001Thank you. Riley Hail uh from the 4H organization will lead us in our pledge of allegiance. Attention salute 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. Thank you. And we move on now to public input. We have one person, Bill Caldwell from Jefferson City. And you have three minutes. And if you would please state your name and location. Bill Cwell, 688 Boxwood Lane, Jefferson City, Tennessee. Thank you for allowing me to speak to you tonight. I'll be brief. Um my subject is on mental health and I find it hard to believe that we have so many children enrolled in mental health in our county. Uh there aren't uh that many kids who are mental in
002our county. Sure, children have trouble and problems at home, problems elsewhere, but they're being labeled as mentally uh challenged or mentally uh lacking. And there's way too much time being spent in counseling and uh it's taking away from what school is all about and that's the three Rs. And so um too much time addressing feelings, not enough time addressing the three Rs and facts. And that seems to be where we are today. It's all about feelings and it should not be. The late great Patad Summit uh is has been quoted as saying what suck it up. And that's what I was told at home. And I That's what you were told at home as well. And so somehow we need to uh or the teachers need to instill this idea on the children is to
003rise to the occasion. Don't go to your safe space. You know, uh meet the challenge head on. So school is about three yards. It's about facts. It's about performance. about proficiency which is lacking in math and science in our county despite what uh Trevor says to try to make it you know look good and it is about improvement but we're way under where we should be. It's because time is being wasted with too much of all these other things. It should be history not social studies. Uh a lot of brainwashing is going on with social There should be the Ten Commandments posted in the classroom and prayer. Um, and so academic excellence, competition, and crying out loud. Let's get discipline back into our classrooms somehow, some way. Thank you. Thank you, Strategy. Okay, now we
004uh move on to changes to agenda. I know we do have some. So what I would like is I would ask that by unanimous consent, we amend the agenda to include the JCHS dance team field trip in the consent agenda to modify item one in the new business section to read draft number one mental health as requested by Commissioner Bradley at our work session and to add consideration of revised Draft number two, mental healthou as requested by commissioners mayor and Hardy at the work session and this would be added as item four. Is there any objection? Seeing none, we will make those changes. Okay. Um the consent agenda. Do I have a motion to accept the consent agenda with that addition? Mr. Hardy. Move to accept the consent agenda proposed. Do we have a second?
005Wait a minute. What are we on? You got What do you approve the agenda? We are on approval. We are on consent agenda items. We didn't vote on approving the agenda, did Yes, we did. We just did. I asked for unanimous consent to approve the agenda as as as I noted and I asked Well, no, you only asked for consent to add to the agenda. Oh, all right. I see I see what you're saying. I understand. I understand what you're saying. Okay. All right. You're absolutely right. I apologize. And please do something that I haven't done. Please turn on your mic. You're done. So, yes. Okay. So, uh do I have a motion to uh approve the agenda as amended? So, move. Second. Miss Mayor. All right. We have a motion and a second to
006approve the agenda as amended. Any discussion? All in favor, please raise your right hand by unanimous. Thank you. Now, moving on to the uh consent agenda items. Uh is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? Mr. Hardy, is there a second? Mr. Martin, any discussion? All right. All uh who vote to approve the consent agenda as amended, please raise your right hand and all opposed. Okay, so that's seven or six, excuse me, six for the consent agenda. Um we don't have any standing committee reports. Um, do we have a building maintenance committee report, Mr. Hart? So, we met uh was May 22nd. Um, and, uh, just to kind of bring you up to date, um, we got a maintenance needs list from each of the schools. Uh, had reviewed over those. U it's quite
007extensive for overall but uh bunch of things that will be taken care of this summer. We'll be meeting back in August, the end of August to just kind of see where we what we got accomplished and um what still needs to be accomplished on it. And then moving forward, we also got um just hired I believe probably June 1st or June 2nd. June 2nd um a new maintenance super assistant maintenance supervisor James. James Frank. Yes. Um so looking forward to having him on board in our maintenance department and u and seeing uh the maintenance of the schools. U just you know moving forward with getting them updated and and uh giving Austin Bridgewater a chance to oversee everything with the operations. Um, quick update on the flashing lights, school zone lights at New Market and
008at Rush Strong and Old AJ. I guess we've already they've been on order if I'm not mistaken. They haven't been put in yet. be looking for a contractor to when once they come in depends on when they come in before June or they come in July, but um be looking for a contractor to install those and hopefully we'll get them going by the beginning of school but as soon as possible. Anybody have any questions of Mr. Harden? Thank you. Move on. Uh we do not have any unfinished business so we're new business. Um number one uh we'll be discussing the number one draft of the UOU Mr. Chairman. Yes. I wasn't paying attention earlier under number one. You got me mental healthou but you have two options. This is really one of those too late
