Perry County Board approves routine items, awards fuel and parts bids; rejects athletic bids and holds superintendent evaluation in executive session

The Perry County Board of Education met June 17, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Central Office board room in Hazard and approved a series of routine administrative actions, procurement awards and policy updates while adding an executive session to conduct the superintendent’s evaluation.

On a 5-0 vote the board approved the consent agenda, which covered approval of minutes, the financial report, payrolls and bills for the General Fund and block grants, personnel announcements, bus, building and fundraising requests, an amended 2024–25 school calendar and several memoranda of understanding and contracts for 2025–26 including MOUs listed for Maryville University and Mountain Comprehensive Care Center and contracts for East Kentucky Psychological Resources and Central Kentucky Psychological Services. The consent motion was made by Mr. Richard Miller and seconded by Mr. Johnny Feltner.

The board awarded the district fuel bid to Go Petro (Order #297) on a motion by Mr. Ryan Miller, seconded by Mr. Richard Miller; the vote was 5-0. The board also approved bids for tires, lube, chassis and body parts for transportation (Order #298) on a motion by Mr. Johnny Feltner, seconded by Mr. Ryan Miller; vote 5-0.

Separately, the board rejected all athletic bids and directed staff to re-bid those items (Order #299). The motion to reject and re-bid was made by Mr. Richard Miller, seconded by Mr. Berl Hurt, and passed unanimously. The minutes record no further detail on the reasons for rejection; the board did not record additional discussion in the published minutes.

The board approved the first reading of the 2025–2026 policy updates provided by the Kentucky School Boards Association and reviewed related procedures (Order #300). The motion was made by Mr. Berl Hurt and seconded by Mr. Johnny Feltner; vote 5-0.

Superintendent Kent Campbell was listed on the agenda for announcements. During the public comment period, unnamed members of the public raised concerns about reconstruction timelines for the Buckhorn project, asked about planning for a South Perry future school site and questioned middle school athletic policy regarding feeder schools and varsity sports; the minutes report the topics but do not name speakers or record direct quotes.

The board added and then entered an executive session to conduct the superintendent’s evaluation, citing Kentucky Revised Statutes KRS 61.810(1)(b) and KRS 156.557(6)(c) (Order #301). The motion to enter executive session was made by Mr. Richard Miller and seconded by Mr. Berl Hurt and passed 5-0. The board later voted to come out of executive session (Order #302) on a motion by Mr. Richard Miller with a second by Mr. Ryan Miller; vote 5-0. The meeting adjourned by unanimous vote (Order #303).

Votes at a glance

• Order #295 — Add executive session for superintendent evaluation: Mover Mr. Ryan Miller; second Mr. Richard Miller. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed.

• Order #296 — Approve consent items (minutes, financial report, payrolls/bills, personnel announcements, calendar amendment, listed MOUs/contracts and position actions): Mover Mr. Richard Miller; second Mr. Johnny Feltner. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed.

• Order #297 — Approve fuel bid (Go Petro): Mover Mr. Ryan Miller; second Mr. Richard Miller. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed.

• Order #298 — Approve bids for tires, lube, chassis and body parts: Mover Mr. Johnny Feltner; second Mr. Ryan Miller. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed.

• Order #299 — Reject all athletic bids and re-bid: Mover Mr. Richard Miller; second Mr. Berl Hurt. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed (re-bid ordered).

• Order #300 — First reading of 2025–2026 policy updates (KSBA): Mover Mr. Berl Hurt; second Mr. Johnny Feltner. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed (first reading).

• Order #301 — Enter executive session (KRS citations) for superintendent evaluation: Mover Mr. Richard Miller; second Mr. Berl Hurt. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed (executive session entered).

• Order #302 — Exit executive session: Mover Mr. Richard Miller; second Mr. Ryan Miller. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed.

• Order #303 — Adjournment: Mover Mr. Johnny Feltner; second Mr. Berl Hurt. Vote: 5 Yeas, 0 Nays. Outcome: passed.

What the minutes do and do not show

The published minutes document motions, seconds and unanimous vote tallies for each recorded action but provide limited verbatim discussion. Construction materials (a final pay application for the Buckhorn Canopy project and a paving proposal) were included in agenda materials; the minutes do not record separate line-item votes beyond those listed above. Public comments were recorded by topic only; speakers were not named. The minutes show the board used KRS authority to justify a private executive session for the superintendent evaluation but do not summarize deliberations held in that session.

Next steps

The board will proceed with re-bidding athletic items per Order #299; further details (new bid specifications, timeline) were not recorded in the minutes. Any implementation actions such as contract start dates or effective dates for MOUs were not specified in the published text.