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Board excuses absences for freeze day, approves roofing funding and hires building envelope consultant
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the superintendent to excuse absences and pay employees for a weather‑related closure and approved budget amendments to fund roof and wall repairs; the board also approved building envelope consulting services for engineering and oversight of the projects.
The Mercedes ISD Board of Trustees unanimously authorized the superintendent to excuse absences and compensate employees for workdays missed because of an emergency weather closure, and approved related budget amendments and engineering services for facility repairs.
Board members read and approved a resolution that said the Jan. 21, 2025 freeze had resulted in emergency closure of district schools and facilities, that absences for employees during that closure were due to circumstances beyond employees’ control, and that…
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