Schools
District 5 Board Meeting Postponed Due to Ballot Recount
The regular board meeting has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 19.
Lexington-Richland 5's regular meeting scheduled for Monday, Nov. 12, has been postponed until after Richland County election results have been certified, according to school officials.
According to the meeting agenda, a swearing-in ceremony for recently elected board members was scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday.
The certification of results from the Nov. 6 election was originally set for Friday but a judge ordered all votes to be recounted after a lawsuit was filed in the House District 75 race between Democrat Joe McCulloch and Republican Kirkman Finlay.
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The recount was stopped after the Republican Party filed a petition. A state Supreme Court judge overrided the lower court's order to conduct the recount.
The meeting is now scheduled for Monday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. at Irmo Elementary School.
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The agenda, which remains the same, includes an update on the district's Vision 2015 plan, a presentation on the district's comprehensive annual financial report, and approval of a change order regarding unsuitable soils at the Spring Hill High/Center for Advanced Technical Studies sites.
The full agenda can be viewed in the atttached PDF.
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