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Robeson County board approves procurement threshold increase and routine budget, calendar and personnel items
Summary
The Public Schools of Robeson County board approved a $30,000 micro-purchase procurement threshold, budget amendments, a continuing resolution, calendar changes and several personnel actions at its June 10 meeting.
The Board of Education for the Public Schools of Robeson County adopted several procedural and financial measures June 10, including increasing the district's federal micro-purchase threshold to $30,000, approving budget amendments and adopting a continuing resolution to cover operations if the state budget is delayed.
Board members voted to raise the micro-purchase threshold — the dollar amount above which more formal procurement steps are required — from $10,000 to $30,000. The board approved a resolution to mirror the state procurement threshold; motion language indicated the change aligns the district with state and federal guidance tied to COVID-era procurement rules. The resolution passed by majority vote.
Finance director Erica Setzer presented budget amendments for the 2024–25 fiscal year, which board members said mainly reflected new state allocations and internal transfers among program codes (PRCs). Board member John Simmons moved to approve the budget amendments and Melissa Ocean seconded; the board approved the amendments.
The board also adopted a continuing resolution for 2025–26, which keeps district operations funded at current 2024–25 levels if a state budget is not adopted by July. A motion by Melissa Ocean, seconded by Dr. Linda Emmanuel, carried.
Other routine approvals included the monthly financial report and revisions to the 2025–26 board meeting calendar (moving one November meeting and an April meeting by about a week). The board approved several assistant principal appointments and personnel items that were presented in closed session; minutes recorded some recusals and an 8–0 recorded vote on personnel with one member absent and two recused.
Information items discussed included the district's transition to Infinite Campus, the state-mandated student information system: staff said Infinite Campus will go live the first week of July and outlined a week of in-person vendor training plus online preparatory materials for staff roles. Staff also briefed the board on summer camps and feeding programs that begin the week after the meeting.
The board deferred action on an Old Main Academy pre-K meal agreement until the next meeting because the written agreement was not in the packet.
Ending: The meeting closed after a scheduled closed session; staff will return contract language and any requested follow-ups to the board at future meetings.
