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Hoover board unanimously hires Melinda Buck as chief school financial officer
Summary
The Hoover City Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Melinda Buck as chief school financial officer, effective July 1, 2025, approving a three-year contract. Financial staff presented current budget metrics and Buck summarized local tax receipt trends.
The Hoover City Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Melinda Buck as the district's chief school financial officer, approving a three-year contract that will begin July 1, 2025.
Board attorney Mark Boardman told the board the search complied with state law, citing Alabama Code section 16-13A-4 and recommending Buck, who currently serves as the district's accounting director. Board member Kendrick moved to hire Buck and to authorize Kendrick to sign the contract on behalf of the board; the motion received a second and passed unanimously.
The hire follows the board's routine approval of personnel actions earlier in the meeting. Outgoing finance director Michelle McKay reviewed recent financial results before the vote, reporting that as of Feb. 28, 2025 about 70.6% of budgeted revenue had been received, general fund expenditures were at roughly 41.5% of budget, and the district's general fund reserve stood at 12.7 months. McKay also noted recent one-time expenditures in February, including device refreshes at Spain Park High School and replacements of special education buses.
After the vote, Buck addressed the board. "I am deeply honored and humbled to accept the role of the chief school financial officer for Hoover City Schools," she said, thanking her family and McKay and pledging collaboration with the board and superintendent. Buck then briefly presented the district's local tax receipt analysis, saying property and auto tax revenue through the latest reporting period totaled $100,380,832.32 (98% of the budget) and sales tax receipts reported $897,921.45 (45% of budget), for total local tax receipts of $101,278,753.77. She characterized recent year-over-year growth in property and auto taxes as steady, noting a four-month growth rate of about 0.97% in the current year.
The board recorded no dissent. The motion to hire Buck included her start date of July 1, 2025, and a three-year contract term. McKay and others who presented financial details remained on the dais for subsequent business.
The board also approved routine personnel actions earlier in the meeting by voice vote.
The appointment and the financial presentation conclude a transition in the district's finance leadership while leaving detailed spending and capital planning matters for later agenda items and future meetings.
