Winston County Board of Education votes unanimously on financing resolution, purchases and personnel actions

The Winston County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a financing resolution, sell surplus vehicles, authorize equipment purchases and accept several personnel changes at a brief board meeting in 2024, the board chair said.

The actions center on routine business that the board said supports school operations and staffing. The board approved Resolution 25001 authorizing issuance of the county’s capital outlay pool warrant, agreed to the sale of three Hummer vehicles deemed surplus, and approved purchases for instructional and facilities needs.

"I ask board to approve resolution 25001 authorizing the issuance by the Board of Education of our County of its cap outlay pool warrant series 24 dated 26 of this year," the Chair said, introducing the financing measure. After a motion and second the resolution passed on a unanimous voice vote.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 25001 (capital outlay pool warrant, series 24): moved by a board member, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Sale of three Hummer vehicles: moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Purchase of Coler Pro Ultra varsity-package printer for Lyn High School (funded from state technology funds): moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Purchase of a sound system for Meek High School (reported cost $6,000 from local school funds): moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Acceptance of resignation — Heath Tidwell, transportation mechanic (effective the 18th of this month as stated): moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Acceptance of resignation — Jennifer Seymour, middle-school librarian in Double Springs (effective Jan. 1 as stated): moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Employment recommendation — Wesley Hampton, transportation mechanic (effective as stated in the transcript): moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Catastrophic leave approvals for listed employees (names in transcript unclear): moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Approval of September 24 expenditures and payroll (numeric amounts are garbled in the transcript and are not specified here): moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.) - Approval of September 24 financial statements (approval noted as pending state department sign-off): moved, seconded and approved unanimously. (Introduced by Chair.)

Several of the items were presented without extended discussion. The Chair repeatedly opened each item by stating the requested action (for example, "I ask board to approve..."), then the board took a motion and second and the body voted in favor. The purchase of a sound system for Meek High School was specifically described as a $6,000 expenditure from the school's local funds; the planned printer purchase was said to come from state technology funds.

Personnel notes and timing

The board accepted two resignations the Chair read into the record: Heath Tidwell, a transportation mechanic, and Jennifer Seymour, a middle-school librarian in Double Springs, with the latter listed as effective Jan. 1. The board also recommended hiring Wesley Hampton as a transportation mechanic and approved catastrophic leave for multiple employees; the transcript records the names of the leave recipients but those names are not clearly rendered in the text and are flagged for clarification.

Administrative and next steps

The Chair noted that the September 24 financial statements were approved by the board pending final approval from the state department. The board discussed scheduling the next meeting likely the week before Thanksgiving, possibly combined with a Thanksgiving dinner at the academy, and then adjourned the meeting.

"I declare this meeting adjourned," the Chair said, thanking those present.

Sources and limitations

All quotations and actions above are taken from the meeting transcript. Several numeric values and at least two employee names are unclear or garbled in the transcript; those items are noted in the article as not specified or flagged for clarification rather than being corrected or inferred.