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Board approves multiple capital projects, handbook updates and financial report
Summary
Trustees approved renovation and safety projects funded by bond and capital funds, adopted several personnel and handbook items, and accepted the April financial report while noting operational fund pressures from a large natural-gas bill and circuit-breaker reductions.
At its May 26 meeting the Huntington Co Com Sch Corp board approved a suite of capital and administrative items including locker-room renovations, a pickup-lane redesign, secure vestibule installations, and a change order for HVAC work at Salamon Elementary, and approved personnel and handbook actions.
Capital projects: The board approved the Huntington North High School varsity locker-room renovation (2022 bond funds), a Riverview pickup-lane project (2026 capital funds, including land-survey and utility-locate costs), and secure-vestibule work at multiple elementary schools funded from the 2025 GO bond. Trustees also approved Change Order #2 for Salamon Elementary’s HVAC replacement (2023 bond) to cover additional mechanical work and removal of an old fuel-oil tank; the added contractor cost presented was approximately $180,000.
Personnel, handbooks and consent agenda: The board approved several handbook items and personnel recommendations. Mrs. Babcock presented first- and final-reading materials for classified, substitute and administrator handbooks (classified first reading; substitute and administrator handbooks approved). The consent agenda included a recommended 2% compensation increase for administrative and classified staff effective July 1; trustees approved the consent agenda and later approved a separate personnel report vote (E7) with a 5–0–1 result (five yes, one abstention).
Financials and other MOU: Mrs. Babcock reviewed the April 2026 financial report; the education fund was near budgeted expectations, but the operations fund faces timing and cash-balance pressures including a large natural-gas delivery bill and an estimated $3.2 million circuit-breaker reduction. Trustees approved the April financial report. The board also approved an MOU with HCTA using Title II-A funds to pay certified staff $40/hour (including FICA) and classified staff $15/hour for summer professional development.
Why it matters: The capital approvals continue bond-funded facility improvements and safety upgrades; handbook and compensation approvals affect staff pay and policy. The financial report flagged structural budget pressures that may affect future decisions.
Next steps: Contractors will proceed with approved projects; administration will circulate finalized handbooks, publish financial follow-ups and monitor operations-fund projections.
