Smith County board approves security grant, FEMA budget amendment and multiple vendor contracts
Summary
At its meeting the Smith County Board of Education approved a public-school security grant resolution, a FEMA/TEMA-related budget amendment and awarded several contracts, including $57,500 for concrete work and $115,500 for plumbing to convert a Save A Lot building into a mechatronics lab; all motions passed on roll-call votes.
The Smith County Board of Education voted unanimously on a package of administrative and procurement items, approving a public school security grant, a budget amendment to include a FEMA/TEMA public assistance grant and multiple vendor contracts for facility work.
On a roll-call vote the board approved a resolution to accept public school security grant money; the presiding speaker recorded 'yes' votes from all members present. The board followed with a budget amendment to include the FEMA/TEMA public assistance grant in the general purpose budget; that motion also passed on unanimous roll-call.
The board awarded a $57,500 contract to Tennessee Asphalt for concrete work at the Save A Lot site. "This was a bid that come in for concrete work for $57,500 from Tennessee Asphalt," the presiding speaker said when introducing the item; a motion, second and roll call vote resulted in approval.
The board also approved a $115,500 plumbing contract from Charles Stone Heating and Cooling and Plumbing for work at the former Save A Lot building, which the district plans to convert into a mechatronics lab. The presiding speaker noted the vendor name and bid amount when presenting the item to the board.
The board approved a diesel fuel purchase as presented on the agenda; transcript language about the vendor was unclear in the record and the board recorded the motion as passed on roll-call.
All procurement motions were voted on individually and recorded with unanimous 'yes' votes by the members present. The presiding speaker closed the procurement portion of the agenda and moved on to the director search timeline.
Next steps: contracts will be executed according to procurement rules and the board will direct staff to proceed with vendor onboarding and project scheduling.