009now what we pay attention earlier if you know we'll be here have two options to vote on. That's right. And we we approved the renaming of the what's here rather than just ML Healthou to number one draftou. That's what which is the draft. They should be would they be listed under number one in Yes, that is number one. Well, you said a minute ago you said numbers four and five or something. No, number four or five is the number two the new draft that was sent to you today. That's what we're going to vote on. Number four, we're going to vote on the draft that you requested that us put up have specifically put on the agenda as number one. That's what we're on right now. It's the original draft that was discussed between Tommy
010Arnold and Mr. Ben. Okay. So, what's the pleasure of the uh of the board as far as do I have a motion to uh discuss that? Number one, to discuss the original draft that Commissioner Bradley asked to be placed on the agenda. Second second request. Do I have a motion to discuss the first draft? Last time, do I have a motion to discuss the first draft? All right, motion fails by not being brought to the floor. The second is the student nutrition meal allocarb price list for 2526. Is there a motion to uh accept that? Mr. Martin, is there a second? Mr. Harvey, is there any discussion? All right, we'll vote. All those in favor of the student nutrition meal allocart price list adopting that for the 2526 season, please raise your hand. Unanimous vote
011pass. Okay. Number three, the resolution number 2025 141 technology surplus. Do I have a motion to discuss and accept or not accept that? I so move. Do I have a second? Second, Mr. Hardy. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, we'll vote. All those in favor of adopting resolution number 2025-141, technology surplus. Please raise your right hand. Unanimous vote. Six to zero. Number four will be the item added which you know is the uh number two revised draft M OU. Is there a motion to for that? A motion toend it or a motion to discuss to discuss. And possibly adopt or not. So we have a motion. Is there a second? Second. Mr. Hart. All right. Discussion. Mr. uh Mr. M. Mayor, you made the motion. So you get to Yeah, I have I have some
012um after going through a few other things that I would like to see in the um on page 4 which is section B. Can I can I make a motion for these? Uh you can just discuss you you can amend you can amend what we have in front. First of all, did everybody get a copy of the the uh revised uhou? All right. Yes. Yes. Do we not have a motion on the floor? We do. Can we not vote on that? We The motion is to discuss. We can we can vote on it as you if you call the question. Certainly. I'll call a question to vote on. All right. The question has been called. to discuss. So, the question has been called to vote on discussing the uh Did she not make a motion
013to amend? What's that? Did she not make a motion to amend? I don't believe. Did you make a motion to amend? I I'd like to make some motions. She had not yet made the motion to amend. She had got to that. So, but she won't do it because we vote on it and she don't have a chance to That's right. That's absolutely right. So I I will I will go ahead and allow you to make your motion to amend. Okay. He does not call question the vote. What's that? He got his You called You called for a question. You called the question, but it was after she made a she uh She didn't make the motion for us. She didn't make a motion. She didn't make no motion for us. That's what I asked. Did
014she make a motion? She made a motion. She made a motion to discuss. She did not yet get to her amendment. So that's what I'm saying. But he made a motion. I So I understand that. But she was in the middle of her discussion. He cannot make a motion in the middle of her discussion when it's her time to discuss. So I overrule that. And you may go ahead and make your make your amendment. Okay. Um so I move to amend section 21B. 21B. 21 to insert on this is on the revised. Yes. Um to insert school the language school policies and between the words same and regulations. So that the full sentence reads as contractor will have access to the building and campus of the school and is subject to the same school policies
015and regulations of screen. same school policies. School policies and yeah between same and regulations. So it'll say subject to the same and then we're going to add school policies and and oh and regulations. Okay. Do I have a second to on that? Amen. amendment to read what she what it's going to say. Then the it will say the contractor will have access to the building and campus of the school and is subject to the same school policies and regulations as the school staff. I'll second. Okay. Second. Is there any discussion on the amendment hearing? None. vote on this amendment to amend paragraph 21 section B to rewrite number B to read contract will have access to the building and campus of the school and is subject to the same school policies and regulations as the
016school staff. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. All opposed. Three to three. Uh Mr. Hardy, Mr. Hbertson, and Mr. Bayer voted I. Mr. Jardigan, Mr. Bradley, and Mr. Barton voted nay. The motion fails. All right. Moving on. Do you are there any any other discussion on the to uh now did you want to call the question? I had a motion but evident it didn't count. So I do you want to do that now or no? Yes. We need to vote on this somehow. So what is your So I'll make a motion to accept the first draft and send it to us. the mo that that that has already been discussed and it did not come to the floor. So that is a dead issue. So is there any other discussion? Do you
