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Madison County board meeting, Sep 10, 2026

22 min · 0 public speakers

Safety, weapons and police ▶ 6:21

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Madison County school board takes up property tax rate of 61.7 cents on real property 0:35

  • The board took up a proposed property tax rate that a district staff member said would be 61.7 cents on real estate, compared with 61.8 last year. 0:17
  • Lori Cobb read the required tax rate notice into the record, which said the proposed rate is expected to produce $53,527,592.91 and to generate more revenue than received in the preceding year. 1:07
  • The board also took up HVAC and tennis court projects and agreements tied to the district's new police department. 4:10

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Item by item (12)
  1. Property tax rate 0:00
    • A district staff member said the proposal had been advertised in Berea and Richmond papers and that the district was requesting to lower the rate, with $0.633 for personal property. 0:17
    • The staff member said state law requires the information to be read into the minutes before the board can adopt a rate. 1:07
    • Lori Cobb read that the fiscal year 2026 levy produced revenue of $50,359,073 and that $3,168,519.23 above 2026 revenue would be allocated to areas including instruction, $1,762,488.80, and the building fund, $890,476.10. 1:25
  2. HVAC renovation project documents 4:10
    • Lori Cobb said a revised document for HVAC renovations at Kit Carson Elementary updated bids accepted earlier. 4:10
    • Lori Cobb said a separate document for HVAC renovations at Daniel Boone Elementary was the first for that project and would start it. 4:44
  3. Tennis court renovation bids 5:15
    • The motion read for the tennis court renovation project covered three bid packages of $371,210, $81,406 and $70,000, for a total of $522,616. 5:15
  4. Police department agreements 6:21
    • The board took up a jurisdictional agreement that would allow the district's new police department jurisdiction off campuses when officers travel to and from them. 6:21
    • The board also took up a communications agreement to provide dispatch and emergency communications for the new department. 6:21
  5. Head Start agreement 7:33
    • The board took up the 26⁠-⁠27 Local Head Start Memorandum of Agreement and Service Contract, which a speaker said is done every year. 8:16
  6. Board office cleaning contract 8:14
    • A speaker said the district received 5 proposals and that the contract would run 1 year with the ability to renew up to 4 more times. 9:17
    • Asked about ending the contract over insufficient service, a speaker said it would allow the district a 30-day exit if the work did not meet the scope. 9:36
    • Lori Cobb said the contract called for service Monday through Friday. 9:52
  7. Chromebook purchase 10:36
    • The motion read covered the purchase of 110 Chromebooks for Shannon Johnson Elementary using Title I funds in the amount of $44,440. 10:36
  8. Teaching and paraeducator positions 11:13
    • One board member said the staffing items were needed now that numbers had updated and said teachers under emergency certification are certified teachers who may lack one particular qualification to teach a subject. 11:13
    • The board took up a science teacher emergency certification, paraeducator positions at several schools, an LBD paraeducator position and an LBD teacher position. 11:48
    • A speaker said half of the allocation for a new teacher position was due to an increase in students and the other half would be paid with Title I funds. 14:02
  9. District-wide school nurse position 14:29
    • A speaker said the district-wide nurse position was being created in case it is needed and might not be filled. 14:37
    • Speakers mentioned flu outbreaks and cases where a student's needs call for a person to work 1-on-1 with that student. 14:58
  10. Band and athletic positions 15:58
    • A speaker said band and athletic positions are not permanent and must come before the board every year. 15:58
    • The board took up an assistant band director position, an assistant boys basketball position and 2 paid football assistant positions, each to be paid using athletic funds. 15:58
  11. Superintendent's report 18:11
    • A speaker described an Emergency Responders Day at Ignite South that included a medevac helicopter. 18:21
    • The speaker said homecomings were coming up at both high schools and described recent school visits. 18:59
  12. Board member comments 19:54
    • A speaker reminded the audience of a September 19th walk or run event at Richmond Center and said Safe Schools Week was next week. 19:57
    • A speaker said the newly created department was doing what the board had in mind and asked people to watch the July and August meetings for the explanation. 20:25

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Video: posted by the district as “Madison County Board of Education Meeting - September 10th, 2026”