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The Franklin County Board of Education recorded several procedural and fiscal votes at its Jan. 13 meeting.
- The board approved the meeting agenda on a motion by Mr. Williams; the motion carried after an aye vote.
- The board approved the consent agenda, which included field-trip approvals (North Middle School, band and sports trips, Heartland conference in Pigeon Forge and Franklin County High School FFA state convention in Gatlinburg) and the minutes from Dec. 10. The consent agenda motion was made by Miss Rims and seconded by Miss Shorts; board members voted aye and the motion carried.
- The board approved December'January and January'February budget amendments (GPD budget amendments). A motion to approve the GPD budget amendments was made by Mr. Williams and seconded by Miss Lequita; members voted aye and the motions carried.
- The board moved to approve a set of policy updates with exceptions: policies 2.404 and 2.6 were held for further review and will be returned next month. A motion was made to approve the remaining policies and to hold 2.404 and 2.6; the motion carried.
Votes were recorded by voice as "aye" during the meeting transcript; the transcript does not provide a roll-call tally of yes/no votes by named board members.
No motions in this meeting failed or were tabled in the transcript segment provided.
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