Votes at a glance: Mustang board approves consent agenda, financial reports, staff hires and vehicle purchase
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Summary
The board approved routine consent items, financial reports, employment recommendations and the purchase of a used City of Mustang police vehicle for the safety and security director; several employment schedules were approved after board questions.
The Mustang Public Schools Board of Education approved routine consent and financial items, confirmed multiple hiring recommendations and authorized the purchase of a used City of Mustang police vehicle for the district's director of safety and security at the October meeting.
What passed (by voice vote unless otherwise noted): - Consent agenda (items G1–G6) — approved by single motion. Board discussion included a question about reducing public-comment time from five minutes to three minutes per speaker; administrators said the change is intended to increase opportunity rather than limit total public participation time and removes COVID-era language from teleconferencing policy. - Financial consent (items H1–H7) — approved by motion and voice vote. - Purchase of used City of Mustang police vehicle for safety and security — approved by voice vote. The district said the vehicle will be stripped of emergency lights and sirens and adapted for school-use (laptop platform). The presentation referenced a price of approximately $40,000 but did not provide a final contract amount at the time of the vote. - Adjunct teacher appointment (item N; Anthony Leatherwood, intermediate math at Mustang Middle School) — approved by voice vote. - Superintendent employment recommendations (Schedule A; item O) — approved by voice vote. - Employment changes (Schedule B; item P) — approved by voice vote after board questions about how extra-duty positions are recorded in the payroll system (board members asked about multiple listings for assistant varsity and ninth-grade head-football coach stipends; staff explained pay codes and confirmed only one ninth-grade head coach position exists).
Board procedure notes: For several consent items, board members asked clarifying questions before voting but did not pull items for separate roll-call votes. Where board members asked for clarification (for example, teleconferencing language and coach stipend entries), administrators answered and the board proceeded with approval.
Ending: The board adjourned following approval of hiring schedules and employment items.