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Board approves budget amendments, weapons-detection system; moves into closed session
Summary
At its April 8 meeting, the Hoke County Board of Education approved local, state and federal budget amendments, authorized purchase of an OpenGate weapons-detection system, adopted the consent agenda and voted to enter a closed session on personnel.
Hoke County Board of Education members approved several routine and fiscal items during their April 8 meeting, including local, state and federal budget amendments, the purchase of an OpenGate weapons-detection system and the consent agenda. The board then voted to move into a closed session to discuss personnel.
The board approved three budget amendments: a local amendment (revising restricted fund projections), State Amendment No. 5 and a federal amendment. Finance staff reported the local unencumbered balance was $3,287,635.39. For state funds, the revised total amendment amount presented was $78,388,189.16. Federal allotments were adjusted with a net increase of $507,540.41, leaving an unencumbered federal balance of $3,191,310.85. The board approved the three amendments by voice vote.
The board approved purchase of an OpenGate weapons-detection system after the item was presented as previously discussed. The motion was made, seconded and adopted by voice vote.
Earlier in the meeting the consent agenda, including minutes for March 2025 and a first reading of a board policy, was approved by voice vote.
After approving the items above, the board voted to convene in closed session to discuss individual employees and related personnel matters.
No individual roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript; outcomes were recorded as voice votes with no opposing members identified.
Votes (summary): - Consent agenda: approved (voice vote) - Local budget amendment: approved (voice vote) - State budget amendment No. 5: approved (voice vote) - Federal budget amendment: approved (voice vote) - OpenGate weapons-detection system purchase: approved (voice vote) - Motion to enter closed session on personnel: approved (voice vote)
The board did not provide detailed roll-call tallies in the audio transcript supplied; motions that passed were announced by the chair with “All in favor, say aye,” followed by “Aye.”