017have anything else you would like to say? Anybody would like to say on this on the original? No, no. This is on the number two discussing. Yeah. Um it's just some more langage. Oh, do you want to make an amendment for that or not? And what would that be? Um, it would be I'd like to move to amend section 21D to strike out the words mental health service 21D and replace with the words behavioral services. Behavior services. So the would you tell me what that will read then? So it would say teachers will notify school counselors of the possible need for individual referrals to behavioral services and staff will submit the appropriate referral forms to contractor. Do I have a second on that? I'll second. All right. So it's been moved and seconded. You read
018the motion back, please. Sure. The amended motion, the amended paragraph agreed. Teachers will notify school counselors of the possible need for individual referrals to behavioral services service and will to behavioral services and staff will submit the appropriate referral forms to contract. What it's doing? It is substituting the words behavioral services for the words mental health services. Mr. Mark, are they not both the same thing? Can you That's what's the question? Is it not same thing behavior? I think the language it just cleans it up better. Any other discussion? All right, hearing none, we'll vote on the amendment to have 21 section D read. Teachers will notify school counselors of the possible need for individual referrals to behavioral services and staff will submit the appropriate referral forms to contractor. All in favor, please raise your right
019hand. All opposed. All right, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Abson, Mr. M. Mayor vote I. Mr. John, Mr. Bradley, and Mr. Martin vote no. The motion, the amendment fails for lack of a majority. Any other discussion, Mr. Mayor? Um, I move to amend section 22G. 22G. All right. To strike out the words mental health and replace with the word behavioral and add the words of uh the words if requested by school district to the end of the sentence. Behavioral health. I'm sorry. What what would you add? So we would replace mental health behavioral health and then add at the end if requested by school district if requested by school district. All right. So it would contractor may provide training to all personnel regarding a variety of behavioral and substance abuse topics if requested by school district. All
020right. Any discussion? All right. Let me We need a second on this. Is there a second? I'll second that. Mr. Hardy seconds. So now we have discussion. Did you read the motion? Yes. contractor may provide training to LEA personnel regarding a variety of health and substance abuse topics if requested by the school district and substance abuse. Oh, my mistake. The contractor may provide training to LEA personnel regarding a variety of behavioral behavioral health and substance abuse topics if requested by the school district any u any discussion hearing none. Uh all those in favor please raise your right hand. All right. That would be Mr. Hardy, Miss Mayor, Mr. Ibson. Vote I opposed. Mr. John, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Barton. The mot the amendment fails for lack of a majority. Any other discussion? I have one more.
021One more. All right. probably not. But um I move to amend section 22 I um to add the words you say 22 22 I 22 I to add the words to the end of the paragraph if requested by school district. So how would the how would the paragraph read? So it will read contractor will provide information and support for school personnel in the local behavioral health systems including crisis services if requested by school district. Do I have a second on that amendment? I will second it. So, Miss Mayor made the motion. Mson made the second. Is there any discussion? Could you read the motion? Yes, contractor will provide information and support for school personnel in navigating local behavioral health systems, including crisis services if requested by the school district. Again, any discussion? Hearing none, we'll
022vote. All those in favor of the amendment. Uh contractor will provide information and support for school personnel in navigating the local behavioral health system including crisis inter crisis services if requested by the school district. All in favor please raise your right hand. Mr. Hardy, Mr. Ibson, Mr. Mayor, Miss Mayor. All opposed. Mr. Martin, Mr. Bradley and Mr. Jigan. the motion the amendment fails for lack of a majority. Any other discussion on on this issue, Mr. Chairman? Yes. May I make a motion to accept the number two draft changes as is with the with the changes as presented? Not anything added. It's like it's like it's been handed to us. That's the That's a second draft with the with the yellow changes. Yes, that's the one you did. All right. So, do we have a second,
023Mr. Martin? All right. So, we have a motion and a second to accept the revised number two draft as presented with no amendments. Is there any discussion? The only reason I voted against the others is we discussed this Monday night. Yes, we sit here for two hours discussing everything that need to be in it. So that's why I want to stick with what we originally have. Understood. Any any other discussion? I have a couple things I'd like to say. Um first of all, the re revised substantially is virtually the same as the original. It just clarifies it tightens up some liability and parental rights issues that I personally was concerned about. Uh I feel that this document satisfies my concerns and regarding parental rights and the and the places more shall I say daylight between
024uh the providers and us as far as liability. So I'm satisfied very satisfied with that. I do however and I want this on record remain opposed to in-house therapy sessions taking place on our campus. I believe even though it may offer the convenience to the teachers to parents and the students um I feel that an overriding factor is I believe that it is a disruption in our school from what our main curriculum is. However, I do not have an alternative to offer and I do not believe in throwing the baby out with a bath water. All right, we have what we have. If I had a suggestion of something better, I would make it. But I don't. So, as far as I'm concerned, I will support this number two revised draft if it comes to
