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Board approves routine contracts, MOUs and a renovation change order; suspends an employee
Summary
The Harrison County Board of Education approved a series of MOUs, vendor selections, a construction change order and personnel actions at its Oct. 7 meeting, and voted to suspend an employee after executive session.
The Harrison County Board of Education approved a series of routine and project actions at its Oct. 7 meeting and also approved a suspension of an employee after an executive session.
Votes and formal items the board approved included:
- Out-of-state travel and study requests: approved by voice vote; no roll-call recorded at the meeting.
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department for school resource/officer cooperation: approved by voice vote.
- Memorandum of Understanding to add United Southern Center as an at-risk provider for the 2025–26 school year (At-Risk LOU): approved by voice vote.
- Approval of McKinley & Associates to provide architectural and civil engineering services for the SPA MIT project: approved by voice vote.
- MOU between Salem University and Harrison County Schools to place pre‑service teachers and student teachers: approved by voice vote.
- Change order No. 1 to Lombardi Construction in the amount of $39,318.72 for additional lockers at Simpson and another elementary school (funded from SBA funds in the current budget): approved; officials said the district’s contingency covers the cost.
- Approval to award architectural/civil services (McKinley & Associates) and other procurement items: approved by voice votes.
- Personnel actions: the board conducted at least one executive session on personnel matters under West Virginia law. After returning to open session, the board approved the suspension of employee Jennifer Nicholson on the superintendent’s recommendation. The board also approved hiring the Bridgeport High School softball position that had previously been tabled; that vote passed 4–1 with one board member recorded as opposed.
Several job descriptions (county system finance director and county education specialist) were discussed during executive session and were tabled for later action; the board voted to table those items while in executive session.
Where vote counts were recorded in the meeting record, the motion to go into executive session passed 4–1. Most routine approvals were voice votes with the chair calling "aye" and the motions carried.
Board members and staff said many items were routine and supported by staff recommendations; none of the contract approvals prompted extended debate at the public meeting. The superintendent said facilities appraisals and construction projects (including the Simpson renovation) are ongoing and that the district expects additional procurement and construction steps in the coming months.
Provenance: motions, roll calls and voice votes are recorded in the Oct. 7 board meeting audio/transcript. Where the transcript provided a specific tally, it is noted above.
