Votes at a glance: motions approved Oct. 14 by the Blackstone‑Millville school committee

At its Oct. 14 meeting the Blackstone‑Millville Regional School Committee recorded the following formal outcomes by voice vote:

- Approve warrants/consent agenda (motion carried by voice) (see meeting record).
- Approve facility use requests, including the elementary PTO trunk‑or‑treat parking‑lot request and auditorium/cafeteria use for a dance company (motion carried by voice).
- Engage Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA) to participate in a post‑65 Medicare program; the district will assume associated Medicare penalty fees for current and future retirees in exchange for a 3% discount on the FY23 insurance renewal rate (motion carried by voice).
- Approve policy KHBR (sponsorship and advertising) as written (motion carried by voice).
- Approve superintendent/district goals as presented following the MCAS data briefing (motion carried by voice).
- Increase food service substitute hourly pay from $13.50 to $14.00 (motion carried by voice).

Where motions included named movers/seconders, those names were recorded in the meeting minutes. Several items (for example, a draft public‑comment policy, BEDH) were discussed and scheduled for future action rather than voted on during this meeting.