Oneida Special School District board approves routine business, raises bid threshold and OKs budget changes
September 06, 2024 | Oneida Special School District, School Districts, Tennessee
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The Oneida Special School District Board of Education met and moved through a series of routine items, approving the agenda and consent agenda and recording unanimous roll-call votes on multiple motions.
The board approved memoranda of understanding with Jobs for Tennessee Graduates, the Niswonger Foundation, Tennessee Technological University and a GEAR UP partnership grant; the district director told members the MOUs were in the meeting packet. The board also authorized staff to seek bids for a nearby barn project and cafeteria updates at the elementary school.
On a first reading, the board approved a policy change that adjusts the dollar threshold for when formal advertising or solicitation is required for purchases and contracts. Members discussed various figures during the review (speakers referenced amounts including $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000) and the board approved the first reading by roll call. The policy change was presented as aligning the district policy with recently passed law language in the packet.
Financial motions included two budget amendments (general-purpose and cafeteria) described as transfers between accounts and a list of supplemental-pay amendments. Each item was moved, seconded and passed on unanimous roll call.
The board also approved a slate of school fundraisers (including OHS cheer, beta club sales, band fundraisers and athletic donations) and authorized two Beta Club field trips to Nashville in November. Two medical leave requests for Tabitha Morgan and Belva Phillips were granted, with return dates to be determined by their medical providers. The board accepted a resignation from a coach, and the clerk read roll-call tallies for each motion.
What happens next: the procurement policy will return for the board's required second reading or final action at a future meeting; budget and personnel changes take effect according to district procedures.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article appear in the attached meeting transcript.
The board approved memoranda of understanding with Jobs for Tennessee Graduates, the Niswonger Foundation, Tennessee Technological University and a GEAR UP partnership grant; the district director told members the MOUs were in the meeting packet. The board also authorized staff to seek bids for a nearby barn project and cafeteria updates at the elementary school.
On a first reading, the board approved a policy change that adjusts the dollar threshold for when formal advertising or solicitation is required for purchases and contracts. Members discussed various figures during the review (speakers referenced amounts including $10,000, $25,000 and $50,000) and the board approved the first reading by roll call. The policy change was presented as aligning the district policy with recently passed law language in the packet.
Financial motions included two budget amendments (general-purpose and cafeteria) described as transfers between accounts and a list of supplemental-pay amendments. Each item was moved, seconded and passed on unanimous roll call.
The board also approved a slate of school fundraisers (including OHS cheer, beta club sales, band fundraisers and athletic donations) and authorized two Beta Club field trips to Nashville in November. Two medical leave requests for Tabitha Morgan and Belva Phillips were granted, with return dates to be determined by their medical providers. The board accepted a resignation from a coach, and the clerk read roll-call tallies for each motion.
What happens next: the procurement policy will return for the board's required second reading or final action at a future meeting; budget and personnel changes take effect according to district procedures.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article appear in the attached meeting transcript.
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