Board acknowledges proceeds from Moore Haven Elementary surplus sale
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The Glades County School Board voted to acknowledge proceeds from the sale and disposition of surplus equipment from the former Moore Haven Elementary School after staff confirmed documentation and described where funds would be deposited.
The Glades County School Board unanimously acknowledged proceeds from the sale and disposition of surplus equipment taken from the former Moore Haven Elementary School.
The board voted on item 7.4 after administration described a fixed-asset inventory and said receipts and photographs of purchases and sales are available for public review. Chair (Speaker 1) asked for a motion; Miss Pierce made the motion and Mister Lucky seconded it. The motion passed with unanimous voice consent.
Board members used the discussion period to clarify where sale proceeds will be recorded. A board member asked whether the funds would go into the general fund or revert to capital accounts; administration responded that the receipts had gone to the general fund and that capital-account rules would govern proceeds tied to original capital purchases. Administration also said staff had offered the surplus items to the county and city and had documented all transactions in the board packet.
The board discussed two pending sales in particular: playground equipment removed professionally by Hendry County Parks, and modular units (described by staff as modular homes and a walk-in cooler) for which buyers have raised title and permitting concerns. Administration said counsel advised a bill of sale would allow the buyer to move a modular unit off campus, but that local permitting and title practices in the buyer's town (described during the discussion) left uncertainty about siting the unit after purchase.
The board chair said staff would bring a follow-up to a future meeting if the $10,000 sale of modular units is finalized and reiterated that all documentation is available for inspection. The board did not amend any policy or change the disposition method at this meeting.
The motion: "Approve and acknowledge proceeds from sale and disposition of obsolete and excess equipment from former Moore Haven Elementary School" was moved by Miss Pierce, seconded by Mister Lucky and approved by unanimous voice vote.