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Board Meeting

July 16, 2026

The board’s regular public meeting — where most policies, budgets, and personnel decisions get a formal vote.

Official minutes (eBoard) →
Agenda items
61
With votes
11
Contested
3
MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
1

Removing from the Consent Agenda: Confirmation of Minutes and items IS-1 (tabled) and FSS-14

No recorded vote.

2

Adding the following items to New Business:

Confirmation of Minutes

No recorded vote.

FSS-14

FY 2027, RFP 25-029 Legal Services – Award of Contract

No recorded vote.

FSS-25

Reinstate Step Increase

No recorded vote.

NB-1

Social Media Litigation

NB -2 Request for Credit Card Information NB - 3 Referral of DJEAC for Revisions

No recorded vote.

NB-4

Receipt of Items in Advance of Board Meetings

No recorded vote.

NB-5

Scheduling a Called Meeting

Mr. Freeman made a motion to amend the agenda (considering the above-listed entries). Dr. Woodford seconded this motion. This motion passed unanimously. Voting: Mr. Daryl Morton: Yes Dr. Sundra Woodford: Yes Mrs. Kristin Hanlon: Yes Ms. Myrtice Johnson: Yes Dr. Henry Ficklin: Ye…

No recorded vote.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
i

Kamauri Curry, 2nd Grade Student, Union Elementary School

No recorded vote.

INVOCATION
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Superintendent's Comments
ii

Honors, Awards, and Recognitions

No recorded vote.

INVITATION TO VISITORS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
EXECUTIVE SESSION
VIII

CONSENT AGENDA

The Board voted to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Not Present: Dr. Lisa Boyd

7 Yes
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
i

IS-1 FY27 Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Grant Program Evaluator (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

ii

IS-3 Renewal of Imagine Learning Edgenuity (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

iii

IS-4 Kelly Services Contract Extension (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

iv

FSS-2 Request for Authority to Proceed with Tax Anticipation Note (TAN) (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

v

FSS-3 FY 2027 District Contract – Copiers (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

vi

FSS-4 FY 2027 – School Nutrition Food Contract (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

vii

FSS-5 Approval of Milk and Dairy Contract (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

viii

FSS-6 FY 2027 – School Nutrition Paper Contract (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

ix

FSS-7 FY 2027 School Nutrition Procurement Plan and Procedures (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

x

FSS-8 FY 2027 – School Nutrition Produce Contract (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xi

FSS-9 Smart Mouth Pizza Blanket Requisition Approval (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xii

FSS-10 FY 2027 – Nutrition Temporary Staffing Services Renewal (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xiii

FSS-11 FY 2027 Custodial Contract Award, District-Wide (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xiv

FSS-12 Contract for Garbage Collection Services (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xv

FSS-13 FY 2027 – Athletics Material and Uniforms Contract Approval (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xvi

FSS-15 Tyler Technologies Student Transportation (powered by Traversa)-Renewal (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xvii

FSS-16 Naming of Ed Defore Baseball Field in Honor of Eddie Ashley (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xviii

FSS-17 Gas and Diesel Fuel Purchase (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xix

FSS-18 District-Wide Propane Fuel Services Bid (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xx

FSS-19 Parts, Supplies and Service – Yancey Bus Sales and Service (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xxi

FSS-20 Cybersecurity Grant: Email Security (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xxii

FSS-21 Cybersecurity Grant: SIEM & SOC (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xxiii

FSS-22 Firewall Upgrades (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xxiv

FSS-23 Staff Devices – Phase 2 – 2026 (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xxv

FSS-24 FY 2027 Atrium Health Navicent Agreement (School House Health) (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xxvi

PR-1 Policy GAK - Criminal Background Checks (Replacing Policy GAM: Staff Rights and Responsibilities) (ACTION - Second Reading)

No recorded vote.

xxvii

PR-2 Policy GAE - Complaints and Grievances (ACTION - Second Reading)

xxviii. PR-3 Policy GARH - Employee Leaves and Absences (ACTION - Second Reading)

No recorded vote.

xxix

PS-1 - Certified Personnel Report (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xxx

PS-2 - Classified Personnel Report (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

xxxi

PS-5 Administrators Recommendation (ACTION)

No recorded vote.

NEW BUSINESS
i

Confirmation of Minutes - Board Meetings (2026) - May and June

In reference to the first sentence under FSS-2 in the June 2nd minutes, Dr. Ficklin made a motion to have the "s" removed from the words Superintendent and position, clarifying that there is only one Associate Superintendent position. Mr. Morton seconded that motion. Voting: Mr.…

7 Yes
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
ii

FSS-14 FY 2027, RFP 25-029 Legal Services – Award of Contract (ACTION)

The Bibb County Board of Education voted 6 - 1 to authorize the Superintendent to issue a contract and purchase order to Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP for $998,000.00 for Legal Services within FY2027. Not Present: Dr. Lisa Boyd

6 Yes1 No
Voted No
Henry Ficklin (District 2)
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinNo
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
iii

FSS-25 Reinstate Step Increase (ACTION)

The Bibb County Board of Education voted 6 - 1 to reinstate step increases for all eligible employees and add back to the budget the $1.710 million to cover such costs. Not Present: Dr. Lisa Boyd

6 Yes1 No
Voted No
Daryl Morton (At-Large · Post 7)
Full roll call
Daryl MortonNo
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
iv

NB-1 Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation (ACTION)

The Bibb County Board of Education voted to give the Superintendent the authority to retain the law firms of Lieff Cabresar Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC, and Matthew W. Johnson at Johnson Law Office to represent the District in any and all claims th…

7 Yes
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
v

NB-2 Request for Credit Card Information (ACTION)

Dr. Ficklin made a motion that the Fiscal Services Committee retrieve copies of the credit card billing statements from its inception from the issuing financial institution and make it available according to law GA code § 36-80-24 which says that it shall be available for public…

7 Yes
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
vi

NB-3 Referral of DJEAC for Revisions (ACTION)

Dr. Ficklin made a motion that the attorney look into updating Policy DJEAC to include credit cards as the law states that there must be a policy governing the issuing of such cards. Mrs. Hanlon seconded this motion. Not Present: Dr. Lisa Boyd

7 Yes
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
vii

NB-4 Receipt of Items in Advance of Board Meetings (ACTION)

Mr. Morton made a motion effective immediately that no action item involving expenditures exceeding $150,000, organizational restructuring, staffing reduction, school consolidations, borrowing, tax recommendations or budget amendments shall be placed on the voting agenda unless…

7 Yes
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
viii

NB-5 Scheduling a Called Meeting (ACTION)

Mr. Morton made a motion that a Called Meeting be scheduled within the next two weeks to have a presentation on consolidation so that the Board can see what the proposals are and to give the Board time to perhaps take action as early as August. Mr. Freeman seconded this motion.…

7 Yes
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
ix

NB-6 Superintendent Contract Addendum (ACTION)

The Board voted 6 - 1 to approve this item as presented. Not Present: Dr. Lisa Boyd

6 Yes1 No
Voted No
Henry Ficklin (District 2)
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinNo
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes
OLD BUSINESS
XI

ADJOURN

The Board voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:21 p.m. Not Present: Dr. Lisa Boyd Copyright © 2026 eBOARDsolutions Inc. - All rights reserved. |Privacy Notice|Accessibility Notice Version: 26.15.1.1 Simbli2

7 Yes
Full roll call
Daryl MortonYes
Sundra WoodfordYes
Kristin HanlonYes
Myrtice JohnsonYes
Henry FicklinYes
Barney HesterYes
James FreemanYes