Franklin County schools accept $85,500 welding-equipment donation and several smaller gifts
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The Franklin County board approved an $85,500 equipment donation to the Career & Tech Center from Lincoln Electric Company and accepted two additional donor gifts totaling $4,379.88 for retiree recognition and celebration.
The Franklin County Public Schools board voted Feb. 9 to accept an $85,500 donation of welding equipment to the Franklin County Career & Tech Center from the Lincoln Electric Company, approving the superintendent's recommendation by voice vote.
Speaker 3 presented the donation request and noted a letter of acknowledgment was attached to the agenda. Speaker 2 moved to approve the donation and the motion was seconded; the board responded in the affirmative on a voice vote.
Board members also approved two smaller donations presented at the same meeting: a $1,500 gift from Jay Hall with Insurance Associates Incorporated to support a district retirement celebration and $2,879.88 from Traditional Bank to purchase rocking chairs for retirees with 20-plus years of service. The superintendent recommended acceptance of both contributions, and the board approved them by voice vote.
In presenting the staff-recognition donation, Speaker 3 acknowledged the district's ongoing relationships with community partners and highlighted a $750 CK ATC grant previously secured for the district's robotics program as an example of outside support for career and technical education.
The motions carried on voice votes; the meeting record notes no roll-call tallies were taken during these actions.