Catoosa County Schools staff told the board that a local bond referendum passed and described the next steps to validate the vote and move toward project delivery. "The final count you can see there was, 65.8% yes to 34.2% no," Speaker 18 said, adding the total represented just over 15% of eligible voter turnout and nearly 7,000 votes.

The presenter said the district will proceed with a bond-validation and financing timetable over the next several months. Staff listed participants who will be engaged in the process, naming Davenport, financial consultants, bond counsel and Wiggins Law Office as part of the team that will help finalize borrowing amounts and the plan of finance. "We're looking to adopt that resolution to confirm, declare, and approve the election results that I just presented," Speaker 18 said during the presentation, but no board vote on that resolution is recorded in the transcript provided.

Staff outlined an implementation timeline: advisory and legal work through January–February, finalizing project lists and borrowing amounts, and developing the plan of finance in March–April alongside the district's fiscal-year audit. Early project priorities the presenter identified included Phase 2 of Boynton Elementary and a district-wide technology refresh; the presenter said equitable distribution of facilities and technology needs, maintenance priorities, and community survey responses will guide the project-list decisions.

The presentation also reviewed related district financial and audit context. Speaker 18 reported the East Plaza audit completed with no findings and an auditor opinion that the school system "complied in all material respects" with laws governing the expenditure of sales tax for educational purposes for the year ending June 30, 2025. The presenter credited Director Carter and staff for supporting the audit and noted that site visits and architectural reviews informed the audit process.

What happens next: the district said it plans to bring a resolution to the board to formally confirm and declare the election results and to begin the bond-validation process with advisers and counsel. The transcript does not record a formal vote on that resolution nor on bond validation steps within the provided segment.