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Farmersville board approves funding from general fund for high school fire-alarm upgrade
Summary
At its May 28 meeting, the Farmersville Unified School District Board approved paying for a campus-wide fire alarm system upgrade at Farmersville High School from the district general fund, voting 4-0.
The Farmersville Unified School District Board voted May 28 to pay for a campus-wide fire alarm system upgrade at Farmersville High School from the district general fund.
Board President John Alvarez moved to fund the upgrade from the general fund; Board Member Freddy Espinosa seconded the motion. The board recorded a unanimous vote in favor, 4-0.
Superintendent Manuel Mendez presented the item as a facilities funding decision following a closed-session discussion. Alvarez made the motion “to have it paid out of the general fund,” which Espinosa seconded; the vote was announced as “Aye” with no opposing votes.
The board did not provide a specific dollar amount for the upgrade in the public discussion that followed the vote. No additional conditions or phased payment schedule were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The action moved the item from informational (bond fund update) to an approved expenditure out of general operations, meaning the district will cover the cost with existing unrestricted resources rather than bond or developer-fee proceeds. The board returned to open session after closed-session items and reported the motion and vote.
Board materials and subsequent staff reports should specify the contract, vendor and timetable. The board did not state those details on the record at the May 28 meeting.
