Lincoln County Schools board unanimously approves minutes, administrative, finance and personnel items

Lincoln County Schools board members met in January at the county office and unanimously approved routine governance items including the Dec. 17 meeting minutes, several administrative items, the month’s invoices and personnel approvals.

The approvals were procedurally quick and uncontroversial. Cartwright moved to approve the Dec. 17 minutes and Wilson seconded; the board recorded a 5-0 vote in favor. Wilson moved approval of the listed administrative items and Cartwright seconded; that motion also passed 5-0. Cartwright moved to approve the monthly invoices and a second was recorded; the board voted 5-0. Cartwright moved to approve personnel items, Wilson seconded, and the vote was 5-0.

Board members present were Mosteller, Burns (by phone), Wilson, Cartwright and Bell. The meeting included no public comment on these items and no extended discussion was recorded.

Votes at a glance: - Approval of Dec. 17 minutes — motion: Cartwright; second: Wilson; tally: 5-0, approved. - Administrative items (including out-of-state overnight trip for the transportation director to Des Moines in May; approval of student residency for spring semester; list of school volunteers; and approval of six to seven district policies under review) — motion: Wilson; second: Cartwright; tally: 5-0, approved. - Monthly invoices (finance items) — motion: Cartwright; second: recorded as Faustell or (verbatim transcript); tally: 5-0, approved. - Personnel approvals (staffing/blue-sheet items) — motion: Cartwright; second: Wilson; tally: 5-0, approved.

The board adjourned and set its next meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at Hamlin P K A (as stated in the meeting record).