Votes at a glance: board approves personnel actions, bids, meal change and asset disposals

The Hoover City Schools Board of Education approved a slate of routine business actions, including personnel actions, contract awards and property/equipment disposals, during its public meeting.

Superintendent Dr. Maddox recommended approval of personnel actions listed on the meeting agenda; the board moved, seconded and approved the recommendation. The board also approved miscellaneous business action items included in the packet.

The board voted to award the bid for the Trace Crossing Elementary School cafeteria serving line to Singer Equipment Company in the amount of $144,865, as recommended by staff. Meeting discussion noted the bid included a $50,000 contingency allowance.

Board members approved declaring a list of capitalized assets obsolete and authorizing disposal as recommended by the superintendent.

During the meeting a board member moved to approve a 25-cent measure described in the packet for the 2025'26 school year; the board recorded that the change is intended not to impact students who receive free or reduced-price lunches.

Another construction project discussed at the meeting was reported by staff as coming in under budget: "This project came in at $1,575,000 under budget," a staff member said. The project was reported as including a $50,000 contingency; specific project identifiers and final contract numbers for that item were not specified in the verbal record.

All motions on these items were approved during the meeting. Individual roll-call vote counts were not recorded in the portion of the transcript provided.