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GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.[1. Call to Order]
THIS IS, UH, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE, UH, SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TONIGHT, WHERE WE'LL BE DISCUSSING OUR, OR WE'LL BE VOTING ON OUR BUDGET NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, AND OUR NEW DIRECTOR.UH, A COUPLE, UH, THINGS I'D LIKE TO BRING UP IS, ONE IS MR. HOMAN IS GOING TO BE ON, UH, HE'S NOT IN THE BUILDING, BUT HE WILL BE VOTING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING VIA, UM, YOU KNOW, VIA WEBCAM.
AND, UM, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE.
UM, MS. SHERRY, THERE'S NO ONE SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, NO COMMENTS.
THERE'LL BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO THAT, UM, SECTION IS CLOSED.
[3.1 To Approve 2026-2027 Budget]
WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS THE BUDGET.SIR, WE HAVE WENT THROUGH AND TOOK YOUR, UH, OUR DISCUSSION FROM WORK SESSIONS AND ALREADY TO PRESENT A BUDGET.
OF COURSE, IF IT'S APPROVED TONIGHT, IT WILL MOVE TO COUNTY COMMISSION.
UH, MR. SEBASTIAN, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY IN REGARD TO THAT? UM, JUST THE, THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE MADE, OUR EDITS, I'LL CALL 'EM, IS JUST ON THE SUMMARY PAGE.
WE ADDED LANGUAGE, UH, ABOUT THE INTENDED USE OF $7 MILLION FROM UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE.
THAT LANGUAGE IS ALSO PRESENTED.
AND IN THE, UH, SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET, IT'S THE LAST PAGE ON THERE.
I'LL PUT THE EXACT SAME, UH, SENTENCE IN THERE AND NOTED IT'S $7 MILLION ALSO IN THAT.
SO THOSE WERE THE TWO BIG EDITS THAT, UH, THAT WERE REQUESTED THAT MADE IT TO THE BUDGET BOOK.
I MAKE A MOTION, WE APPROVE THE BUDGET.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, MS. SHERRY, ONCE AGAIN, IF ANYONE, WHILE THEY'RE WATCHING, IF THEY WANT TO GO BACK.
WE'VE HAD EXTENSIVE MEETINGS AND HOUR LONG DISCUSSIONS ON A LOT OF ITEMS ON HERE.
SO, UM, THIS IS JUST A CULMINATION OF ALL THOSE MEETINGS AND WE'RE, WE'RE READY TO APPROVE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE UNANIMOUS SIX ZERO TO APPROVE A NEW BUDGET.
THANK YOU, MR. SEBASTIAN, FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT AND, UH, AND YOUR TEAM.
[5.1 Selection of new Director of Schools]
OF OUR, OUR SPECIAL CALL MEETING WILL BE SELECTING OUR NEW DIRECTOR.THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR THE BOARD.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR MR. MAYFIELD.
SECOND THAT WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE NOMINATIONS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE MOTIONS OR SECOND, BUT MR. MAYFIELD, WE DON'T HAVE TO, TO, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.
NOTHING WRONG, BUT, UH, IT WAS, WE DID HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, BUT WE NOMINATE FOR MR. MAYFIELD.
SO THAT'S WHO WE'LL BE VOTING ON FIRST.
ARE YOU GETTING THIS? GREG, CAN YOU HEAR US? GOOD? YES.
SO THE BOARD MEMBERS KNOW WE'LL BE VOTING, THIS IS FOR A VOTE FOR TRAVIS MAYFIELD TO BE THE DIRECTOR.
RESULTS OF THE VOTE OR RESULTS OF THE VOTE ARE FIVE.
SO THROUGH THE SCHOOL BOARD'S VOTE, OUR NEXT DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS WILL BE MR. TRAVIS MAYFIELD.
I'D LIKE TO, TO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST, UM, THANK MR. DUNCAN FOR HIS PARTICIPATION IN, UH, MAKING IT TO BE A FINALIST.
UH, THAT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
SO WE THANK HIM FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK AND HIS DEDICATION.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S THE, UH, FINAL, WE SEE ONE MORE MOTION.
UH, MEETING IS, UH, DISMISSED.