Okaloosa County School Board — Regular Meeting, July 10, 2017 — reading text

Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve the suspension of employees. Public Content Suspension of the following employees: EID# 118427 Consent Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Documentation concerning these items have been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent, and to move item 7.8 to the Discussion Agenda, per request by Mr. Destin. Motion by Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 7. Consent Agenda Subject : 7.27 Leave Without Pay, presented by Stacie Smith,  Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Action (Consent) Recommended Action : Motion to approve leave without pay. Public Content The purpose of this item is to receive approval for employees who took leave and will not be paid for their leave. Consent Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert's Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Documentation concerning these items have been provided to all Board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any board member. Motion & Voting Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended and all of the Consent Agenda items as recommended by the Superintendent, and to move item 7.8 to the Discussion Agenda, per request by Mr. Destin. Motion by Rodney Walker, second by Dewey Destin. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Dewey Destin, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White 8. Discussion Agenda Subject : 8.1 RFP 17-04 Benefits Brokerage & Consulting Services, presented by Vince  Windham, Program Director, Purchasing, and recommended by the Superintendent for approval. Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Action Fiscal Impact : No Budgeted : No Recommended Action : Motion to approve the evaluation committee's recommendation to enter into contract negotiations with FBMC Benefits Management, the highest ranked respondent of RFP 17-04 Employee Benefits Brokerage & Consulting Services. Public Content Request approval of the evaluation committee's ranking of FBMC Benefits Management as the highest ranked respondent for RFP 17-04 Employee Benefits Brokerage & Consulting Services. The committee recommends entering into contract negotiations with FBMC Benefits Management. Copies of the recommendation and the minutes from the evaluation committee meetings are attached. For additional information, please contact Vince Windham, Program Director, Purchasing at (850) 833-7668 or Stacie Smith, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, Committee Chair at (850) 833-5801. File Attachments RFP17-04 Committee Recommendation.pdf (18 KB) Committee Meeting Minutes - 6-14-17.pdf (32 KB) Committee Meeting Minutes - 6-26-17.pdf (31 KB) Motion & Voting Motion to approve the evaluation committee's ranking of FBMC Benefits Management as the highest ranked respondent of RFP 17-04 Employee Benefits Brokerage & Consulting Services. Motion by Rodney Walker, second by Melissa Thrush. Final Resolution: Motion Carries Yes: Tim Bryant, Melissa Thrush, Rodney Walker, Lamar White No: Dewey Destin 8. Discussion Agenda Subject : 8.2 Items Moved from the Consent Agenda (if any) Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Action 9. Construction Program/Owner's Representative's Business Subject : 9.1 Program Status Report by the Board's Representative to the Construction Program Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information 11. Attorney's Business Subject : 11.1 Consideration of recommendations, updates, requests, and pending legal matters Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The attorney to the Board may provide updates, recommendations, or make requests regarding legal matters. 12. Adjournment Subject :  12.1 Adjournment of the meeting by the Chairman Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : 13. Superintendent's Business Subject : 13.1 Out-of-State Student Trip Requests approved by the Superintendent Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content The attached list of out-of-state student trip requests have been approved by the Superintendent. File Attachments 7-10-2017 Student Trip Requests.pdf (1,679 KB) 13. Superintendent's Business Subject : 13.2 Correspondence, requests and other matters addressed by the Superintendent Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content The Superintendent may address correspondence, requests and other matters with the Board. 14. Board Members' Announcements/Request for Information Subject : 14.1 Board Members' Announcements/Request for Information Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Action, Information Public Content Board Members may request information or address concerns and other matters. 16. Public Notices Subject : 16.1 Notice of Student Disciplinary Hearing Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content NOTICE OF STUDENT DISCIPLINARY HEARING The School Board of Okaloosa County will conduct a Student Disciplinary Hearing on July 6, 2017, beginning at 8:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville. In accordance with Florida law, this hearing may be closed to the press and public at the request of the parents of the affected student. 16. Public Notices Subject : 16.2 Notice of Workshop Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content NOTICE OF WORKSHOP A Workshop on this Agenda will be held in the Training Room at the School District Central Administration Complex, Niceville, on July 6, 2017, beginning at 9:00 a.m. This meeting will be open to the press and public. 16. Public Notices Subject : 16.3 Public Notice Meeting : Jul 10, 2017 - Regular Meeting Type : Information Public Content PUBLIC NOTICE This meeting will be open to the press and the public. Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Okaloosa County School Board with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. This notice does not constitute consent by the School Board for the introduction or admission of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the School Board at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting the Superintendent of Schools at (850) 833-3110. Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the School Board business meeting is and shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen to and for the benefit of the School Board pursuant to Resolution No. 16-01. The views and beliefs expressed by the Invocation Speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the School Board and do not necessarily represent their individual religious beliefs, nor are the views or beliefs expressed intended to express allegiance to or preference for any particular religion, denomination, faith, creed, or belief by the School Board. No person in attendance at this meeting is or shall be required to participate in any invocation and such decision whether or not to participate will have no impact on his or her right to actively participate in the public meeting.