Board tables resolution to join county hazard mitigation plan

The SAVANNAH R-III School District board on an evening meeting tabled a resolution to participate in the county’s multi‑jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan after members said they needed more information before approving it.

A board member described the county plan as not yet completed and moved to place the item on the consent agenda, but later, after further discussion about missing details, the board voted to table the matter. "I wanna table it," the Chair said during the exchange, and a motion to table carried.

A staff member explained the distinction between the plan and the board’s action: the district is being asked to pass a resolution to participate in the county plan, not to adopt the county plan itself. "We have to pass a resolution as part of that… so that way, if a disaster happens, you know, we can receive funds," the staff member said, noting that without the resolution the district would not be eligible to receive certain disaster funds.

Board members said they needed the dollar amounts and more of the plan’s specifics in the record before signing off on any resolution. Earlier in the meeting, a committee member had moved to move the hazard mitigation resolution to consent unless someone wanted to discuss it; board members then opted instead to table the item and arrange to gather missing information.

Next steps: the board agreed to obtain the missing details and indicated it could convene a phone meeting with a quorum to act once the financial figures and plan text are available. The item was not approved and will be returned to a future agenda once staff provides the sought information.