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Williamsburg County School District board adds memorandum of understanding to agenda after questions about meeting space
Summary
The board voted to amend its agenda to include approval of a memorandum of understanding clarifying use of the county chambers after policy committee members said the supervisor and county attorney had reviewed a draft but required the superintendent’s signature; some board members urged clearer communication from the county supervisor.
The Williamsburg County School District Board of Trustees voted to amend its meeting agenda to include approval of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would formalize the district’s continued use of the county chambers for board meetings.
A policy committee member told the board that the committee had drafted a simple understanding at the county supervisor’s request and that the supervisor and the county attorney had reviewed it. The committee member said the county attorney asked that the document be signed by the district superintendent listed as the party receiving services before the supervisor would sign it. The policy committee intended to obtain the superintendent’s signature and return the document to the supervisor for final signature.
Several trustees raised questions about why concerns from the supervisor were not communicated earlier. Board member Reverend Dixs said the delay and mixed messaging “make us look indecisive” and urged clearer, consistent communication between district staff and the county office. The chair asked the policy committee to reconvene with the county supervisor to clarify his concerns before returning the MOU for final approval.
The amendment to the consent agenda was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote. No individual mover or second was recorded in the public meeting transcript.
The board did not take a final vote on the MOU at the meeting; trustees directed staff and the policy committee to follow up with the county supervisor and bring back the signed document for formal action at a future meeting.
