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Votes at a glance: HCISD board actions and outcomes
Summary
Summary list of formal motions and board outcomes taken during the meeting: policy first reading, HB3 goals adoption, monthly financials, investments, budget amendments, contract awards, marquee bid rejection, personnel approvals and administrative contract renewals.
At its meeting, the Harlingen CISD Board of Trustees recorded the following formal actions and outcomes (motions reported as stated at the meeting):
1) TASB Policy Update 124 — Motion: "Approve TASB recommended revisions to Policy Update 124 on first reading." Motion passed. (Mover: Dr. Muniz; Second: Dr. Pettis.)
2) House Bill 3 early‑childhood and CCMR goals — Motion: "Adopt House Bill 3 early childhood and College Career and Military Readiness goals as presented." Motion passed. (Mover: Dr. Pettis; Second: Mr. Liao.) Administration will follow up on scheduling/TSI questions raised by a parent.
3) Monthly tax collections for February 2025 — Motion: "Approve monthly tax collections as presented." Motion passed. (Mover: Mr. Leal; second recorded.) Reported tax-collection rate: 88.6% for the period.
4) Monthly financial statements (Feb. 2025) — Motion: "Approve the financial statements for the month ending 02/28/2025 as presented." Motion passed. (Moved: Mr. Leal; Second: Dr. Pettis.) Staff noted a planned timing dip in general fund balances tied to state payment timing and bond payments.
5) Quarterly investment report (Dec. 1–Feb. 28) — Motion: "Approve quarterly investment report as presented." Motion passed. Staff reported year-to-date interest income of roughly $213,000 and said most funds were invested in Texas-class.
6) Budget amendments — Motion: "Approve seven budget amendments as presented." Motion passed. Staff noted transfers to functions including data processing (Function 53) and community services (Function 61/HELP program).
7) Award/extension of proposals and contracts — Motion: "Approve award/extension of proposals and contracts and two new contracts as presented." Motion passed. Contracts covered custodial supplies, safety uniforms, electrical supplies, music instruments, and PowerSchool modules; amounts authorized were maximums and locally funded.
8) Reject marquee bid CNST0225 (Phase 2) — Motion: "Reject bids for HCISD new marquees at various campuses (Phase 2), bid number CNST0225." Motion passed. Staff said only one bid was received and it exceeded estimate; district will re-scope and rebid.
9) Internal audit reports — Presented in committee; no board motion required but trustees requested risk‑aligned reporting improvements and a severity tiering of findings.
10) Personnel and contracts (executive session) — Motion: "Approve employment of teachers and other professional staff as recommended in executive session." Motion passed. (Mover: Dr. Pettis; second recorded.) Motion: "Approve renewal of administrator contracts for 2025–26 as discussed in executive session." Motion passed. (Mover: Mr. Liao; Second: Dr. Muniz.)
Ending: The recorded motions above reflect the meeting’s formal board actions. For votes where a roll-call list was not read aloud in the transcript, the minutes indicate the motion carried; staff will include roll-call vote details in the official board minutes published after the meeting.
