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Votes at a glance: LCPS board approves budget amendment, meeting dates and phone contract; moves to closed session
Summary
At the March meeting the board approved Budget Amendment No. 3, adopted meeting dates for next year, authorized a phone system replacement contract with Encore and voted to enter closed session under state statute; several motions were passed by voice/hand and recorded as without dissent where noted.
The Lenoir County Board of Education took several formal actions during its March 2025 meeting, approving a budget amendment, next year’s meeting calendar, a phone system replacement contract and voting to enter a closed session.
Budget amendment: The board approved Budget Amendment No. 3 to revise the working budget for the 2024–25 fiscal year. The motion was made by Mr. Hill and seconded by Mr. Woods; the chair called the vote and the amendment passed “without dissent,” according to the meeting record.
Meeting dates: The board approved proposed board meeting dates for the coming year after staff described calendar adjustments to avoid known conflicts (for example, national conferences). A motion to approve the dates was made by Mr. Britt and seconded; the board voted in favor by voice/hand.
Phone system replacement contract: The board approved a contract to replace the district’s phone system with Encore. Staff said the district received more than 23 vendor proposals and formed a cross‑departmental evaluation committee; staff noted that E‑rate reimbursement has declined and the district must now fund phone costs from local sources. The motion to approve the contract was made by Mr. Hill and seconded by Mr. Brett; the board voted to approve the contract.
Closed session: The board voted to enter a closed session under North Carolina General Statute 143‑318.11 to consult with counsel, discuss confidential personnel matters and consider initial employment of an individual. A motion to enter closed session was made by Dr. Slockey and seconded by Mr. Hill; the meeting record shows the motion was seconded and moved forward.
Procedural approvals: At the start of the meeting the board approved the agenda on a motion by Mr. Woods with a second by Dr. Outlaw; the chair called the vote and the agenda was approved.
All formal motions and recorded outcomes above were reflected in the meeting record; where the transcript did not list a roll‑call tally the actions were recorded as approved by voice/hand or noted specifically as passing without dissent.
