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Votes at a glance: Bath County Board of Education, Oct. 27, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and voice votes taken by the Bath County Board of Education on Oct. 27, including approvals for the FY25 audit, Title I expenditures, a propane special-needs bus purchase, several high-school change orders and credits, middle-school construction documents, and a policy first reading.
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.
