Marion County Schools public meetings in 2020
4 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
School Board Meeting
The Marion County School Board is meeting to approve routine administrative items, including consent agenda items for property disposal, budget amendments, financial reports, and purchasing contracts. The most consequential actions are approving a $375,000 yearly estimate for new leased multifunction copiers and a $172,000 expenditure increase for HVAC equipment and consumables.
- Approved disposition of tangible property valued at $159,493.94
- Approved Budget Resolution Number 2 for October 2020 budget amendments
- Approved monthly financial report for October 2020: revenues $107,314,036.56, expenditures $128,076,889.49
- Approved $172,000 expenditure increase for Bid 3807GM (HVAC equipment and consumables)
- Approved $375,000 yearly estimate for Bid 3842RC (leased multifunction copiers)
Administrative Briefing and Work Session
The Marion County School Board is holding an administrative briefing and work session. They will receive updates from the superintendent and discuss two main topics: the 2021 Stop Loss and Health Plan Year updates, and district-wide attendance zones for Evergreen Elementary. The meeting is primarily for discussion and review, with no formal votes scheduled.
- 2021 Stop Loss and 2021 Health Plan Year updates
- District-wide attendance zones (Evergreen options)
- Superintendent's administrative briefing
- Public comments limited to 3 minutes on work session topics
Special Board Meeting - Organizational
This is the annual organizational meeting of the Marion County School Board, required by Florida law. The board will set its regular meeting schedule for 2021, elect a Chair and Vice-Chair, and acknowledge the Superintendent as secretary. All items are procedural and administrative in nature.
- Re-adopted regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays, except the fourth Tuesday in December, starting at 5:30 p.m. at 512 S.E. Third Street, Ocala.
- Scheduled four special meetings in 2021: July 22 (tentative budget), July 27 (public hearing on tentative budget), September 7 (public hearing on final budget), and November 16 (organizational).
- Elected Nancy Thrower as Chair and Kelly King as Vice-Chair.
- Acknowledged Superintendent as Ex Officio Secretary and Elena Martinez-Lopez as Board Clerk, Nicole Prestipino as Deputy Clerk.
Board of Directors, Leasing Corporation Organizational Meeting
The Marion County School Board Leasing Corporation held its annual organizational meeting, which is required by its Articles of Incorporation. The board confirmed continuation of its procedures, reviewed them with the School Board Attorney, and elected officers for both the board and the corporation. The meeting was procedural, with no fiscal impact or substantive policy decisions.
- Elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors per Article VI
- Elected President, Vice President, and Secretary/Treasurer of the Corporation per Article VIII
- Confirmed continuation of procedures set forth in the Articles of Incorporation
- Proof of due notice of the meeting was distributed and made part of the minutes