Votes at a glance: Bath County Board of Education, Oct. 27, 2025

The Bath County Board of Education recorded the following formal actions during its Oct. 27 regular meeting. Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote, the outcome reflects the board's announced result.

- Consent agenda and FY25 Annual Financial Report (Item 6, motion by Carla, second by Eric): Approved by voice vote. The consent package included the annual audited financial report (FY25 AFR) and routine items such as minutes, financial statements, and several MOUs.

- Title I expenditures (Item 21​/Title 1 policy motion during regular session): Motion carried by voice vote; the board approved Title I expenditures and later approved a first reading of the Title I expenditures policy (Policy 08.13451 AP21) as a first reading in other business.

- Purchase of one propane special-needs school bus (Item 9, motion by Carla, second by Eric): Approved by voice vote; the bus was described in discussion as a propane, special-needs bus with a purchase price discussed in the packet (~$185,000 was cited during agenda review).

- Change Orders on Bath County High School HVAC renovation (BG22-376):
- PR38 (flooring) ' Motion to approve PR38: Approved by voice vote. Staff noted an outstanding payment of about $6,947.50 to the contractor for flooring work.
- PR40 (credit for access-control electrical work not performed) ' Motion to approve PR40: Approved by voice vote; credit ~ $267.92.
- PR41 (urinal partitions) ' Board approved option A (materials only) as PR41: Approved by voice vote; materials quote $1,163.36 (option A) versus a higher option including contractor labor.
- DPO credits ' Motion to approve crediting unspent DPO funds totaling $16,433.91 back to the project: Approved by voice vote.

- Construction documents for Bath County Middle School renovation (BG25-084) (Item 14): Motion to approve construction documents: Approved by voice vote. The project packet included an estimated base-bid construction cost of about $11.4 million and a total project estimate near $13.05 million; bidding remains contingent on a city water-flow test and plan-reviewer approval.

- Superintendent authority on bid documents (Other business): Motion to authorize Dr. Milton to approve bid documents and proceed with bidding once required tests are complete: Approved by voice vote.

- Policy: First reading of Title I expenditures policy (08.13451 AP21): Approved for first reading in other business.

How votes were recorded: Most motions were passed by voice vote; transcript records multiple "Yes" responses following motions and the chair announcing that the motion carried. Where individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript, the board announced the motion carried and no roll-call counts were read into the record.

Next steps: For contract-related items, staff will process payments and credit adjustments, finalize project closeouts (BG4/BG5) and move funds as needed to cover outstanding layback/asphalt costs. For BG25-084, staff will request bid advertisement after the city completes flow testing and the plan reviewer issues approval; the superintendent was authorized to sign off on bid documents to speed the process.