The Lawrence County School Board took several formal votes during its April 17 meeting. The items below record the motions, voters and outcomes as stated in the meeting transcript.
1) Consent agenda (voice vote)
- Motion: Approve consent items (adoption of the agenda; approval of minutes; business report; volunteers; overnight field trips).
- Mover/Second: Motion made and seconded during the meeting; specific names not recorded in the transcript excerpt.
- Outcome: Motion carried by voice vote.
2) Orange County High School football field lighting (cost-sharing with the City of Lawrenceburg)
- Motion: Approve district share of lighting upgrade at Lawrence County High School football field (district to split cost with the city).
- Cost and funding: Presenters said total cost about $106,570; board to pay half from fund balance.
- Mover: Mister Weathers. Second: Mister Adams.
- Roll call outcome: Seven yeses (Adams; Alexander; Chairman Daniel; Dryden; Doctor Shannon; Watson; Weathers). Motion carries.
3) Districtwide floor-care products (annual summer procurement)
- Motion: Approve annual budgeting/purchasing for district floor care products.
- Mover/Second: Motion made and seconded; specific names not recorded.
- Roll call outcome: Seven yeses recorded. Motion carries.
4) Roxanne High School water-heater procurement / executive-committee authorization
- Motion: Authorize the executive committee (Director Atkins and Chairman Daniel, as stated in discussion) to review bids and act on the water-heater replacement when bids close, with previous board guidance limiting executive-committee approval to amounts up to $25,000 from district funds.
- Mover/Second: Motion and second made on the floor.
- Roll call outcome: Seven yeses. Motion carries.
Several other items on the agenda were informational (school reports, recognitions, capital project updates) and did not require a separate vote at that time. The district also adopted K–12 science textbooks and approved hiring two licensed operators for the Summertown wastewater plant; those votes are covered in separate articles.