Clay County board approves budget amendment to record grants and hires Levi Garrett as paid assistant coach

The Clay County Board of Education voted Dec. 12, 2024, to adopt the 2024–25 General Purpose Budget Amendment No. 1 and to approve the hiring of Levi Garrett as a paid, non-faculty assistant football coach at Clay County High School.

Board materials show the budget amendment primarily reflects two recent grants: a Brownfield redevelopment area grant and a preschool grant. Staff said the amendment increases both revenues and expenditures to accommodate these awards. The board approved the amendment on a motion by Mister Sherrill.

Separately, the board approved a personnel motion to make Levi Garrett a paid, non-faculty assistant football coach; Garrett had previously been approved in a nonpaid role and will receive the supplement vacated by a prior coach. The motion was made by Mister West and seconded by Mister Mayes; the board voted to approve the hire.

Both actions were approved in the meeting and will be reflected in the district’s budget and personnel records.