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Votes at a glance: Johnston County Board approves contracts, calendar revision and principal pay hold-harmless
Summary
The board approved consent items and several contracts, a school-calendar revision, a principal pay hold-harmless plan tied to redistricting, and numerous facility and technology purchases; motions and outcomes are summarized below.
The Johnston County Board of Education took multiple formal actions March 11. Key approvals included renewal of outside legal services, a revision to the 2024–25 school calendar to mark certain February days as remote learning, an MOU with Johnston Community College, several procurement contracts for facilities and technology, and a principal pay hold-harmless plan tied to redistricting. Below are the actions recorded during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes: The board approved multiple meeting minutes (02/04/2025 special session; 02/06/2025 special session; 02/11/2025 regular and closed session minutes) (motions carried by voice vote).
- Closed session: The board voted to enter closed session pursuant to North Carolina statutes covering personnel and attorney–client privilege (motion made and seconded; board voted to enter closed session).
- Renewal of legal services: The board approved renewal of legal services with Tidwell/firm (named in meeting as Tipton/Spruill/Ponder Spruill negotiation) with revised rates and training hours included (motion by Rep. Carroll; second by Rep. Tippett; approved by voice).
- Consent agenda: The board approved Consent Items 1–17 (motion by Ms. Lee; second by Mr. Carroll; approved by voice).
- School calendar revision: The board approved the revised 2024–25 school calendar that reclassified recent inclement-weather days as remote-learning days (motion by Mr. Donovan; second by Ms. Lee; approved).
- JCC MOU: Approved (see separate article). Motion by Ms. Lee; second by Mr. Carroll; approved.
- Custodial supplies contract (RFP): Awarded to 7 Oaks Supply Company for July 2025–June 2028 (motion; approved). Not-to-exceed amount: $2,736,559.92.
- Solid waste/recycling collection: Approved five-year contract with GFL for July 2025–June 2030. Total contract fee: $2,196,543.74 (approved).
- Charging carts (bond-funded): Approved purchase of 106 charging carts (applied data); not to exceed $220,000 (approved).
- E-rate procurement (network hardware): Approved procurement of network switches and related hardware for multiple projects using E-rate funds; not to exceed $605,000 (approved).
- Cooper Academy fire-alarm upgrade (bond): Approved contract with WIMCO Corporation for voice-evac fire alarm replacement and contingency; amount $568,399.52 plus contingency $20,000 (approved).
- Barnhill Group (Clayton High School design services): Approved phase 1 preconstruction/design fees for a new Clayton High School; amount not to exceed $390,190 (county funding approved) (approved).
- HVAC equipment orders (bond-funded) for multiple elementary schools: Approved equipment purchases for South Smithfield Elementary ($214,882.41), 4X Elementary ($284,427.91), and Cleveland Elementary ($310,632.89) through cooperative purchasing (all approved).
- Principal pay hold-harmless plan tied to redistricting: Approved a three-year, phased hold-harmless supplement for principals whose state allotment would decline because of enrollment changes caused by redistricting; estimated maximum first-year cost not to exceed $140,000 (approved).
- Adjournment: Meeting adjourned by unanimous voice vote.
Ending: Several items require administrative follow-up (MOU implementation, contracts to be executed, procurement orders to be placed, and principal-pay adjustments to be integrated into payroll); board asked staff to provide financial and operational updates as projects proceed.
