Friday Recap August 8th, 2025
My Comment
I hope everyone is rested and ready for what looms ahead. The next fifteen months are going to be frantic. This fall, we have the District 7 race and the BOMA race. Next year we will have races for 24 commissioners, six school board seats, the Sheriff and the county mayor. We will also have a state senator race and several state representative races as well as judicial races. We need good conservatives to run for office and/or support those who are running. Make sure your membership in the WCRP is paid up and you are attending their meetings. It will be a daunting task to keep up, but this is our county and we the people have a voice and a vote.
Corrections
Last Week I sent out information on the various BOMA races coming up and neglected to include BK Muvvala who is running in Ward 2. You can access his website here.
Last week I got a link wrong. When I linked to the TriStar article about democrats attacking Gino Bulso, I used the wrong link. Here is the correct link.
Last week I didn't have the website for Erinn Watkins, who is running for Alderman in Ward 2, to access that, go here.
Candidate Training
If you are thinking about running for office or want to help will a campaign, this is for you go to Foundation for Applied Conservative Leadership
WCRP News
The WCRP will be holding two meetings next week, on Tuesday is an evening with Mark Joseph, producer of the movie Reagan, and on Thursday is a forum for District 7 candidates. Please sign up an attend. Both can be found here
Harlin Project
The Harlin project is on the agenda for both the BOMA Work Session Agenda (item 20) and the BOMA Board meeting Agenda (items 13-19), both of which are scheduled for Tuesday August 12th. The agendas for both meetings have all the information on the project. If you are concerned with this project you can attend and speak during Public Comment.
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this past week the following committees/commissions met:
The AI program I use is pretty accurate, but it does make mistakes from time to time and I don't always catch them. I provide agendas and videos/audios when I have them available and recommend that you watch the video and follow along with the summary to get the most accurate report.
One of the limitations of AI is that if a participant's name is not called out, then they are listed as participant 1, 2, etc. A limitation with audio, as opposed to video, is that one cannot always identify a person by voice alone. As imperfect as these AI summaries are, they still give a pretty good account of a meeting.
Williamson County School District
Monday August 4th
Policy Committee met Agenda Video
AI Summary
Action Items
- [ ] Dana - Double check code section updates before work session Verify if Public Chapter 293 has been codified into a specific code section before the work session, and update policy references accordingly if needed.
Overview
- Dana presented 11 policies for first and final reading, all required by federal regulations or state public chapters for legal compliance
- Board discussed Margie's proposal to reduce 12-month employee system closed days from 21 to 7 but reached consensus to maintain current 21 days and instead explore adding more paid days for 10 and 11-month employees
- Community facility use policy discussion resolved the Church of Nolensville parking issue without policy changes needed
- All first and final reading policies will proceed to work session for board approval
Policy updates for legal compliance
- Property sales (2.403): Federal regulation increased equipment disposal threshold from $5,000 to $10,000 fair market value
- Emergency preparedness plan: Public Chapter 315 clarified maximum 2 fire drills required within first 30 school days
- Report cards and grading systems (4.60): Public Chapter 330 requires K-8 report cards include universal reading screener scores and dyslexia screener results if administered
- Personnel goals: Public Chapter 494 removed educator diversity goals requirement—board agreed to delete entire policy since goals covered elsewhere
- Employment of retirees: Public Chapter 159 added 60-day bona fide separation requirement and new hard-to-fill position provisions allowing 70% retirement benefit reduction
- Family and medical leave: Public Chapter 235 requires paid parental leave be used in minimum 1-week increments and employment must be with same LEA for 12 consecutive months
- Discrimination harassment policies: Public Chapter 293 requires specific antisemitism definition in all anti-discrimination policies for both employees and students
- Substitute teachers: Public Chapter 235 increased unlicensed substitute teaching limit from 20 to 30 consecutive days
- Student records: Public Chapter 156 requires disciplinary records be transferred to new schools within 5 business days of request
Employee holiday policy revision
- Margie proposed reducing 12-month employee system closed days from 21 to 7 to create equity with 10 and 11-month employees who received 2 additional spring break days
- Policy affects 565 total 12-month employees (460 classified, 106 certified) across all departments
- Board consensus opposed reducing days for 12-month staff, citing recruitment and retention concerns
- Dr. Johnson committed to exploring additional paid days for 10 and 11-month employees during future budget process
- Board agreed to remove proposed reduction and maintain current 21 system closed days for 12-month employees
Community facility use policy
- Church of Nolensville parking issue resolved through existing policy language allowing use of non-secure exterior facilities during non-school hours
- Current policy limits facility rentals to 6 years maximum (1 initial year plus 5 renewals) for any organization
- Board chair expressed concern about removing renewal limits, preferring facilities remain available for rotating community use rather than permanent arrangements
- No policy changes needed since parking lot use already permitted under current language
Next Week
Thursday August 14th
School Board Work Session meets at 6:00 PM in the Professional Development Center located at 1761 West Main Street, Franklin, Agenda Video Starts at 6:00pm and thereafter.
Williamson County Commission
Special Note: Since Williamson County does not record any meetings other than the commission, budget committee and planning commission meetings, I am recording all the meetings that I attend on my iPhone. We are in the process of reviewing a technology upgrade that will allow the county to record more meetings as well as include agendas, minutes and packets on our website. I will keep you up to date when progress is made
Williamson County Commission Committees
Wednesday August 6th
Highway Commission met. Agenda I have no firther information.
Next Week
Thursday August 14th
Planning Commission meets at 5:30pm in the Williamson County Administrative Office Complex 1st Floor Main Auditorium 1320 West Main Street
Franklin, Agenda
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Next Week
Tuesday August 12th
BOMA work session meets at 4:30 pm in the auditorium at the County Complex, 1320 W. Main St., Franklin Agenda Video starts at 4:30 pm and thereafter.
BOMA Board Meeting meets at 7:00 pm in the auditorium at the County Complex, 1320 W. Main St., Franklin Agenda Video starts at 7:00 pm and thereafter.
For the rest of the City of Franklin meetings next week, go here
Election Commission
Next week
Tuesday August 12th
Election commission will meet at 4:00 pm at 405 Downs Blvd. Agenda
If not me, who?
If not now, when?
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Heb. 11:1)
“We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer gently.” (1st Corinthians 4:12-13)
Blessings,
Bill
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