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Board approves April financial report and several consent items; motions pass unanimously
Summary
Trustees approved the monthly financial report for April 30, 2025, several consent agendas (finance, general and personnel), and recorded motions to adopt the agenda, approve prior minutes and consider an executive session. Administrators reported a stronger fund balance year over year and higher collections to date.
Jackson Public School District trustees voted to approve the district’s monthly financial report for April 30, 2025, and carried the board’s consent agendas for finance, general business and personnel during the meeting.
What the board approved
- The monthly financial report for 04/30/2025 was approved after presentation by Executive Director of Business Services Miss Purnell. The report showed a fund balance approximately $7 million greater than April of the prior year and an ending cash balance of about $19 million as of April 30. Purnell told the board that revenues exceeded expenditures by roughly $3.5 million year to date.
- The district maintenance fund budget figure cited in the presentation was roughly $231.2 million in anticipated revenue; Purnell reported year-to-date collections at about 80 percent (leaving roughly $36.7 million still to collect) and year-to-date expenditures below budget.
- The board subsequently approved the consent agenda items for finance, general business items and personnel (each motion moved, seconded and approved).
Recorded motions and outcomes
Several formal motions were recorded on the transcript and carried without recorded opposition. The meeting included a quorum of five members (three present in person and two participating by phone). The motions recorded in the transcript include adopting the meeting agenda, approving the board minutes for 05/06/2025, approving the monthly financial report for 04/30/2025, approving the consent agenda items (finance, general, personnel) and a motion to close the meeting to consider an executive session. All motions were approved, and no nays were recorded.
Provenance: topicintro excerpt: "Good evening. Evening vice president, missus Hillard board members superintendent doctor Green colleagues and JPS family the administration recommends that the board approves the monthly financial report for 04/30/2025." (transcript block beginning at 4419.405). topicfinish excerpt: "So moved. Second. K. It's been moved and second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Okay. Thank you, everyone, and have a good night." (transcript block ending near 5104.895).
