Pike County Board of Education holds budget hearing; presentation led by Dr. Mark Bazzell and Brandi Mosely

The Pike County Board of Education convened Sept. 12, 2024, at the Central Office, 101 W Love Street in Troy, for the first of two scheduled budget hearings. Board President Dr. Clint Foster called the meeting to order. The board listed Rev. Earnest Green (District One), Mr. Scott Hartley (District Three) and Mr. Chris Wilkes (District Six) as present; Dr. Mark Bazzell is recorded as Secretary to the Board.

Rev. Earnest Green moved to adopt the meeting agenda; Mr. Chris Wilkes seconded and the board adopted the agenda. The invocation was given by Scott Hartley. The minutes record there were no delegations or communications and no unfinished business.

Under new business, the minutes state that the budget hearing for the "FY 2054 Annual School Budget" was conducted by Dr. Mark Bazzell and Brandi Mosely. The provided minutes do not include line-item figures, recommended appropriations, or a recorded vote on any budget adoption or spending measure. The record likewise does not indicate public testimony, questions from the public, or responses from staff during the hearing.

The minutes note "Business by members of the Board and Superintendent of Education not included on the agenda," but do not detail any items raised under that heading. On a motion by Rev. Earnest Green, seconded by Scott Hartley, the board voted to adjourn at 2:30 p.m. The minutes were attested by Dr. S. Mark Bazzell, Secretary, and Clint Foster, President.

The minutes supplied here are brief and procedural. The board listed the FY in the minutes as "FY 2054"; that fiscal-year notation is recorded as written in the minutes. The record does not show any formal vote on budget appropriations during this session; the budget hearing was presented and will proceed through any remaining procedural steps required by the board.