Metcalfe County Board approves April financial report and construction closeouts

The Metcalfe County Board of Education on April 14 unanimously approved its April 2025 financial report, authorizing warrants and pay applications and recording a set of receipts that included state funding and a private donation.

The board reviewed a detailed warrants list covering routine purchases and large construction payments to contractors working on the district's athletic complex and other projects. Payees named in the report included Babcon Inc., Branscum Construction, Brockman Contracting, Eskola LLC and Knights Mechanical; the warrant listings also show multiple purchases for food service, supplies, and maintenance. Receipts recorded for March included SEEK allocations and motor-vehicle and property-tax distributions; a Romines Family Trust donation of $25,000 was also listed.

Cheyenne Garmon, the district's chief financial analyst, presented the financial documents for board consideration. Board member Kelly Bell moved to approve the report; Robby Parnell seconded. The vote was recorded as Daniel Glass-yes, Wes Jolly-yes, Kelly Bell-yes, Robby Parnell-yes and Cassie Reece-yes.

In the same meeting the board voted to approve a BG4 form and to accept the closeout on BG5, motions moved by Cassie Reece and carried by unanimous vote. The transcript records the approvals but does not provide descriptive detail of BG4 or BG5 beyond their passage.

Votes at a glance - Approval of April 2025 Financial Report: mover Kelly Bell; second Robby Parnell; outcome approved 5-0. - Approval of BG4: mover Cassie Reece; second Wes Jolly; outcome approved 5-0. - Acceptance of closeout on BG5: mover Cassie Reece; second Robby Parnell; outcome approved 5-0.

The board approved the consent agenda, including minutes, field trips, fundraisers and personnel items, earlier in the meeting by unanimous vote. The board adjourned after scheduling its next regular meeting for May 13, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.