December 12, 2022 at 5:15 PM - Lawton Public Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance - Kevin Hime

3. Roll Call to Establish Quorum

4. Appointment of an individual to complete the term of Area 3 Board Seat.

5. Request Approval of Application for Sanctioning:
 

6. Special Guests/Special Recognitions - Kevin Hime and Mary Bradley.

7. Report of the Superintendent

7.a. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO APPROVING A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BOK FINANCIAL
SECURITIES, INC., AS FINANCIAL ADVISOR RELATIVE TO THE SALE
OF THE DISTRICT’S 2023 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS

7.b. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A RESOLUTION
FIXING THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES
2023A (THE “2023A BONDS”) TO MATURE EACH YEAR; FIXING THE
TIME AND PLACE THE 2023A BONDS ARE TO BE SOLD; DESIGNATING
A REGISTRAR/PAYING AGENT FOR THE 2023A BONDS; APPROVING
THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO GIVE NOTICE OF SAID SALE
AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND APPROVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED
TO THE ISSUANCE OF SAID 2023A BONDS.

7.c. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO A RESOLUTION
FIXING THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, TAXABLE
SERIES 2023B (THE “2023B BONDS”) TO MATURE EACH YEAR; FIXING
THE TIME AND PLACE THE 2023B BONDS ARE TO BE SOLD;
DESIGNATING A REGISTRAR/PAYING AGENT FOR THE 2023B BONDS;
APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO GIVE
NOTICE OF SAID SALE AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND APPROVING
OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF SAID 2023B BONDS.

7.d. Information Item:  Business Operations and Educational Services Departmental Updates 

7.e. Superintendent's Announcement(s)

8. Consent Agenda
(The following matters may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded and passed by a majority vote of the Board members.  However, upon request of any Board member, any one or more matters will be removed from the consent agenda and acted upon separately.  Contracts are approved subject to review by the District’s legal counsel. Any or all of the public record items included within the consent agenda, i.e. minutes to be submitted for approval; purchase orders to be submitted for acceptance; financial report; proposed transfer of funds between activity accounts; and fund-raising event listings, may be examined at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Education at the Shoemaker Center, 753 Fort Sill Blvd., Lawton, OK. An appointment to review records is requested.)

8.a. Report of the Purchasing Agent/Encumbrance Clerk - Sheila Relf

8.a.1. Approve Purchase Orders
     General Fund (11) Purchase Orders 1502-1634
     Building Fund (21) Purchase Orders 81-90
     Bond Fund (32) Purchase Orders 48-50
     Bond Fund (33) Purchase Orders 147-157
     Lease Revenue Fund 34 Purchase Order 1
 

8.a.2. Change Order Listing

8.a.3. Payroll Encumbrance Purchase Order Numbers 50000-52538

8.b. Report of the Chief Financial Officer - Lance Gibbs

8.b.1. Treasurer's Report for the Month of November, 2022

8.c. Report of the Activity Fund Custodian - LaQuinta Chambers

8.c.1. Activity Fund Transfers, Expenditures, Establishments, and Amendments

8.d. Report of the Clerk - Carla Dewberry

8.d.1. Contracts / Agreements

8.e. Approval of the Minutes of the November 7, 2022 Regular Board Meeting

8.f. Item(s) Removed from the Consent Agenda for Separate Action

8.g. Approval of the Balance of the Consent Agenda

8.h. Approval of Item that was Previously Pulled for Separate Action

9. Proposed Executive Session to Discuss:

9.a. The employing, promoting, or receiving resignation(s) of individual certified and support salaried personnel as listed on the Personnel Reports, Exhibit A and Exhibit B.  (Exhibit B includes new potential hires and presented to the board under separate cover).  
[Authorized by 25 OKLA.STAT. Section 307 (B)(1) of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act]
 

10. Vote to Convene into Executive Session

11. Acknowledge Board's Return to Open Session

12. Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement

13. Superintendent's Personnel Report / Items Discussed in Executive Session

13.a. Approval of Superintendent's Personnel Reports, Exhibit A (and Exhibit B that was presented under separate cover)

14. New Business - This refers to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda.  Okla. Stat. tit. 25 Sec. 311(A)(9)

15. The next regular board meeting date is Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 5:15 p.m., in the Shoemaker Center Auditorium.

16. Setting New Board Meeting Dates

17. Board Announcements

18. Adjournment