Wayne County Public Schools board approves consent agenda including White County phone modernization amid procedural mix-up

The Wayne County Public Schools board approved its consent agenda, including item 3b — a White County Public School phone modernization project — during a brief morning meeting (date not specified). The meeting record shows multiple exchanges about who formally made and seconded motions before the board proceeded to vote and later adjourned.

Miss Kelly, who explained the consent agenda to the board, said: "A consent agenda is a group of items passed with a single motion and a vote. These materials and or items are are routine business or have been thoroughly discussed in committee meetings open to the public and attended by board members. No debate is allowed on any item included on the as consent agenda. If a board member wants separate consideration of any item, it may be removed by request." The board then identified item 3b on the agenda as "White County Public School phone modernization."

The meeting transcript records repeated, brief procedural interruptions as members tried to confirm who had moved and who had seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda. Several members called out names, and at different points the record states that Mr. Henderson made the motion and that a second had been offered. The minutes do not record a roll-call tally in the transcript provided.

Later in the meeting a motion to adjourn was recorded. The transcript identifies the motion as "by Mr. Henderson, second by Mr. West," and the chair closed the meeting. One board member noted the timing importance of completing business in that session: "This enabled us to meet DPI's timeline, as you know, for the November 1, submission of our of our plans." DPI refers to the Department of Public Instruction.

What the board approved on the consent agenda beyond the item label shown in the record ("White County Public School phone modernization") and any contract, cost, vendor, or funding details were not specified in the transcript provided. The record also does not show a formal roll-call with individual yes/no votes for the consent agenda or the adjournment motion in this excerpt.

The board chair said members will "start putting everything on the consent agenda" going forward so routine items can be handled without discussion unless removed by request.

For follow-up: the transcript indicates the district is working to meet a DPI submission deadline of Nov. 1 for required plans; the specific plans and any associated funding or implementation schedule were not specified in the provided record.