025if it comes to when it comes to the law. Any other discussion? Mr. Harding? I just like to make for the record too. I agree with what you said, Mr. Um, I really don't like the in-house therapy sessions uh as far as setting appointments and our our our schools being used as their brick and mortar. Um, a as the gentleman got up and spoke, you know, we we need to get back to the the three Rs and educating our kids and I think that um allowing mental health in our schools the way we do. I think it just crutches the kid. I personally uh deal with some stuff outside of here uh in my personal life with somebody that um constantly uses it to their advantage when they don't feel like doing something and you
026know so it it's it's definitely I think taints what is trying to be done by these um companies and trying to help the kids. Um but I do want to I just want to make this also for the record too. Now three years ago there was uh one of the companies was almost thrown out of our schools. Um I am not for any kind of social ideology being pushed on our kids. If it was really up to me, we wouldn't have them in our school. I revisit the websites all the time. I do have a lot of questions concerning that. And uh you know, when when we get sayings such as they're doing us a favor when in reality we're the ones doing them the favor. That's that's troublesome to me. And um you know
027my my big concern with all this is if it's so needed, why is there 67 kids on a wait list? Why are they not being seen? Why are they not being encouraged to go see another company? Uh if it's that needed if these if these kids if what there might as well be I don't know how many kids are currently being seen. 200 and some kids being seen. um you know why don't they why why don't they just go somewhere on their own time this should the attorney told us we should not be used as a convenience to have them in house and having therapy sessions he strongly advised against the convenience factor of it and I think by still having them in here and not having that terminology I think we make it a
028convenience and I think it's going to hurt our education Any further discussion? Any other comments? Hearing none, we will uh vote on Mr. John's motion to accept the number two draft with changes as presented. All those in favor, please raise your right hand. One, two, three, four. That's Mr. John, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Ibson. All those opposed, Miss Mayor, Miss Commissioner Bradley. The motion passes 4 to two. Okay, moving on. We do not have any budget amendments tonight. Is that correct? All right. Uh, we move on to school commissioner input. Does anybody have any any input? Any comments? I would like to remind everybody of our 4:30 special budget meeting on the It's at 4:30. Uh because I believe after we have ours, the county commission is having theirs and then they're having
029it their full meeting. So is that right? 4:30. 4:30 here. Have to be here somewhere in this building. You're going to end up probably in that small room, the jury room. Okay. Very, very good. January 26th. 26th, I believe. It's a Thursday. 4:30. 26. 26. Yeah. The main thing is remember it's 4:30. We have to have you here. Yeah. Any other comments? All right. Do we uh any other announcements? Just to let everybody know again, we do have a joint committee meeting. Yeah. Austin Hill, the uh what did you hold today, Austin? um construction manager walkthroughs uh pre-bid type meeting. Um how many did we have there? Four. Four. Four companies uh came to the meeting. So hopefully all four of them will u place a project. So uh we're about two and a half
030weeks away from that coming in. and then I'll bring to the board who those companies are and you can make your decisions about interviewing them and we'll look at that. So probably have to have a July meeting sometime. Good. All right. Any other comments? Uh I would like to say make a comment if I don't know if you saw that uh Dr. Arnold uh penned a uh press release uh about the joint effort with the sheriff's department about the uh social media. Could you report a little bit on that? Sure. Uh so we have had several social media threats. Uh we also had a there was a young individual out of state that was lured into u our jurisdiction here. Uh we've had u teens who have been picked up here in the county by
031uh outofstate individuals and lured out and all this through uh the internet, social media, games, various things that connect to the internet. So um the sheriff sheriff coffee is wanting to uh hit a campaign just addressing social media. You know we ourselves um get uh scams all the time through phone calls through texts through internet messaging. Um we see all the time people fall for those give out bank information and uh you know it's one thing to lose money it's another thing to lose a child and uh so we're going to partner with the sheriff to get this message out to not just students but um through their families the importance of of just monitoring social media u accounts, internet accounts, um trying to stay on top of things that your children have. And and
032that's just something we're looking to get into. I'm sure beginning teacher um uh open houses, those type things. And the community events, the sheriff will be doing some stuff to push that out, too. So, we're just partnering, piggybacking on on the sheriff's department. So, this is a project in progress right now. Nothing's really been set. It is. It's in progress. Whenever we get back, um, we plan to kick some stuff off with it as far, you may see stuff from the sheriff's department, but on our end, it'll be more whenever school gets back in session. Great. And you'll report back on that as it progresses. Yes. Thank you. Any other comments, questions? All right. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? Well, I'll take Mr. Martin is the motion and Mr. Hard is the second.
033We are ajourned.