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Rice ISD board unanimously accepts 2023–2024 FIRST financial report
Summary
The Rice ISD board voted unanimously Dec. 4 to accept the district’s 2023–2024 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report during a brief public hearing; no public commenters are recorded and the meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
The Rice ISD board unanimously voted Thursday to accept the district’s 2023–2024 Financial Integrity System of Texas (FIRST) report during a brief public hearing at the Rice ISD Administration Building.
Board member Scott Black made the motion to accept the report, saying, "I make a motion to accept 2023-2024 FIRST Report." Board member Holly Ellington seconded the motion. The board recorded a unanimous vote: Scott Black, Jason Blake, Holly Ellington, Jason Fisher, April Grant, Kim Hrnjak and Shanna Lopez all voted "Yea." The motion passed 7–0.
The FIRST system — the state's Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas — is used to review school districts’ financial management and compliance. The transcript records an agenda item listed as "Overview of School FIRST" but does not name a presenting staff member in the record. The public-comment portion for the FIRST report is listed on the agenda (1.B) but the transcript contains no outside speakers or comments during that item.
After the vote on the FIRST report, Board member Jason Blake moved to adjourn; Scott Black seconded. The board voted to adjourn at 6:05 p.m., recorded as unanimous (7–0). The minutes and signature block in the draft document show Jason Fisher as Board Secretary and Shanna Lopez as Board President.
No additional actions, fiscal authorizations or follow-up directions are recorded in the meeting transcript. The meeting lasted approximately five minutes, opening at 6:00 p.m. and adjourning at 6:05 p.m.
