Commission moves $281,156.22 Burns Middle School HVAC request and school financial reports to regular agenda

The Dickson County Commission on its work‑session agenda voted to place school financial reports and a funding request for Burns Middle School HVAC repairs on the regular‑session agenda for final action.

Miss Underhill, a school official who presented the quarterly school reports through Sept. 30, said general purpose school fund revenues were at about 19% and expenditures at about 20% for the first quarter. She said the federal projects fund often appears negative in early reporting because reimbursements lag monthly spending, and that central cafeteria revenues are also delayed relative to expenditures.

The school requested several grant amendments that are funded entirely by state or federal sources and thus operate as pass‑through money. Separately, the school asked for $281,156.22 from fund balance to address heating failures at Burns Middle School. "There we have 12 classrooms currently with no heat," Miss Underhill said, describing the immediate need. She told commissioners the failures are tied to compressor problems and expired short warranties on the commercial units.

Underhill provided a vendor estimate that separates equipment (about $32,000) from labor and related costs (roughly $200,000). She said staff intends to use an existing contract through a piggyback procurement (another district/state contract) rather than conduct a separate competitive bid. Commissioners asked staff to confirm warranty and procurement details before final approval.

Commissioner Grove moved to place the Burns Middle School funding request and the school financial reports on the county’s regular‑session agenda; Commissioner Williams seconded. Commissioners voted by voice to move the items forward.

The action taken at the work session was to advance the items for formal consideration and any final vote at the regular meeting; no appropriation was completed at this work session.