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Board approves subscription renewal, benefits changes and personnel actions; votes to suspend employee for three days
Summary
The board approved routine consent items including a $140,100 subscription renewal and changes to dental/vision benefits, approved personnel recommendations, and voted to suspend an employee, John Richmond, for three unpaid days following executive session.
At its June 2 meeting the Harrison County Schools board approved several routine business items and personnel recommendations and took disciplinary action following an executive session.
Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda and an out-of-state travel/study request after clarification about pre-K placements. The motion to adopt the consent items passed by voice vote.
Subscription renewal: The board approved a subscription renewal with an issued purchase order for $140,100. Board member Tucker asked about system usage and funding sources; administrators said funding would come from Title I-related funds. The motion to approve the purchase order passed by voice vote.
Benefits: The board approved proposed changes to the district’s dental and vision plan documents to adopt a full VSP vision option for employees. Board discussion clarified that in-network exams would carry a $10 copay and material copays would apply; the plan is intended to streamline access for employees and offer additional discount programs. The motion passed by voice vote.
Personnel and discipline: The superintendent presented a personnel agenda with an addendum; the board approved the personnel recommendations. Later the board voted to enter executive session under the cited West Virginia code for personnel matters. After returning to open session the board accepted the superintendent’s recommendation to impose a three-day unpaid suspension on employee John Richmond; the motion carried by voice vote.
Board members discussed volunteer-coach supervision and certification as part of the personnel discussion and asked administrators to establish guardrails and clearer administrative guidelines for volunteer coaching numbers before the next school year.
Outcome and next steps: Approved items will be implemented by the relevant departments; the discipline action is effective immediately as recorded in the board vote record.
