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Blount County board elects 2025–26 officers, approves HVAC and budget transfers
Summary
The Blount County Board of Education on Sept. 1 elected officers for the 2025–26 year and approved multiple budget moves, including a $377,975 increase for Eagleton College and Career HVAC work and a $305,185.50 transfer for William Blount High School CTE furniture.
Chris Pass was elected chair of the Blount County Board of Education for the 2025–26 term, and the board approved several budget measures affecting school facilities and career-technical education at its Sept. 1 meeting.
The board confirmed Pass as chair by roll call and also elected Randy Early Howard as vice chair, John Lowe as parliamentarian and Phil Porter as the district’s representative to the Tennessee School Boards Association legislative network. Each election was approved by the board during roll-call votes.
The board then approved agenda items involving facility and capital spending. The board approved a budget increase of $377,975 from Fund 177 (Education Capital) for Bid 2026-1, Eagleton College and Career Academy’s HVAC replacement. The board also approved a $175,000 budget increase to construction contingency from Fund 177 and a separate $100,000 budget transfer for continued maintenance (fund code referenced in the meeting as fund 141 /…
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