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Foundation board approves using rainy-day funds to commission statewide survey
Summary
The Alabama Education Television Foundation Authority approved a motion to fund a statewide scientific survey by McLaughlin & Associates using the foundation's rainy-day fund; the final contract amount will be decided at a follow-up meeting and the motion allowed up to $47,500 for the chair's discretionary finalization.
The Alabama Education Television Foundation Authority voted to use its rainy-day fund to pay for a proposed statewide survey by McLaughlin & Associates, with board members agreeing to finalize the contract amount at a later special meeting. A committee member who moved the measure said the poll would use questions approved by the Commission and asked that the foundation budget for a similar poll next year.
The motion’s text included a not-to-exceed limit for the chair’s later vote: "not to exceed $47,500," a portion of the motion read, attributed in the record to the member who presented it. Board members debated whether rainy-day funds — intended for emergency needs — were the appropriate source. One member called the action "not fiscally conservative," while others argued the contract should be funded now with future budget allocations to cover recurring polling.
The motion passed in a roll-call vote recorded during the meeting. The board confirmed it will convene a subsequent meeting to finalize the contract amount and any scope documents before executing the agreement.
