The Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education on Oct. 27 approved three routine fiscal items: a 2016 bond fund refinancing resolution, a backend website support contract, and a $14,805 furniture purchase for Lemora. The measures passed by roll call or voice vote during the regular board meeting.

The board approved the 2016 bond fund refinancing resolution after a motion by Trustee Grayjack, seconded by Trustee Flores. The resolution passed on a roll-call vote with the board members recorded as voting “yes” during the roll call. The transcript records the roll-call affirmations as: Marlon Logan Jackson; Aparlesha Johnson; Nathan Gerjak; Kate Flores; Ivan Nicole Perry; Adam O'Plenty; and Holly Fulbright. The refinancing amount and specific debt-service impacts were not specified during the meeting.

Jose, the presenter for Sunnybyte, recommended contracting for backend website work including updating the district's Craft CMS from version 4 to 5 and conducting a UX/UI assessment aimed at improving mobile enrollment workflows. Jose said the work would be paid from W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) funds. The speaker referenced a figure “about 19,000” but the exact contract amount was unclear in the audio; the transcript does not provide a definitive dollar amount. The board approved the Sunnybyte contract on a voice vote after a motion moved and supported by trustees as recorded in the meeting minutes; no roll-call tally was read.

The board also approved a furniture purchase for Lemora (recorded in the agenda as a Lamora/Lemora furniture purchase). Doctor Carter presented the request and said the district sought $14,805 for replacement chairs and related furniture for lower elementary classrooms. Carter said the purchase would be funded from WKKF grant funds. The motion passed on a voice vote; no individual dissent was recorded.

After taking the votes, the board moved into and later reconvened from a closed session to discuss attorney-client privileged information, then returned to open session to continue superintendent and board remarks.

Votes and formal actions recorded at the meeting appear to have been routine approvals; where the transcript did not supply precise figures or full motion language, this article notes those items as not specified.