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Board approves consent agenda, personnel items and contracts; awards RFP for stormwater engineering
Summary
The board approved minutes and a consent agenda that included student placements, surplus auctions, bus‑parts discount agreements, an award recommendation to Thomas & Litton for stormwater/wastewater engineering, and a $18,000 HVAC pump purchase for Pikeview High School; personnel changes were approved and a board memo was amended.
The Mercer County Schools Board approved routine business at its Nov. 10 meeting, including minutes, a consent agenda, and personnel items.
On a motion and second, the board approved the Oct. 23 and Oct. 27, 2025 minutes; the chair initially announced the motion carried 4‑0 and then clarified the count as 3 in favor, none opposed and one not voting. The consent agenda — which the superintendent recommended — included multiple student placements (Liberty University, Southwest Virginia Community College, Bluefield State University), auction of surplus vocational items and buses, and bid awards for school bus parts providing specified discounts to vendors. The consent agenda also included Board Memo No. 194 (RFP 344) recommending award to Thomas and Litton of Princeton, WV, for engineering services related to water runoff, stormwater and wastewater management (three‑year term with option to renew). The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote.
The superintendent recommended purchase of a new HVAC hot‑water pump for Pikeview High School from TrueTech Mechanical in the amount of $18,000 using excess LEHI funds; that purchase was included in the consent approvals. The board also approved an amended board memo to change a director designation (removing purchasing from a combined director title and leaving 'director of payroll') and accepted the personnel agenda noting a custodial resignation effective Nov. 6, 2025.
No formal contest or roll‑call votes were recorded in the transcript for individual consent items; Chair Prudich announced the motion(s) carried by voice vote. The superintendent and staff said required background checks and site‑supervisor naming are conditions on student placements and that RFP advertising and a selection committee recommended the Thomas & Litton award.
The board did not discuss contract terms at length; staff said four engineering firms responded, two presented to the selection committee, and Thomas & Litton scored highest on the evaluation. The board passed the listed items and moved to separate discussion items after adjournment of routine business.
