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Forney ISD trustees approve officer slate, construction bids, security contract and property sale
Summary
At a regularly scheduled Forney ISD Board of Trustees meeting, trustees unanimously approved board officer nominations, multiple contract awards including construction and security services, and ratified the sale of roughly 50 acres adjacent to Opportunity Central; several items were discussed in closed session.
Forney Independent School District trustees on an evening meeting approved a slate of board officers, construction bids for a new elementary school, a security guard services contract and a resolution to sell about 50 acres of district-owned land adjacent to Opportunity Central.
The board voted to nominate Greg Farris as president, Chad Johnson as vice president and Becky Dobbs as secretary for the 2025–26 school year. The motion to approve the officer nominations was seconded and approved by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
The trustees ratified construction bids for Elementary School No. 12, package two, after administration and the district's construction manager, Galliard Construction, confirmed the proposals came in within the previously approved budget. The board made the approval by motion and voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the public record.
The board awarded the district's security guard services contract to United Protective Services after a competitive procurement process. Administration reported 26 responses to the solicitation, three finalists interviewed, and recommended United Protective Services based on K–12 experience and proposed hourly rates (lead security guard at $28.37 per hour; associate security guards at $23.05 per hour). The board approved the contract by motion and voice vote.
Trustees also ratified a resolution approving the sale of “surface only” rights to approximately 50 acres in the Juan Lopez survey, abstract no. 286, adjacent to Opportunity Central. The board had previously authorized the superintendent to negotiate the contract and voted to ratify the finalized agreement.
Finally, the board returned from closed session and approved ratification of employment or professional contract personnel as discussed in closed session.
All approvals were made by motion and voice vote during the meeting; the board did not record individual roll-call vote tallies in the public transcript for these items.
Votes and motions recorded in the meeting transcript are listed below with the motions and outcomes as stated in public session.
