July 17, 2014 at 4:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Discussion:  Members present were Kristen Gold, Susan Hunter, Harvey Jones, Barbara Kennedy, Mike Keny, Ken Lilly, Sheryl McClintock, and Randy Perryman. Donnie Moses was absent. The following addition was made to the agenda: Mr. Perryman - Under New Business, discuss renaming the Forrest School football field. Mr. Lilly made a motion, with a second by Ms. Kennedy, to approve the agenda with the addition. The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  Mr. Perryman made a motion, with a second by Mr. Jones, to approve the nimutes of the June 9, 2014, regular session, and the June 20, 24, and July 1, 20143, executive committee sessions. The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  There was no MCEA report.

Discussion:  In the absence of Mr. Moses, Finance Director Janet Wiles presented the Budget Committee report. She stated the committee met on June 30 primarily to review the budget. At that time, Ms. Wiles had projected the income numbers for this year but had not closed, so it showed some pick up and some carry forward. She was asked by the committee that when she was completed with the numbers, to put in a reserve for roofs in the amount of money where the revenues exceeded the expenditures this year. The committee also approved line item transfers.

Discussion:  Ms. Kennedy made a motion, with a second by Mr. Jones, to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  Ms. Kennedy made a motion, with a second by Ms. Hunter, to accept the low paint bid submitted by PPG Architectural Coatings. The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  Mr. Jones made a motion, with a second by Ms. McClintock, to approve paying the Cornersville High School accounts payable list. the motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  Ms. Kennedy made a motion, with a second by Mr. Jones, to approve increasing the price of breakfast for students from $1.10 to $1.25 and the price of breakfast for adults from $1.35 to $1.50 (lunch prices remain the same). The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  Ms. Kennedy made a motuion, with a second by Ms. Hunter, to approve the 2014-2015 Food Service Budget. The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  Ms. Gold made a motion, with a second by Mr. Perryman, to approve the 2014-2015 GP Budget. During discussions, Ms. Gold asked if the fund balance could be increased from 3% to either 6% or 7% in order to utilize more fund balance for roof repairs. Ms. Kennedy made a motion, with a second by Mr. Jones, to amend the motion to reflect a 6% fund balance. Prior to taking a vote, Ms. Hunter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Keny, and Mr. Perryman read disclosure statements. The motion on the amendment passed 8-0. Prior to taking a vote on the motion to approve the budget with the amendment included, Ms. Hunter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Keny, and Mr. Perryman read disclosure statements. The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  Mr. Jones made a motion, with a second by Ms. McClintock, to approve the 2014-2015 Supplements List. During discussions, Ms. Gold suggested that the swimming coach supplement, which did not indicate a dollar amount on the list, be consistent with the tennis and soccer coach supplements ($3,000 head coach, $2,000 assistant coach), based on the number of students and time involved. Ms. Kennedy asked, not this year but in the future budget process, to make a concerted effort to find a more reasonable distribution of supplement dollars. The board agreed to place the topic of supplement distribution/cost per student on the annual agenda for October. The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  During New Business, Mr. Perryman stated he had been approached by several people requesting the football field at Forrest School be renamed in memory of Murrey Holton; the stadium itself will remain The Rock. Mr. Perryman then made a motion, with a second by Mr. Jones, to rename the Forrest football field the Murrey Holton Memorial Field. Ms. Kennedy expressed her concern about naming publicly-funded structures after specific people. The motion passed 7-1, with Ms. Kennedy voting no.

Discussion:  Ms. Abernathy stated the county Commission's education committee will meet on Tuesday, July 22 at 5:30 p.m.; the budget committee will meet on Thursday, July 24 at 5:30 p.m.; and the full commission will meet on Monday, July 28 at 6:00 p.m. She thinks the commission will discuss the school system's budget at the July 24th budget committee meeting, but she is not sure if the budget will be discussed at the July 28th meeting of the commission. New Teacher Orientation is Thursday, July 31 at 9:00 a.m. in the Central Office; Chuck Cagle is meeting with administrators, principals, and supervisors on Friday, August 1 from 10:00 to noon to discuss legal issues; district-wide in-service is Monday, August 4 beginning at 8:00 a.m. at LMS. Ms. Abernathy invited the board members to any and all of these events. To conclude the meeting, Ms. Abernathy recognized the administrators in the audience: Dr. Tracy Kilpatrick, OGES principal; Cheryl Ewing, CVES principal; Bonnie Reese, MES principal; Brent Adcox, CVHS principal; Robbie Reasonover, Forrest assistant principal; and Rachel Perryman, WES principal.

Discussion:  During the Director's Report, Mr. Jones made a motion, with a second by Mr. Lilly, to pay the Contractor's Pay Request. The motion passed 8-0.

Discussion:  The meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.