001The June 15th general me wrangler meeting of the social circles city board of education is called to order. We will begin with prayer followed by the pledge of allegiance. Our Father who in heaven will be thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not thy forever. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Mr. Rimlar, are there any changes to the agenda this evening? >> No, ma'am. No changes. >> Do I have a motion to approve the agenda as presented? >> So move. >>
002Do I have a second? >> A second. Any discussions? All those in favor, please say I. I. >> Any any opposed? Same sign. Motion carries. The agenda is approved as presented. The minutes from the May 18th regular meeting and the June 1st budget hearing were previously provided to the board for review. Do I have a motion to approve the minutes as presented? >> Do I have a second? I second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> Any oppose? Same sign. Motion carries. The minute the minute meeting the meeting minutes are approved. We would like to take a moment to share how our governor's team, including the board of education and the superintendent, work together to support students and families. The board focused on policy and long-term direction of social circle city
003schools. While the superintendent and staff manage the day-to-day operations of our district through a well-defined chain of command, when questions or concerns arise, we ask families and community members to follow that chain of command, beginning with the teacher or school administrator and moving up as needed. This allows concerns to be addressed in a timely and appropriate manner and helps to ensure the best outcome for students. At this time, I turn the meeting over to Superintendent Grimlard. Thank you. I can get you to draw your attention to the the monitors and we'll see the superintendent's report for this moment. Heat. Heat. So, we'd like to thank our community for all the support as we got the class of 2026 across the states. graduated. Um, our staff's been working hard already preparing for next year and we're
004excited about great things to come. One such thing are all the student uh athlete camps we have going on right now. A lot of kids are out having a good time playing and learning more about the sports that are engaged in us. So, we just appreciate that. >> Next on the agenda is public participation. However, no one signed up to address the board at tonight's meeting. We will now receive a financial update from our chief financial officer, Miss Nicole Cross. >> Good evening. To update you, first collections in May were allocated to the Christian Working Center, so we won't have a report this month. Tonight, presented is the May 2026 financial report. Beginning with the general fund, we're 92% of the fiscal year complete. We've received 95% of general fund fund budgeted revenues and we've
005spent 92% of general fund budgeted expenditures. Currently, revenues exceed expenditures by almost 1 million and coverages for the general fund total 431,000. Next are our special revenue funds. Total awards are just over 1.5 million and we've spent 93% of those funds. incumbrances total 46,000. Next is our school food service fund. We're at 95% of budgeted revenues and 88% of budgeted expenditures. Currently, expenditures exceed revenues by a little over 105,000. This represents about 44% of the transfer that's required that we originally budgeted for from the general fund. We served about 29,000 meals in May, averaging 706 breakfasts daily and lunches daily. Incumbrances for the school food service fund total $152. Next, we have our SPLAS fund. Splast collections received in May from Walton County total 242,000 and from Newton County 3,450. This is about a 16
006and a half increase percentage increase from the prior year for Walton and about an 18% from the prior year for New. The cash balance and splats is right at 5.8 million. Incumbrances for the splass fund total one right at 1.3 million. And in our debt service fund, there were no changes for May. Are there any questions? You can have that. Yes. >> Do I have a motion to approve the May financial report as presented? >> Do I have a second? >> I second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> Anyone oppose? Same sign. Motion carries. The May financial report is approved. Thank you, Miss Cross. We will now move into new business. Presented for the board's review are the proposed procedures for zone 5 board representation. These proposed procedures establish a
007clear and consistent process for future zone 5 representation on the board of education. The proposal divides zone 5 into zone 5 east and zone 5 west establishing establishing four-year staggered terms outlining application requirement and timelines and authorizes the voting members of the board to review applicants and appoint representation during a public board meeting. This item is presented tonight for board review and consideration. The board will be prepared to take action at the next board meeting. The board will now consider approving approval of six policies presented to review at the May board meeting and are presented tonight for approval. Do I have a motion to approve the superintendent's recommendation updates to policy DCC, policy DC, policy G A M A, policy J AAA, policy J BC1, and policy J C D A G as presented? >>
008Do I have a motion? I think Do I have a second? >> I second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> Any oppose? Same sign. Motion carries. The revised policies are approved. The board has before it the FY 2027 final budget for consideration. The budget totals approximately 38.6 6 million across all governmental fund governmental fund types and reflects projected revenue and expenditures supporting instructional operations, student services, and capital projects for the year 2027. Do I have a motion to approve the FY27 budget as presented? >> Do I have a second? >> A second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> Any oppose say sign. Motion carries. The FY27 budget is approved. The board will now consider approval of the FY2027 tenative millage rate. The proposed millage rate is 16.89
00989 mill which is consistent with the FY2026 millage rate and reflects the D district budgetary needs and estimated property taxes assessment received from Walton and Newton counties. Approval tonight will allow the district to proceed with the required public hearing process. Do I have a motion to approve the FY 2027 tenative millage grade as presented? Do I have a second? >> I second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> Any opposed? Same sign. Motion carries. The FY27 tenative mill rate is approved. The required hearings will be held Wednesday, July the 15th at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July the 16th at 8:30 a.m. and Monday, July the 27th at 6:00 p.m. All hearings will be held at the SECS administrative building. The board will now consider several annual contracts recommendations by the superintendent for
010renewal or approval for the upcoming year. The the recommended contracts are American Facility Services, right from the start, Georgia Department of Early Early Care and Learning, Foothills Collaborative Operating Agreement, GSDA Risk Management Service, PlaySafe, and School Dog Solutions. These contracts are are reviewed by district administration and are recommended for approval. Do I have a motion to approve the annual contracts as presented? >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor say I. >> Any oppose? Same sign. Motion carries. The annual contracts are approved. During the month of May, the district solicited requests for proposal for district-wide landscape maintenance. The board has before it a recommendation to award this contract. This contract includes routine mowing, edging, trimming, turf management, maintenance, seasonal cleanup, and retention pond maintenance throughout the district facilities.
