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Mercer County Board approves matching $27,808 KET assistance; consent agenda passes
Summary
The Mercer County Board of Education approved its consent agenda and voted to match a KET offer of assistance worth $27,808, following a roll-call vote.
The Mercer County Board of Education approved its consent agenda at the meeting, including a motion to match a KET offer of assistance totaling $27,808.
Board members recorded their votes by roll call; Amber Francesca (District 1), Amy Hart (District 2), Billy Montgomery (District 3), Cliff Brut (District 4) and Brady Hill voted yes on the motion to approve the consent agenda and the matching commitment.
The board was told the KET offer this year is $27,808 and that the amount must be matched equally by the Board of Education or escrowed every three years. Board members discussed the standard practice of matching KET assistance and confirmed the item on the consent agenda before voting.
The motion to approve the consent agenda, which included the KET match and listed out-of-state trip approvals and driver-approval agreements, was moved and seconded on the record before the roll call vote recorded above.
No statutes, ordinance citations or funding sources beyond the KET offer were referenced in the discussion recorded in the transcript.
