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Gilmer County Board approves minutes, payments, high-school kitchen contract, personnel hires and a 'Celebrate Freedom Week' proclamation
Summary
At its regular meeting the Gilmer County Board of Education approved routine minutes and bills, granted the superintendent out-of-state leave for a national conference, awarded a $326,667 contract to Veritas Contracting for a kitchen walk-in replacement at the high school, approved personnel items (including hiring Susie Kirkpatrick as substitute athletic trainer and pay-step increments), and adopted a proclamation declaring Sept. 9–13, 2024, as Celebrate Freedom Week.
The Gilmer County Board of Education approved routine items and several motions during its meeting, including a contract award for a high-school kitchen replacement and personnel approvals.
What the board approved: A board member moved, and the motion carried, to approve the minutes of the Aug. 26, 2024 regular meeting and to approve the bills for payment as presented. The board then approved an out-of-state professional leave request that Dr. Benning, superintendent, said would allow him to attend the WVASA…
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