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Commission approves consent calendar, including short‑term janitorial contract for 17 schools
Summary
The commission approved consent items by voice vote: acceptance of Denver Lane (Goodison Park Phase 1), line‑item transfers totaling $1,017,606.66, a $8,911.98 budget amendment, and a temporary janitorial contract with Duncan and Sons for 17 Knox County Schools (Feb 1–Jun 30, 2023) valued at $1,040,000 to supplement custodial staffing.
Knox County commissioners approved their consent calendar and several administrative items at the Jan. 17 work session, including road acceptance, budget transfers and a temporary janitorial contract for schools.
The commission approved acceptance of New County Road (Denver Lane) in Goodison Park, Phase 1, District 6, moved line‑item transfers totaling $1,017,606.66 and approved a budget amendment of $8,911.98 by voice vote. Commissioners also approved a temporary contract with Duncan and Sons Building Maintenance LLC to provide supplemental janitorial services at 17 Knox County Schools from Feb. 1 through June 30, 2023, at a cost of $1,040,000. Assistant Superintendent of Operations Garfield Adams said the district currently has 392 custodial positions with 309 filled and described the contract as supplemental support rather than outsourcing: "We are not outsourcing...this is a supplemental support," he said.
All motions on these consent and administrative items carried by voice vote; no roll‑call tallies were recorded during the work session.
