Minutes to Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees
December 11, 2007
6:30 PM
PRESENT: Dr. Michael Bryant
Dr. William Long
Mr. Ray Jackson
Mr. Dayne Pruitt
Mr. Sam Corley
NOTICE TO MEDIA: The Ninety Six Star, The Index Journal, Greenwood Today, and Moore Media were notified of the time, date, place and agenda of the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 by Chairman Long followed by Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
AFFIRMATION OF AGENDA: A motion was made by Mr. Dayne Pruitt, seconded by Mr. Ray Jackson, to accept the agenda as presented. All were in favor.
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL: A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Sam Corley, to approve minutes of November 13, 2007, November 20, 2007, and December 4, 2007 meetings. All were in favor.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT:
Audit Report – Mr. George Kennedy, Elliot Davis: An audit of the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, each major fund and the aggregate remaining fund information of Greenwood County School District 52, a component unit of Greenwood County, as of and for the year ended June 30, 2007, which collectively comprise the District’s basic financial statements. These financial statements are the responsibility of the District’s management. Elliott Davis, LLC responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on their audit.
The opinion of Elliott Davis, LLC is that of unqualified or a clean audit report.
Building Discussion: The Board of Trustees interviewed architects on December 10, 2007 for the
proposed building of a new middle school and renovation work for Ninety Six High School.
Dr. Powell and administration is now asking the board for guidance as to how to proceed.
Board members feel it is in the best interest of the district to proceed as follows:
selection of architectural firm to build a new middle school and renovate the high school and prepare for a referendum in May, once dollar figures have been received from the architects.
It was requested that the remainder of the discussion be tabled until executive session.
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State of the District: A presentation was given by Dr. Powell on the instructional/educational areas the district is very proud of.
FINANCE – MR. RODNEY SMITH: Monthly financial statements were mailed to board members for their review. Mr. Smith stated the auditors had made suggestions for improvement and most of the suggestions have been implemented.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: A motion was made by Dr. Michael Bryant, seconded by Mr. Dayne Pruitt, to enter into executive session for a contractual matter. All were in favor.
GENERAL SESSION: A motion was made by Mr. Sam Corley, seconded by Mr. Dayne Pruitt, to enter into general session. All were in favor.
A motion was made by Mr. Ray Jackson, seconded by Dr. Michael Bryant, to hire McMillan – Smith, & Partners as the architectural firm for the building of a new middle school and the renovating of the present high school. All were in favor.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30.