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Board accepts $5,000 Gilbert Trust donation for FFA, athletics and arts; chair abstains
Summary
The board accepted a $5,000 donation from the Bennie and Terry Gilbert Living Trust to be split equally among BCHS FFA, athletics and the Boyle County Performing Arts Center. The motion passed 4–0–1, with Chair Jennifer Newby abstaining due to a stated possible family conflict of interest.
The Boyle County Board of Education approved acceptance of a $5,000 donation from the Bennie and Terry Gilbert Living Trust on Feb. 17. The donation will be divided equally among Boyle County High School FFA, athletics and the Boyle County Performing Arts Center.
The motion to accept the gift was made by board member Cara Adkins and seconded by Ruth Ann Elliott. The minutes record the vote as: For: Ruth Ann Elliott, Jesse Johnson, Stephen Tamme and Cara Adkins; Abstaining: Jennifer Newby; Against: None. Chair Jennifer Newby is recorded as abstaining "due to a possible conflict of interest due to family connections."
Board policy and state ethics rules govern recusals and abstentions; the board did not take further action on the stated conflict during the meeting. The donation acceptance was approved with the recorded abstention.
