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Winston County Board of Education approves hires, purchases and routine spending at Sept. 27 meeting
Summary
At its Sept. 27 meeting in Double Springs, the Winston County Board of Education unanimously approved several personnel actions, coaching supplements, financial statements and purchases including a $222,000 locally funded procurement for Meek High School; the meeting ended with adjournment and scheduling of a follow-up date.
The Winston County Board of Education met Sept. 27, 2024, in Double Springs and unanimously approved a series of routine personnel actions, financial items and purchases, the board recorded.
Mr. Penley recommended hiring Kimberly Hail for the elementary school and Nikki Turner as a custodian at Double Springs Middle School; both appointments were approved after motions and seconds. The board also approved team contracts and coaching supplement changes, and granted leaves of absence for several staff members with the effective dates as read into the record.
The board voted to approve the district's August financial statements and to approve August expenditures and payroll. The transcript records figures read aloud but the numeric totals in the transcript were unclear; the motion to approve expenditures passed and the minutes do not specify a confirmed aggregated total.
The board approved several purchases. Using grant funds, members approved a $5,250 purchase for an "Adams vione" from the vendor recorded in the minutes as "Gest musement company" for Meek High School. The board also approved a locally funded purchase for cabinetry or football-related furnishings from the vendor recorded as "Alone P Cabinetry" at Meek High School for $222,000, as read into the record.
Members approved disposal and removal of assorted district equipment and vehicles, listed in the minutes as a Bad Boy mower, a Taurus, a Cadillac, a Sonata, a Saturn, a Gravely mower, an MDA pickup and two walk-in freezers; members asked whether the items would be bid before disposal. The motions recorded for approvals throughout the meeting were moved, seconded and carried by unanimous voice or hand vote; no roll-call tallies were read into the record.
The meeting opened with the presiding officer calling the session to order and asking Mr. Finley to lead an invocation. Mr. Finley prayed for guidance for decisions affecting students and staff and for protection for those in the path of recent storms. The meeting adjourned after a final motion; the presiding officer noted Oct. 10 as a follow-up reference.
The meeting record does not contain extended debate on any item; nearly all items were handled as routine approvals with motions, seconds and unanimous votes.
