Citrus County School Board approves personnel, surplus, contract increases and completes organizational votes
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Summary
The board approved the consent agenda and multiple motions including personnel recommendations, a revised surplus list, an increase in Soliant funds for a speech‑language position, adoption of several policies, and completed organizational votes electing Joe Faherty chair, Doug Dodd vice chair, and hiring Nick Caparicci as board attorney.
The Citrus County School Board completed a series of formal actions on Nov. 18, approving personnel recommendations, accepting a revised surplus list, increasing contracted funds for speech‑language services, adopting multiple policy updates, and concluding its organizational session with officer elections and appointment of legal counsel.
On routine business, the board approved the consent agenda and recognized $83,310 in community donations to district schools and Withlacoochee Technical College. The board also approved the Goldenrod personnel recommendations presented on the printed personnel list.
Financial and contract items included approval of a revised November 2025 surplus list after staff said they would research donated equipment usage (including a telescope) before final surplusing. The board approved an increase in funds to Soliant Health to cover a contracted speech‑language pathologist after an SLP resignation; staff said the contract increase redirects budgeted funds to cover a contracted position previously planned as a direct hire.
During the public hearing portion, the board adopted several policies: policy 8.44 (school food service funds), new policy 7.701 (purchasing and bidding federal grants and funds), policy 2.71 (prohibition against disability discrimination in employment) and related revisions to policy 2.7o. Each policy had been reviewed by committee and presented at the board’s prior workshop.
The meeting transitioned to the organizational session, during which the superintendent presided while nominations were held. Board members affirmed Joe Faherty as chair and Doug Dodd as vice chair, set the regular meeting schedule for the second Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m., and approved Nicholas (Nick) Caparicci as the board’s new attorney.
All motions described above were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote during the meeting; transcript excerpts do not record roll‑call tallies for each motion.