Board votes: consent agenda, finances, contracts, hires and capital projects
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Summary
Summary of motions and roll-call outcomes from the Richland County CUSD 1 board meeting, including approvals for the consent agenda, financial reports, IECC partnership, tentative levy, FGMA preliminary work, bus specs, playground bid, curriculum purchase, job descriptions, purchasing card program and personnel actions.
This roundup lists formal actions taken by the Richland County CUSD 1 Board of Education at the meeting. Each item below records the motion text, the mover/second as stated in the meeting and the recorded roll-call outcome.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (items 4a–4g): Motion to approve the consent agenda (moved by Mister Wilson; second by Missus Bailey). Roll-call: Missus Lockley — Yes; Mister Jake Anderson — Yes; Missus Coker — Yes; Missus Bailey — Yes; Mister Snyder — Yes; Mister Wilson — Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of financial reports (treasurer's report and related financial portion): Motion to approve financial portion (moved by Mister Wilson; second by Mister Coker). Roll-call: Mister Wilson — Yes; Mister Coker — Yes; Mister Snyder — Yes; Missus Lockley — Yes; Mister Jake Anderson — Yes. Outcome: approved.
- IECC dual-credit model partnership agreement: Motion to approve (moved by Missus Lockley; seconded by Mister Coker). Roll-call: all present — Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Tentative tax levy (2025): Motion to adopt tentative levy (moved by Mister Wilson; second by Missus Lockley). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: approved (aggregate requested increase 4.98%; final levy to be adopted in November).
- Authorization for FGMA preliminary work and proceed with athletic building process: Motion to allow FGMA to begin preliminary work (moved by Mister Wilson; second by Mister Coker). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: approved (preliminary work authorized; final contract/funding not approved).
- Approve 2026–2027 bus specifications (specs updated, exploring lease-to-own): Motion to approve specs (moved by Mister Jake Anderson; second by Missus Lockley). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: approved; staff to provide buy vs. lease comparison and explore safety equipment options.
- Approve RCHS social science curriculum (TCI History Alive, 4-year contract): Motion to approve curriculum purchase ($32,139.20 total) (moved by Missus Lockley; seconded by Missus Bailey). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Approve RCMS playground bid: Motion to award contract to Effingham Asphalt ($271,235) for conversion to eight pickleball courts (moved by Mister Wilson; second by Mister Coker). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Approve job descriptions for new positions (district mental-health counselor and district psychologist): Motion to approve job descriptions (moved by Missus Lockley; second by Mister Jake Anderson). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: approved; staff to post positions.
- Approve purchasing-card program (procurement cards for travel and conference expenses): Motion to approve (moved by Mister Wilson; second by Mister Jay Anderson). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: approved; central office to manage card loading and oversight.
- Appoint delegate to ISBE joint annual conference: Motion to appoint Board member Jake Anderson as delegate (moved by Missus Bailey; second by Mister Wilson). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Executive session and personnel actions: Board entered executive session and after reconvening approved recommended personnel actions as presented (motion by Missus Lawton; second by Mister Wilson). Roll-call: All present — Yes. Outcome: personnel actions accepted.
Notes: Votes recorded are transcribed from the meeting's roll-call statements. Where individual names were given in roll call, those names are listed verbatim as spoken in the meeting. For items that require further committee or staff work (for example, final athletic-complex contract, final levy adoption, bus lease/buy analysis), the board requested additional materials before final approvals.
