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Flint Board approves personnel, safety and health contracts, and multiple facility upgrades

5611533 · August 20, 2025
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Summary

The board voted on a set of personnel and operational items including personnel recommendations, a SEIU contract, safety device installations, school building repairs, and renewals of MDHHS grant agreements; most motions passed by roll call with unanimous or near-unanimous tallies.

The Flint Board of Education approved a suite of personnel, contract and facilities actions during the meeting, adopting personnel recommendations, ratifying a SEIU contract, authorizing safety and monitoring equipment at school buildings, and renewing health services grant agreements with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) for fiscal year 2026.

Board members approved resolution 1.3 (personnel recommendations) by roll call (7 yes, 0 no). Public commenter Joanna Kelsman spoke in favor of a named staff member recommended for promotion, saying that the candidate had advocated for students and staff. The board also ratified resolution 1.4, the SEIU…

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