HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-2020 Fairhope Public Schools Commission Meeting MinutesFairhope Public Schools Commission
January 8, 2020
Members present: Tanya Bosarge, Robert Brown, Ken Cole, Robin Coleman, Danielle
Mashburn-Myrick, Carrie McLemore, Hill Robinson, Miranda Schrubbe, Cornelius
Woods. Principals present: Carol Broughton, Jon Cardwell, Julie Pierce, Lynn Smith
representing Patrice Wolfe.
Guests: Jon Gray, James Watkins
Ken Cole opened the first meeting of the newly appointed Fairhope Public Schools
Commission by welcoming all who were present and having everyone introduce
themselves.
Nominations from the floor were opened for the purpose of filling the positions of
Chairperson, Vice Chair, and Secretary. Ken Cole was elected as Chairperson, Carrie
McLemore was elected as Vice Chair, and Miranda Schrubbe was elected as
Secretary.
Each member had received a copy of the bylaws prior to the meeting. The bylaws
were reviewed and approved by a vote of the members.
Ken Cole reviewed the function of the Fairhope Public Schools Commission (FPSC),
stating that as the Education Advisory Committee (EAC) did previously, the FPSC
will consider requests for funding from the principals and make recommendations
to the Baldwin County Schools Superintendent for final approval. Beginning in the
fall of this year, an estimated $2 million will be generated by the special 3-mill tax
approved in September 2019; an additional $300,000 will be allocated for the
Fairhope feeder pattern schools by the Baldwin County Board of Education each
year for 5 years from the proceeds of the sale of the K-1 property. It is not the role of
the FPSC to suggest or create policy for the schools, only to approve and recommend
expenditures. Hill Robinson recalled that the effort to establish the special tax
district grew out of the recommendations of the Akribos study, commissioned by
the City of Fairhope in 2016.
The next meeting of the FPSC will be on February 5 t h at 4:30. John Wilson, Chief
Financial Officer of Baldwin County Public Schools will be present to give a
comprehensive overview of the special tax funding, including timeframe for
collection and distribution.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:45.
Respectfully submitted by Miranda Schrubbe