed procurement practice for the wellness-center supplies; a board member asked whether the items needed to be competitively bid and the superintendent confirmed the clinic partner would make the purchase and the district would reimburse costs from ESA funds.
The meeting adjourned after personnel and calendar items were handled.