Carroll County board approves purchase of Temple parcel, deeds land for sheriff’s office and confirms personnel actions

At its May meeting the Carroll County Board of Education approved multiple business items, including the purchase of a parcel in Temple and the conveyance of a small tract of land to Carroll County for use by the county sheriff.

A board member moved, "I make a motion that the board purchase parcels number T 040030016 at 453 Sage Street in Temple for $230,000 plus closing," and the motion was seconded and approved by voice/raised hands.

Chair Miller then moved that the board deed 0.38 acres across from the board office to Carroll County "for the completion of their sheriff's office." That motion was seconded and approved by voice/raised hands.

Earlier in the meeting the board also approved personnel actions as presented by the superintendent; the board moved and seconded the recommendation and approved it by voice vote.

The meeting record shows these motions were approved without recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript aside from the chair’s confirmation that "that's everyone" when members raised hands in favor. The board also voted to adjourn to an executive session to discuss future real-estate acquisitions, safety and security personnel, pending or threatened litigation, and records exempt under the open records act.

The motions as presented did not include further detail in the public record on closing timelines, deed conditions, or staffing changes; those details were not specified in the transcript.