Smith County Board of Education approves security grant, budget amendment and multiple facility bids

The Smith County Board of Education voted to accept a public school security grant, approved a budget amendment incorporating FEMA/TEMA public assistance funds, and awarded several procurement contracts for facility work.

In new business the board adopted a resolution to accept school security grant money after a motion and second; the roll-call vote was recorded with all named members voting yes. The board then approved a budget amendment to add a public assistance grant allotted by TEMA and FEMA to the general purpose budget; that resolution likewise passed on a unanimous roll-call.

On procurement matters the board approved several bids related to the conversion of an old Save A Lot building into district use. The board voted to accept a $57,500 concrete bid from Tennessee Asphalt and a $115,500 plumbing bid from Charles Stone Heat and Cooling and Plumbing for the mechatronics lab conversion. The board also approved a diesel fuel procurement request (vendor description in transcript) and other smaller contract awards; each motion was seconded and passed by roll call with the members recorded as voting in favor.

Roll-call vote details as recorded in the meeting (members identified in the transcript): for the public school security grant, the transcript records affirmative roll-call responses from Mister McCaleb, Mister Taylor, Mister Eaney, Mister Hesson, Mister Shoulders and the presiding speaker. Similar recorded yes votes appear for the budget amendment and for each bid award.

The board then agreed to move its regularly scheduled December meeting from Dec. 16 to Tuesday, Dec. 9, which passed on roll call. After brief policy review, the board voted to enter executive session.

Next steps: approved contracts proceed to implementation per district procurement procedures; the board will handle contract administration and any follow-up reporting as required.