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Lynchburg-Clay board approves hires, transfers and multiple appropriations in unanimous votes
Summary
At its July 23 meeting the Lynchburg-Clay Board of Education approved a slate of personnel hires, fund transfers and additional appropriations, including a $500,000 increase to the general fund and transfers to replenish the athletic and lunchroom funds; all formal motions carried.
The Lynchburg-Clay Board of Education on July 23 approved a series of motions to adjust appropriations, authorize transfers and confirm personnel hires for the 2024–25 fiscal year.
Board members moved and approved motions unanimously across the agenda, with most items passing by roll call with every member voting yea. Significant fiscal actions included motion 14317-24, which added $500,000 to the general fund; motion 14318-24, which added $8,200 to the Title I Fund; and motion 14319-24, which added $1,617.86 to the Student Success and Wellness Fund. The board also approved a $38,507.02 transfer from the general fund to the athletic fund (motion 14320-24) to address a negative balance and smaller transfers including $1,726.24 from Class of 2023 funds to the high school principal’s fund (motion 14321-24) and $2,290.50 from the general fund to the lunchroom fund (motion 14322-24).
On personnel matters, the board approved the hiring of Morgan Campbell as District Food Service Director for 2024–25 (motion 14316-24), approved a middle school assistant volleyball coach position (motion 14323-24), eliminated the high school assistant cheer coach position and added a JV cheer coach position (motion 14324-24), and hired Ashley Campbell as JV cheer coach for 2024–25 (motion 14325-24). The superintendent's consent agenda (motion 14315-24) included substitute lists and volunteer coach recommendations and was approved by roll call.
The meeting record shows a series of routine approvals of minutes, bills, the cafeteria report, and acceptance of donations (motions 14310-24 through 14314-24), each carried by voice or roll call votes.
Votes at a glance: - 14310-24: Approve minutes (June 27 & July 11). Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Ms. Griffith. Outcome: carried (voice vote, all yea). - 14311-24: Approve financial and investment reports. Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; Rhonemus, Sanderson, Griffith, Blankenship, Warner = yea). - 14312-24: Approve bills. Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14313-24: Approve cafeteria report. Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14314-24: Accept donations. Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (voice vote; all yea). - 14315-24: Approve superintendent's consent agenda (sub lists, volunteers, coaching recommendations). Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Ms. Griffith. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14316-24: Hire Morgan Campbell, District Food Service Director. Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Ms. Griffith. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14317-24: Additional appropriation $500,000 to general fund. Moved: Ms. Griffith; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14318-24: Additional appropriation $8,200 to Title I Fund. Moved: Ms. Griffith; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14319-24: Additional appropriation $1,617.86 to Student Success and Wellness Fund. Moved: Ms. Griffith; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14320-24: Transfer $38,507.02 to Athletic Fund. Moved: Ms. Griffith; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14321-24: Transfer $1,726.24 from Class of 2023 to principal's fund. Moved: Ms. Griffith; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14322-24: Transfer $2,290.50 to lunchroom fund. Moved: Ms. Griffith; Second: Mrs. Sanderson. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14323-24: Approve middle school assistant volleyball coach position. Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Ms. Griffith. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14324-24: Eliminate HS assistant cheer coach, add JV cheer coach position. Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Ms. Griffith. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14325-24: Hire Ashley Campbell, JV Cheer Coach. Moved: Ms. Rhonemus; Second: Ms. Griffith. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14326-24: Go into executive session at 7:28 p.m. for personnel. Moved: Mrs. Sanderson; Second: Ms. Rhonemus. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14327-24: Come out of executive session at 8:58 p.m.; no action taken. Moved: Mrs. Sanderson; Second: Ms. Griffith. Outcome: carried (roll call; all yea). - 14328-24: Adjourn. Moved: Mrs. Sanderson; Second: Ms. Rhonemus. Outcome: carried (voice vote; all yea).
What it means: The board unanimously approved the listed budget and personnel items during the July meeting; transfers addressed a negative athletic fund balance and small spending adjustments across funds. The executive session addressed personnel matters and produced no board action.
