Lawrence County Board of Education
Special Meeting
& Tentative Budget Work Session
In Person & Video Teleconference
May 30, 2023; 6:00 p.m.
Primary Location:
Lawrence County High School Library
Louisa, Kentucky
For public viewing of the meeting via the Internet, use this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeObmWjYrXWRbaqkBEyznxg
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mission and Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag
2. COMMUNICATION
3. STUDENT LEARNING AND SUPPORT SERVICES
3.A. Approve Claims and Orders of the Treasurer
3.B. Approve Consent Agenda items:
3.B.1. Per diem and expenses for members in attendance
3.B.2. Contracts/Services:
3.B.2.a. PSST annual Custom Check Template Service: $479.00
3.B.2.b. Football helmet annual reconditioning; Continental Athletic Supply Invoice: $5,496.67
3.B.2.c. DC Elevator service with annual price increases effective June 1, 2023, due to increased costs of labor and materials: LCHS: total of $120.77 with increase of $5.75; FES: total of $120.77 with increase of $5.75, LMS: total of $241.60 with increase of $11.50
3.B.3. Out-of-State Trip Request: LCHS FFA to Washington, D.C., FFA National Leadership Conference, June 20 to 24, 2023; Melissa Blackburn
3.B.4. Use of Facilities: Tennis Courts by LC Fair Board for pickleball tournament and food vendor, Rick Blackburn, President; pending insurance
3.C. Approve First Reading of revised policy, 06.5 Use of Buses by Outside Groups (Transportation)
3.D. Approve to acknowledge review of revised procedures, 03.11 AP.25 Recommendation for Employment (Certified) and 03.21 AP.25 Recommendation for Employment (Classified)
3.E. CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING & GROUNDS PROJECTS/UPDATES
3.E.1. Blaine and Fallsburg Wastewater Treatment Facilities
3.E.1.a. Approve BG-1: 23-507 for repairs to Wastewater Treatment Plant for Blaine and Fallsburg Elementary Schools
3.E.2. Approve Temporary Surface Use Agreement between LC Schools and Columbia Gas Transmission LLC for line inspections near Louisa East Elementary
3.F. Approve to award bid for banking services/depositories
3.G. Approve MOA with Dollywood Foundation, pending board counsel approval
3.H. Approve 2023-24 UK Next Generation Scholars Dual Credit Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
3.I. Approve Membership Agreement between Lawrence County School District (Food Service) with Gordon Food Service; contract period through June 30, 2025; and Application for 501(c)(3)/ Governmental (Non-Healthcare) Entity Member Status and Endorsement of Group Purchasing with HPS, LLC, one-year terms renewed automatically; Membership Dues: $3,275.00
3.J. 2023-2024 TENTATIVE BUDGET WORK SESSION
3.J.1. Overview: Dr. Robbie Fletcher, Superintendent
3.J.2. 2023-24 Tentative Budget Update: Brandi VanHoose, Finance Officer
3.J.3. Discuss/Set end of Fiscal Year 22-23 special board meeting in June
3.K. Approve to enter Executive Session for the purpose of Student Discipline/Expulsion Hearing pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(f) and for the purpose of legal issues (proposed or pending litigation) pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(c)
3.L. Approve return to Open Session
3.M. Approve the following RESOLUTION:
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Lawrence County Board of Education authorizes Superintendent Robbie Fletcher to take all necessary steps to support the Council for Better Education, Inc. (“CBE”) in its legal challenge to the constitutionality of House Bill 9, and the payment of any appropriate dues or assessments related to this school district’s membership in CBE or its support of the referenced legal challenge. (District Assessment: $2,095.55)
3.N. Consider/Approve action concerning social media litigation
3.O. Approve one of the allowable next steps in the recall process as it relates to the double-nickel tax per KRS 132.017
4. PERSONNEL
4.A. Approve creation, abolishment and/or changes regarding positions
4.B. Approve to acknowledge receipt of Superintendent’s Personnel Action/Update
5. ADJOURNMENT
Has anyone noticed the million dollar softball dressing room? WOW , is that all you get for a million dollars these days? Luckily Lawrence County has such a strong tax base to pay for all this stuff.