Votes at a glance: consent agenda approved; personnel items and administrative leaves ratified

The Cabell County Board of Education approved multiple procedural and personnel items during its meeting.

Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, which included contract approvals (including the Apple hardware and services contract), the rescission of the interagency agreement with Valley Health Fort Gay, and other routine contracts and partnerships. The motion to approve the consent agenda was moved by Miss Childers and seconded by Mr. Abbas; the board voiced unanimous assent on the voice vote recorded in the meeting.

Personnel: The board approved professional personnel (section 6.01) and service personnel (section 6.02) actions by motion moved by Miss Neely and seconded by Miss Smiley.

Administrative leaves: The board ratified administrative leaves with pay for two employees as recommended by the superintendent. The board ratified administrative leave for Matthew Bryant, effective 2025-01-13, "until a resolution is reached," on the superintendent's recommendation. The board likewise ratified administrative leave for Joshua Edwards, effective 2025-01-23, "until a resolution is reached." Motions to ratify the leaves were made per meeting procedure and approved by voice vote.

Special board items: The board approved special board items, including student expulsions, by motion and voice vote. The meeting record shows the items were approved without recorded opposition.

All the above actions were taken on the public record during the meeting; where individual roll-call tallies were not read aloud, the meeting recorded unanimous voice assent or no opposition.