Albertville City Schools holds first FY26 budget hearing; agenda approved

The Albertville City Schools Board of Education convened a special called meeting Sept. 10, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. Board President Melissa McKee presided. The board approved the meeting agenda and heard the first FY26 budget presentation before adjourning at 6:36 p.m.

Board President Melissa McKee asked for a motion to approve the Sept. 10 agenda. Vice President Annie Furrer moved to approve and Board Member John Gladden seconded; the motion was recorded as "Unanimously Approved." The minutes list Board Members Bobby Stewart and Amanda Baugh as absent.

Under the agenda item titled "First FY26 Budget Hearing," Superintendent Dr. Bart Reeves asked Hannah Adams to discuss the FY26 proposed budget with the board and to answer questions. The minutes state that Adams presented and responded to questions, but they do not include budget totals, line-item changes, proposed tax or millage information, or specific program funding decisions.

President McKee then requested a motion to adjourn at 6:36 p.m. Board Member John Gladden moved to adjourn and Vice President Annie Furrer seconded; the motion was recorded as "Unanimously Approved." The minutes provide no further action, vote tallies beyond the unanimous notation, or next steps for public release of budget documentation.

The transcript of the meeting functions as minutes and does not contain direct quotations of budget figures or formal board directives beyond the procedural approvals recorded above. Any future board action on the FY26 budget would be reflected in subsequent meetings and minutes.