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Votes at a glance: George County School District approves construction change order, hall of fame and multiple administrative items
Summary
At its regular meeting the George County School District board approved a construction change order (one member opposed), established a George County Athletic Hall of Fame, and approved multiple administrative items including MOUs, policy revisions, procurement actions and salary scales.
The George County School District board took a series of routine and project-related votes during the meeting, approving a construction change order, establishing an athletic hall of fame and approving several administrative and procurement items.
Construction change order: The board moved and seconded a motion to approve a construction change order related to recent work on a district project; board members asked questions about an electrical feeder and other site utilities that were not visible during earlier work. A staff member said the generator feed and other lines were discovered close to the foundation and required relocation; William Davis documented conditions with photographs. The motion passed; board member Clint James recorded opposition. The board discussed safety and whether call-before-you-dig (8-1-1) protocols had been followed.
Athletic Hall of Fame: The board approved establishing a George County Athletic Hall of Fame. A motion to create the hall passed with no recorded opposition in the audible roll call.
Grants and recreation facilities: Board members reviewed a potential grant (up to $200,000; $20,000 per pool) to fund up to six pools (grant would cover a maximum of $120,000 under the parameters described). The board gave preliminary approval to pursue the grant and authorized district staff to proceed with planning and to seek city and county coordination; the board emphasized that final acceptance of any grant would require a future board vote.
Other approvals: The board approved a request to sell a district property (agenda item 21), a memorandum of understanding to provide college-level journalism credit in partnership with USM for high school journalism students, agreements to offer teacher-academy/dual-credit classes with William Carey University, multiple policy revisions, authorization to advertise for several soon-to-expire positions, bid solicitations for solid-waste collection, and the district salary scales for fiscal 2025–26. The claims docket for March was approved.
Where the transcript records a formal roll call or vocal assent it is noted above; where the record shows only a general “all in favor” with no recorded tally, the meeting minutes did not include a full roll-call tally in the transcript.
