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Opelika City Schools board unanimously approves personnel moves, service agreements, produce contract and insurance renewal
Summary
At its Aug. 27 meeting the Opelika City Schools Board approved personnel recommendations, awarded a child-nutrition produce bid to Bi-City Produce, approved two memoranda of agreement with local partners and renewed ATBE liability coverage; all recorded motions passed unanimously.
Dr. J. Kevin Royal, chairman of the Opelika City Schools Board, called the Aug. 27, 2025 meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. and the board proceeded to approve a slate of routine personnel and operational items.
The board voted unanimously on a set of motions that included approval of the minutes from the July 22, 2025 regular meeting and the Aug. 4, 2025 called meeting. Patsy Boyd Parker moved to approve the minutes and Tipi Miller seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
The superintendent recommended personnel recommendations, which the board approved after a motion by Antione T. Harvis and a second from Patsy Boyd Parker; the minutes do not list the individual personnel actions. The board also awarded child-nutrition produce bid 2025-06-17-1 to Bi-City Produce on a motion by Charles (Chuck) Beams Jr., seconded by Tipi Miller; the motion was recorded as unanimously approved.
The board approved two memoranda of agreement recommended by the superintendent: one with the Lee County Youth Development Center and one with East Alabama Academy/EAMC for student services provided by a specialized treatment center. Patsy Boyd Parker moved approval of the LCYDC MOA (seconded by Antione T. Harvis) and Tipi Miller moved approval of the East Alabama Academy/EAMC MOA (seconded by Charles (Chuck) Beams Jr.); both motions were unanimously approved.
Separately, the board approved the 2025–2026 renewal of ATBE General Liability/Errors and Omissions Liability Fund participation and coverage after a motion by Charles (Chuck) Beams Jr., seconded by Antione T. Harvis. The minutes record that all recorded motions passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance: Patsy Boyd Parker moved to approve the July 22 and Aug. 4 minutes (second: Tipi Miller) — unanimously approved; Antione T. Harvis moved to approve personnel recommendations (second: Patsy Boyd Parker) — unanimously approved; Charles (Chuck) Beams Jr. moved to award produce bid 2025-06-17-1 to Bi-City Produce (second: Tipi Miller) — unanimously approved; Patsy Boyd Parker moved to approve MOA with Lee County Youth Development Center (second: Antione T. Harvis) — unanimously approved; Tipi Miller moved to approve MOA with East Alabama Academy/EAMC (second: Charles (Chuck) Beams Jr.) — unanimously approved; Charles (Chuck) Beams Jr. moved to renew ATBE GL/EO Liability Fund participation for 2025–2026 (second: Antione T. Harvis) — unanimously approved.
The meeting adjourned following a motion by Antione T. Harvis that carried unanimously.
