HMC-1 Board of Directors Meeting 8/6/26

The Hickman Mills C-1 School District Board of Directors’ work-session meeting was held August 6, 2026. The board considered a three-year independent financial-statement and single-audit engagement with Missouri-based Mar Company for $76,500 ($25,000 in the first year, increasing by $500 in each subsequent year); a motion and second were recorded and a roll-call vote began, but the transcript does not capture the result. Other procurement items included crossing-guard services from All City Management Services for four guards, initially estimated at two hours per day over 169 school days, and a proposed $83,495 annual renewal of Pro Connect Safe Internet device-management and security licenses for district iPads and MacBooks. The board also heard proposals for Dobs Elementary HVAC repairs by Energy Tech Solutions through the TIPS cooperative, with the amount stated as both $74,479 and $74,449 in the transcript, and a $45,100 Moreland University teacher-certification partnership for six prospective teachers. Kelly Services’ substitute staffing markup was renegotiated downward, with no guaranteed or upfront payment; the district pays based on use.

The operations update reviewed the district’s roughly $20 million bond, of which $13 million was used to retire existing debt and just over $7 million remained for deferred maintenance and projects. Reported or estimated work included Ruskin stadium lights ($146,000), school-reconfiguration moving services ($95,000), and future facilities work, including an approximately $400,000 HVAC project at the administration building and a $3.5 million Warford Elementary capital project. The board also discussed the travel freeze: a motion to authorize a board member’s October 2026 CUBE conference travel failed. No specific vote outcomes for the other purchasing proposals are clear in the transcript.