The Franklin City Merit Board handled several routine items in addition to the testing-vendor discussion: approval of a vendor/invoice claim, approval of prior minutes, adoption of next year’s meeting dates and adjournment.

Speaker 1 presented a claim for Mr. Barrett for $1,514.17 covering work from September through the current period. Speaker 4 moved to accept the invoice, the motion was seconded, and the board voted to approve the claim. The transcript records the motion and vote but does not record individual vote tallies or named mover/second for the invoice item.

Speaker 1 sought approval of minutes from the Oct. 7 meeting. A motion was made; a second was recorded and identified in the transcript as "Lehi." The board voted to approve the minutes.

Speaker 4 reviewed the proposed 2026 meeting dates and explained the board’s rules that meetings fall on the first Tuesday, with stated exceptions (May, August, and November) and that July and December are not regular meeting months. Speaker 4 moved to approve the 2026 meeting dates for the Merit Board; Speaker 1 seconded and the board approved the schedule.

After addressing old and new business, Speaker 3 moved to adjourn, Speaker 1 seconded, and the board voted to end the meeting. Speaker 4 offered brief closing remarks and apologies as the session ended.