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Haywood County board approves nurse partnership, multiple construction and equipment contracts
Summary
The Haywood County Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding with the county Health and Human Service Agency to help fund school nurses (the agreement adds use of a nasal EP spray) and voted to award several capital and equipment contracts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. Votes were recorded as carried.
The Haywood County Board of Education approved a memorandum of understanding with the Haywood County Health and Human Service Agency that continues county support for school nurses and adds the use of a nasal “EP” spray for students, the board said during routine business.
The board’s speaker noted the district pays about $100,000 of its budget toward nursing positions and that the MOU formalizes the county’s funding and operational cooperation for those nurses. Board members asked clarifying questions before the motion to approve was called and adopted.
In separate votes the board approved a set of capital and equipment contracts described at the meeting. Motions recorded in the meeting transcript included approvals for completion of the middle track and central parking lot (listed in the meeting at $260,000), technology and alarm work ($119,800), commercial refrigeration installation ($36,125), and an engineering services item ($4,779). The board discussed procurement and project oversight and then voted; the chair announced the motions carried.
Votes at a glance
- Memorandum of understanding with Haywood County Health and Human Service Agency (supports nurses; adds nasal EP spray): approved (motion carried; individual roll-call names not specified in minutes). - Middle track and central parking lot — $260,000: approved (motion carried). - Technology/alarm work — $119,800: approved (motion carried). - Commercial refrigeration installation — $36,125: approved (motion carried). - Engineering special project — $4,779: approved (motion carried). - Payment plan item presented later on the agenda: approved (motion carried).
What the board said
Meeting remarks in support emphasized oversight and the need for on-site engineering during grading and construction to ensure projects meet specifications. The board also noted the funds for some projects came from unmet-need emergency management allocations and referenced lottery funds as a separate revenue source under discussion.
Next steps
The agreements and contracts approved at the meeting move forward to implementation under school administration and the district’s procurement process. The board did not schedule additional public hearings on those projects during the meeting; follow-up reporting was discussed as part of routine project management updates.
