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Cabot School Board approves purchase of Polk Street home, Unity Health clinic MOU and several disposals
Summary
The Cabot School Board voted unanimously Aug. 13 to buy a residence at 402 South Polk for $48,000, approve a one-year school-based clinic MOU with Unity Health beginning Aug. 1, 2024, authorize sale of color guard gear and disposal of obsolete technology, and approve personnel and disclosure items.
The Cabot School Board voted Aug. 13 to approve multiple district actions including the purchase of a residence at 402 South Polk for $48,000 and a one-year memorandum of understanding with Unity Health to operate a school-based health clinic beginning Aug. 1, 2024. Superintendent Dr. Tony Thurman presented the measures during the meeting, and each item passed by recorded vote 6-0.
Board President Joe Trusty opened the meeting and the board moved quickly through several business items. The purchase resolution authorizes the district to buy the property on roughly 0.39 acres for $48,000 and grants authority to Superintendent Tony Thurman and/or Deputy Superintendent Michael Byrd to execute any documents necessary to complete the acquisition. Motion to approve the purchase was made by Sarah Owen and seconded by Marvin Jones; the board voted 6-0 to adopt the resolution.
Dr. Thurman also read a memorandum of understanding with Unity Health to establish a school-based health clinic for a one-year term beginning Aug. 1, 2024. The board approved the MOU on a motion by Corey Williams, seconded by James Hertzog; the vote was 6-0. The MOU term and start date were stated at the meeting; additional operational details were not specified in the transcript.
Separately, the board approved a resolution to sell color guard uniforms and flags to Fort Smith Northside High School for $2,450 and color guard flags to Highland High School for $405, and a resolution authorizing recycling or disposal of broken or obsolete technology equipment and removal from district inventory. Motions and seconds were recorded for those votes; each passed 6-0.
The board also voted to accept employee disclosures presented by Dr. Thurman and to approve personnel recommendations as listed on the district's personnel reports. Motion makers and seconders for those approvals were recorded in the minutes, and each personnel-related vote passed unanimously.
The board received no public comment and adjourned at 7:16 p.m. The approved resolutions give district leadership authority to complete the property purchase and to proceed with the clinic MOU; the transcript does not specify further implementation steps or funding sources for the clinic.
