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At-a-glance: Del Valle ISD board votes — bank depository, fuel contract, budget amendments, pipeline easement, hires and superintendent contract
Summary
The board approved multiple procurement and budget items, authorized negotiation of a pipeline easement, approved several personnel appointments and confirmed the superintendent's annual evaluation and contract; several decisions were unanimous.
The Del Valle ISD Board of Trustees finalized multiple actions at its June meeting, including procurement awards, budget amendments, personnel approvals and authorization for an easement negotiation. Most items passed unanimously by voice or show-of-hands votes.
Key outcomes
- Bank depository services: The board approved extending the district’s bank depository agreement with Wells Fargo (the sole respondent to the RFP). Administration noted a bank depository is required under Section 45 of the Texas Education Code. Motion carried 8-0.
- Bulk unleaded and diesel fuel: Following an RFP with eight respondents, the board approved Petroleum Traders as the fuel vendor (the vendor currently providing fuel). Motion carried 8-0.
- Final fiscal-year budget amendments: The board approved final amendments for the fiscal year to provide additional budgetary capacity at the fund-and-function level, including a general fund amendment of approximately $3.6 million and a child nutrition (food service) amendment of roughly $700,000; debt service required no amendment. Motion carried 8-0.
- Easement for Bastrop-Austin jet fuel pipeline staging (BATX/Flint Hills): The board authorized Superintendent Dr. Gutierrez to negotiate and finalize terms and conditions for an easement to allow Flint Hills (BATX) to stage construction equipment adjacent to district property during pipeline installation. Motion carried 8-0.
- Personnel actions (reported after closed session): The board approved multiple employment recommendations and one was tabled. Final, reported actions included approval of Stacey Holiday as Opportunity Center/DAEP principal (motion carried 7-0-1, one abstention), approval of Bianca Chapa as Del Valle Middle School assistant principal (8-0), approval of Anthony Richard as DAP assistant principal (8-0). The superintendent’s recommendation on the Ojeda assistant principal was tabled and not approved in open session.
- Superintendent annual evaluation and contract: The board approved the superintendent’s annual evaluation and contract as discussed in closed session. Motion carried 8-0.
Votes recorded at the meeting were show-of-hands counts; where roll-call votes were not taken, the board’s public record lists tally totals as noted above. Several items referenced RFPs and standard procurement procedures; the board’s motions directed administration to complete contract finalization and any required follow-up steps.
