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Liberty County School Board tables fire protection inspection agreement after contract questions 5:22

  • The board approved the September 2026 personnel consent table and the September 26th updated sublease. 3:45
  • One board member raised questions about the terms of a 5-year inspection agreement with Advanced Fire Protection Service and asked that it be tabled until an attorney reviewed it. 5:22
  • One board member said there was no desire at this time to impose a fee on anybody without giving more options to have fees paid, and said their vote on the item would be no. 26:15
  • In board member comments, one board member said the unassigned fund balance appeared to be about 3.5% and asked the board to consider reducing expenses before adopting the budget. 31:47

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Item by item (13)
  1. Report and upcoming dates 0:00
    • A speaker said the District Advisory Council would meet in the boardroom on September 15th at 9:30 and the final budget hearing would be September 17th. 0:00
    • The speaker said the district received about $39,000 from PAC that had not been included in the budget. 0:00
  2. Agenda and minutes 2:37
    • The board took up a motion to add emergency item 10A to the agenda and then a motion to approve the agenda for September 8th, 2026. 2:37
    • The board considered minutes from the August 3rd special meeting, the August 11th, 2026 regular meeting and the August 31st, 2026 workshop. 2:57
    • The chair announced that the agenda and each set of minutes carried. 2:57
  3. Consent items 3:45
    • The board considered the September 2026 personnel consent table and an updated sublease. 3:45
    • Motions to approve the September 2026 personnel consent table and the September 26th updated sublease carried. 3:45
  4. Travel requests 4:14
    • The board considered travel expenses for the finance director to attend a training September 23rd to the 25th in Orlando, Florida. 4:14
    • The board also considered travel for the superintendent to attend a fall leadership conference in Orlando, Florida, October 7th through the 9th. 4:42
    • The chair announced that both motions carried. 4:42
  5. Professional learning catalog endorsement 5:02
    • The board considered approval of the PAC professional learning catalog PLC endorsement. 5:02
    • The chair announced that the motion carried. 5:22
  6. Fire protection inspection agreement 5:22
    • One board member said the 5-year term with renewal clauses could commit the district to 10 years, the contract had no termination for convenience clause and the vendor's liability was capped at $1,000. 5:50
    • A staff member said the contract had not been reviewed before the meeting, and a speaker said the vendor was the only company in the area that could be depended on. 9:36
    • One board member said the venue for litigation was Okaloosa County and asked to table the item and the next one until an attorney reviewed them. 11:03
    • A motion to table item E carried. 13:16
  7. PEP participation fee 13:26
    • A staff member said the form was approved every year and was the exact same one, and a speaker said the district may charge up to $400 but was not asking the board to change the $250 fee this year. 13:53
    • Mason Kever asked whether the district could become a vendor with MyFlorida Marketplace so families could pay from scholarship funds directly, and a staff member said the district was down to a skeleton staff but would research it. 18:21
    • One board member said the vote on the item would be no. ~25:56
  8. Membership dues 26:29
    • The board considered approval of FAS 2026⁠-⁠27 membership dues. 26:29
    • The chair announced that the motion carried. 26:42
  9. Tumbling lease agreement 26:42
    • A speaker said the tenant asked for a third day and the lease would go from $500 to $650. 27:09
    • A speaker said the gym could not be committed because it was needed for high school practices. 27:38
    • The chair announced that the motion carried. 28:26
  10. Agreements and assessment calendar 28:26
    • The board considered a Panhandle Area Educational Consortium agreement running July 1st, '26 through June 30th, '29 and the uniform statewide assessment calendar for '26-'27. 28:26
    • The board also considered a school health service cooperative agreement and an emergency memorandum of understanding addendum with Panhandle Therapy Center. 28:59
    • The chair announced that the consortium agreement, the assessment calendar and the memorandum addendum carried. 28:45
  11. Policy updates 28:59
    • The board considered a first reading of a policy update and technical corrections to policies. 28:59
    • A speaker said the corrections covered 173 pages and about 50 revised policies. 30:22
    • The chair announced that both motions carried. 30:06
  12. Board member comments and budget 30:49
    • One board member said the unassigned fund balance appeared to be about 3.5%, that about 22 more students would be needed, and that vendor contracts were the place to look for savings rather than staff. 31:47
    • A speaker who responded said falling below 2% is a financial emergency, the district expected to finish around the 3% mark and personnel was 73% of the budget. 36:51
  13. Adjournment 55:35
    • The board took up a motion to adjourn. 55:35
    • The chair announced that the meeting was adjourned. 55:41

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Video: posted by the district as “LCSB Regular Board Meeting on September 8, 2026”