Votes at a glance: El Campo ISD board approves personnel incentives, terminates maintenance contract, adopts safety recommendations and extends superintendent
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Summary
At its Jan. 20 special meeting the El Campo ISD board approved its consent agenda, adopted a voluntary resignation incentive for contract employees, voted to end the district’s custodial/maintenance contract early, adopted safety-committee recommendations after closed session, and extended the superintendent’s contract through June 2028.
Trustees in the Jan. 20 special meeting of El Campo Independent School District took several formal actions. The board voted on consent items and multiple personnel and contract items; the key outcomes are summarized below.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Approved. A board member moved to approve the consent agenda, another trustee seconded; the motion passed by voice/hand vote.
- Voluntary resignation incentive program: Approved. The board adopted a resolution offering tiered incentives to contract employees who voluntarily resign for the 2025–26 school year: $3,000 if notified by March 7, $2,000 if notified by March 28, and $1,000 if notified by March 17 (dates as presented in the resolution). The resolution applies to Chapter 21 contract employees; the motion was made by Ed and seconded by James and passed by voice/hand vote.
- Termination of building maintenance contract (Macklemore Building Maintenance, Inc.): Approved. The board voted to terminate the existing maintenance agreement effective June 1, 2025, to allow the district time to solicit alternate providers for summer cleaning and maintenance; motion by Rich, second by Ed; motion passed.
- Tabling of audit item 6A1: Approved (tabled). The board voted to table agenda item 6A1 (audit) until a special noon meeting on Friday so staff could provide additional information; motion and second were made and the motion passed.
- Safety recommendations (closed session item 6A4): Approved. Following a closed session that referenced Texas Government Code sections 551.076 and 551.089, the board moved to adopt recommendations from the safety committee. The motion passed by voice/hand vote.
- Superintendent contract extension: Approved. The board voted to extend the superintendent’s contract through June 2028; the motion passed by voice/hand vote.
Vote tallies and roll-call: The meeting record shows motions carried by raised-hand/voice votes; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally of yes/no/abstain by trustee name for these motions.
Context and notes: The resignation incentive was described by staff as a tool to help the district plan for 2025–26 amid legislative uncertainty. The maintenance-contract termination was framed as an opportunity to seek alternate vendors through the BuyBoard for services beginning summer 2025. The safety recommendations were adopted after a closed session in which the board discussed security deployment and training; the board cited Texas Government Code 551.076 and 551.089 when explaining why certain safety deliberations had to occur in closed session.
Ending: The board completed its remaining business and adjourned the meeting at 7:24 p.m.
