Votes at a glance: action summary from the Jan. 13 Franklin County School Board meeting

This “at‑a‑glance” consolidates formal motions, roll calls and outcomes from the Franklin County School Board meeting on Jan. 13, 2025. Where individual roll‑call votes were recorded in the transcript, the board names or results are included; where the transcript recorded a voice vote, the outcome is summarized as recorded.

Approved motions and actions (selected) 1) Release of student from compulsory attendance for religious reasons (from closed session) - Motion: “Release a Franklin County student from compulsory attendance based upon religious reasons.” - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote: “Aye” recorded). - Agenda reference: closed session action reported at start of open session.

2) Approval of agenda and consent agenda - Motion: Approve the agenda (and later the consent agenda). - Outcome: Motions carried (voice votes recorded as “Aye; that motion carries”).

3) ABM presentation – no contract approved; board agreed to revisit - Motion/outcome: No immediate authorization given; board requested a contract draft and agreed to revisit the request in February. (No procurement action taken.)

4) Milk RFP – vendor award - Motion: Approve RFP award for milk service to Mayola (recommended vendor). - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote: “Aye; the motion carries”). - Implementation: Nutrition staff to execute contract and report back on pilot/implementation.

5) Contracts approval (consent agenda) - Motion: Approve two contracts: (a) Paul Bowling for snow removal at Ferrum Elementary and (b) VSBA Policy Services for policy updates. - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote recorded in consent agenda passage).

6) G1 pay‑grade adjustment to meet state minimum wage - Motion: Approve raising G1 step 1 to $12.41 and apply 2.5% increments across G1 steps. - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote recorded; staff given direction to update payroll).

7) DCIP policy changes (retirement supplement) - Motion A (eligibility age): Lower DCIP eligibility age from 55 to 50 (subject to VRS full‑retirement eligibility and last 10 years in Franklin County). - Outcome A: Motion passed (roll‑call/voice recorded; board adopted change). - Motion B (three‑year option): Adopt a three‑year payout option in lieu of five years. - Outcome B: Motion failed (roll‑call recorded; multiple board members voted “no”). - Motion C (five‑year option): Retain the five‑year payout option at 10% for the policy year. - Outcome C: Motion passed (voice vote recorded).

8) Program of Studies and new courses - Motion: Approve consolidated Program of Studies and approve a slate of new/adjusted courses (including Liberal Arts SDV, Public Speaking, Digital Literacy/Computer Applications, middle‑school World Geography credit and others listed in the packet). - Outcome: Motion carried (voice vote recorded).

9) Conveyance resolutions (surplus property) - Motion: Adopt resolution authorizing conveyance of Burnt Chimney Elementary School property to the Franklin County Board of Supervisors (per Code of Virginia §22.1‑129). - Outcome: Motion passed by roll call (several members recorded “yes”; one “no” on at least one conveyance vote was recorded for separate items earlier in the meeting). - Motion: Adopt resolution authorizing conveyance of Henry Elementary School property to the Board of Supervisors. - Outcome: Motion passed by roll call (vote recorded; motion carried).

How votes were recorded in the meeting - Many routine items (agenda, consent agenda, contracts, course approvals, milk RFP) were approved by voice vote; the chair called for “all those in favor, say aye” and announced the motion carried when no objections were raised. - Some high‑stake policy motions (DCIP duration/age and the conveyance resolutions) were decided by roll call and recorded individually in the transcript.

Notes on procurement and follow‑up - For the ABM proposal, the board did not approve the investment‑grade audit that evening; ABM will send a draft contract for legal review and the board will consider it in February. - Nutrition staff will execute the Mayola milk contract per the board vote and return with pilot logistics as needed.

If you need a line‑by‑line roll call log for a particular motion (for example the Burnt Chimney or Henry conveyance resolutions or the DCIP roll calls), the meeting transcript records the roll calls and names as given in the minutes and the board clerk can provide the official roll call record upon request.