Board approves construction change orders, consent agenda and accepts financial reports
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Summary
At the August meeting the Henderson County board approved two change orders for project BG24-164, accepted treasurer and paid-warrant reports, and passed a seven-item consent agenda; all motions passed unanimously.
The Henderson County Board of Education moved through routine business and several unanimous votes at its meeting.
Construction contractor Codell provided an update on East Heights Elementary and presented two change orders for project BG24-164. The board approved change-order items (listed by the presenter as change order 2-1 and 2-1-1) after staff explained the split reflects payments to two different companies for one combined scope; the motion to approve was made and carried unanimously.
The board considered a seven-item consent agenda that included school activity fund requests, an overnight golf trip (retroactive) and an FFA trip in October, IT/data-security briefings tied to legislative requirements, salary-schedule stipend amendments, a request to change a school parent organization designation, a recommendation for athletic trainers, and approval of shortened school days for 13 students. The consent agenda was approved without dissent.
Finance staff reported July receipts of $9,120,508 and expenditures of $5,738,859, yielding a net increase in all funds of $3,381,649. Mr. Stokes presented paid warrants for disbursements between July 22 and Aug. 18 totaling $6,022,357.21; the board approved the treasurer's and paid-warrant reports unanimously.
The meeting closed after the chair confirmed personnel actions had been reviewed and the board moved to adjourn.
Votes recorded in the meeting transcript on the items above were unanimous.