011Following evaluation of submitting proposals, the superintendent recommends awarding the contract to Proskate Complete Landscaping Service for 90 91,932 for the 202627 contract year. Do I have a motion to approve the superintendent's recommendation as presented? >> Do I have a second? >> A second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor, please say I. I. >> Anyone oppose? Same. Sign. Motion carries. Earlier this month, the district solicited requests for proposal for the athletic field maintenance and turf management services. The board will now consider the recommendation to award this contract. This contract provide comprehensive maintenance service designed to support the condition, playability, and long-term health of our athletic field. Services include field mowing, turf treatment, irrigation support, top dressing, overseeing and other athletic field maintenance activities. Following evaluation of propos of submitted proposals, the superintendent recommends awarding the
012contract to Echo Turf Turf Management for 90 99 million, right? 99. Oh, that's that one. Sorry. 99,100 $150 for the 20 20 26 27 contract year. Y'all want me to say it one more time? >> It's 99, and 150. >> Yeah, that's a not. Do I have a motion to approve the superintendent's recommendation? >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Any opposing sign? Motion carries. The board has before the superintendent's employment employment contract for consideration. The proposed contract provides for a three-year term from July 1, 2026 through June the 30th, 2029 and outline outlines the superintendent authority responsibility evaluation process, benefits, and other contractual provisions. Do I have a motion to approve the superintendent's employment contract as presented? >> Do I have a second?
013>> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. >> Any oppose? Same sign. Motion carries. The board approves the superintendent's contract. The poor has before an overnight trip request travel request for social circle high school FFA students to attend the national FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana for October the 20th through October the 24th, 2026. Do I have a motion to approve the overnight trip as presented? >> Do I have a second? >> A second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor, please say I. I. >> Anyone opposed? Same sign. Motion carries. The overnight trip is approved. The next item on our agenda is the superintendent's personnel recommendation for certified and classified staff. First certified staff. Marshianne Grace, a teacher at Sce. Aaron Deweiler, teacher at SCES. Josyn Holston McKini veto liaison 25%
014Jonathan Lowe teacher at SCS David McCullen assistant principal principal at social circle middle school then transfer is Christy Lee Jr counselor at from social circle elementary school to social circle middle school and then resations are Allison Ashworth teacher at social circle elementary school. Ashley Bagwell, teacher at Social Circle High School. Tammy Lumpin, counselor at Social Circle Middle School. Michelle McGawan, teacher at Social Circle Elementary School. Christy Thornton, teacher at Social Circle Middle School. And for classified staff, new house, Tati Anna of Ponte, got it school nutrition operational specialist. Britney Miller, pair professional at Social Circle Elementary School. Britney Patton, pair professional at Social Circle Elementary School. Lacy Turtton, par professional at Social Circle Elementary School. And then one resignation for I think this is not Thank Professional at Social Circle Elementary School. Termination. Norman Jones,
015PAR professional at Social Circle High School. Is there a motion to approve the superintendent's personnel recommendation as presented? >> Do I have a second? Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor, please say I. >> Anyone oppose? Same sign. Motion carries. The superintendent personnel recommendations are approved. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? Do I have a second? All those in favor, please say I. >> Anyone oppose? Same sign. Motion carries if this meeting is a