The Franklin County School Board held their first meeting on Monday (January 9, 2023). As this meeting, there were several updates discussed, as well as the agenda moving forward for the rest of 22-23 school year to the 23-24 school year.

To begin the meeting, the board chose new electees. They are as followed:
• Francis Baumbrack - President
• Beth Foster - Vice President
• Rick Gill - Secretary
• Kevin - Legislative Liaison 

The time, date, and location for all future meetings remain the same. This is the second Monday of each month at 7pm. Amber Orozco will remain as the Corporation Attorney.

Starting off was the approval of board policies regarding the per diem payment of $2000, unraised by the state, for the 23-24 school year. This was met with approval and carried following no discussion.

Tammy spoke to propose a board discussion allowing out of district students. While already in motion, it is now on paper. The motion was carried swiftly. Following, Francis spoke of the Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Statements. These also held no discussion and were given approval.

The consent agendas were accepted by the board. 

While reading off the financial reports, Kendra Sparks states that for this month only, the rainy-day fund was added. It will not be for the following months. In conclusion, the reports were approved by the board.

The board next clarified, by Tammy, that the permission to apply for the 2023 Franklin County Foundation Project needed to be documented and is the sole purpose for brief discussion. The applications are done every January. This was approved by the board.

There are no celebrations this month as they will be carried out in February.
There were no statements from the public,
There were no statements from the employees/board.
The Superintendent had no report to give.
Lastly, there was no old business to discuss.

Moving on, next was the Superintendent's contract. It was recommended to approve the  contract posted on file with the corporation. No discussion followed and the motion was approved.

Approval of private route bus - Brittany Riley states the current contract expired at end of school year. She has met with Tammy and contractors in hopes of extension. The time waiting for a new bus ordered is extensive. Cost of fuel is also a concern. There are current revisions being made to the contract though, one being each contractor would receive $20 per day, for each route. 

Francis asks about road checks, which Brittany has adhered to already. Amber has given approval on suggested changes so far. No discussion followed, a motion to approve followed. By the middle of summer, there will have new routes and they will be bid out before August in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year.

School farmland discussions explained that the 3-year lease for Smith Road expired Feb. 28, 2022. Bids begin Mar. 1-Feb. 28, 2026.  Tammy asked for permission to advertise and bring up at the next board meeting for further discussion. No further discussion came and the motion to approve followed.

Board policies came next. Tammy proposes sending out listed stacks for a one-month review. These will be covered over the next meeting for further discussion and will follow approval one month later. This is to help the board better cover policies and additions to the agenda over the course of 30 days, rather than one weekend. The board approved this proposition.

The next board meeting will be held on Monday, February 13, at 7 p.m.