JOINT BOARD OF CONTROL
JACKSON RIVER TECHNICAL CENTER
MINUTES
July 24, 2007
The Joint Board of Control for Jackson River Technical Center held its reorganizational meeting for 2007-2008 on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 in the Darnell Center of Jackson River Technical Center with the following members present:
Joe Anderson Alleghany County
Wayne Botkins Alleghany County
Randy Tucker Alleghany County
Cindy Bryant Covington City
Joyce Persinger Covington City
Danny Warlitner Covington City
Also present were Mr. Eddie Graham, Superintendent of Covington City Schools; Mr. Tom Beirne, Director; and Mrs. Sue Wolfe.
Mr. Beirne acted as temporary chairman and called the meeting to order at 12:15 p.m. He opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
REORGANIZATION (08-01):
Elect Chairperson. Mr. Beirne opened the floor for nominations for chairperson for 2007-2008. David Halsey and Danny Warlitner were nominated for the office of chairperson. The results of the roll call vote for Mr. Halsey was 3-3 (Mrs. Persinger no, Mrs. Bryant no, Mr. Warlitner no, Mr. Tucker yes, Mr. Anderson yes, and Mr. Botkins yes). The results of the roll call vote for Mr. Warlitner was 3-3 (Mrs. Persinger yes, Mrs. Bryant yes, Mr. Warlitner yes, Mr. Tucker no, Mr. Anderson no, and Mr. Botkins no). Mr. Tucker moved to table election of chairperson until next month’s meeting. Mrs. Persinger seconded the motion, and the Board unanimously voted aye to table election of chairperson.
Elect Vice Chairperson. Mr. Beirne opened the floor for nominations for vice-chairperson. Mr. Botkins nominated Mr. Anderson. Mr. Tucker seconded the nomination. Mr. Warlitner nominated Mrs. Persinger and Mrs. Bryant seconded the nomination. Mr. Tucker moved that nominations be closed. Mr. Anderson seconded the motion, and the Board unanimously voted aye to close nominations. A roll call vote for Mr. Anderson was taken with results 3-3 (Mr. Anderson yes, Mr. Tucker yes, Mr. Warlitner no, Mrs. Persinger no, Mrs Bryant no, Mr Botkins yes). A roll call vote was taken for Mrs. Persinger was taken with 5-1 results (Mr. Botkins no, Mr. Anderson yes, Mr. Tucker yes, Mr. Warlitner yes, Mrs. Persinger yes, Mrs. Bryant yes). Mrs. Persinger was elected vice chairperson 5-1.
Appoint Clerk. Mrs. Persinger asked for recommendations for appointment of Clerk. The Board unanimously voted aye to appoint Sue Wolfe as Clerk as recommended by Mr. Beirne.
Appoint Deputy Clerk. As recommended by Mr. Beirne, the Board unanimously voted aye to appoint Christy Craft as Deputy Clerk.
Set Meeting Time, Place & Date. The Board discussed meeting dates and times and set 12:15 p.m. (with the exception of April 17) at the Center on the following dates as the time, place and date of meetings:
August 21
September 18
October 23
November 20
December 18
January 22
February 19
March 18
April 17 (Thursday – 6:00 p.m.)
May 20
June 24 Close out
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
On motion by Mr. Anderson, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the June 26, 2007, meeting as presented by saying aye.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS (07-02):
Summer Activities. Mr. Beirne reported that the custodial staff has a good start on cleaning the building and has started painting the Building Maintenance/Building Trades areas. JRTC is currently hosting the SASI Users Group in Lab 4 of the Center. Leslie Wanzer and Jamie Huffman have completed requirements for licensure and are now fully certified to teach their respective classes. Paul Graham is in Virginia Beach, taking a class for certification. He and Tom Hamelman will be taking another class for certification in Roanoke in the near future.
NEW BUSINESS:
Approve Board Policy Updates (08-03). Mr. Beirne requested that the Board approve Board Policy Update JHH – Suicide Prevention. Mrs. Persinger said she was not in agreement with the policy because she does not believe anyone in the school system is qualified to determine if a student is at imminent risk of suicide. She said that a mental health screener from Mental Health Emergency Services needs to make this assessment so that the school system is not responsible. After a lengthy discussion, Mr. Tucker moved to table the approval of Policy JHH until next meeting. Mr. Warlitner seconded the motion, and the Board unanimously voted aye to table action.
Surplus Equipment (08-04). Mr. Beirne requested that the Board approve surplus equipment as listed below. The Board discussed items on the list and noted items on the list that are hazardous to use need to be advertised as inoperable, parts only or as is. Mr. Botkins moved to authorize Mr. Beirne to dispose of the following list of surplus equipment:
Husquvarna tractor w/deck 15 HP
Craftsman Radial Arm Saw
Hobart welder – stick machine
Lincoln welder – stick
Bathroom shower enclosures
Health examination table
Mr. Tucker seconded the motion, and the Board unanimously voted aye to approve disposal of surplus equipment.
Mr. Botkins had to leave the meeting.
PAY BILLS (08-05):
Mr. Anderson said that Mr. Botkins had reviewed the bills and wanted to know why there were no receipts for meals on travel reimbursement requests. Mr. Beirne replied that employees are given a daily meal allotment when at a conference or on a school trip and have not been required to supply receipts. Mr. Graham indicated that Covington used the same system and does not require receipts but indicated that it may need to be a regulation added to the policy manual. On motion by Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Tucker, the Board unanimously voted aye to approve payment of bills in the amount of $1,018.58 to be accrued to the 2006-2007 school year and bills in the amount of $14,160.02 to be charged to the 2007-2008 school year.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m.
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Date Approved Clerk
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Chairman