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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: iLNKj8JgQjA):
- 00:00:00: Pledge of Allegiance, District Mission, Agenda Adoption
- 00:01:16: Rebel Recognition: Senior Awards, Spring Sports Update
- 00:02:08: Reports: Business Management, BJF Foundation Introduction
- 00:02:39: BJF School Foundation: Mission, Impact, and Fundraising
- 00:12:42: Budget Committee Meeting: Land Swap, Operating Loss Discussion
- 00:14:33: Superintendent's Update: Senior Banquet, Graduation Volunteers
- 00:15:09: Approval of April 27th Meeting Minutes
- 00:15:26: Consent Agenda: Bills, Budget Report, Contracts Approval
- 00:16:42: Graduation Class Size, Meal Prices Approval
- 00:19:46: Discussion on Vending Machine Prices and Policy Change
- 00:20:02: Milk Bid Approval and Ten Finan Dairy Exit
- 00:21:31: New Counselor and Art Teacher Contracts Approval
- 00:22:25: Re-hiring of Non-Renewed Employees, Donations Approval
- 00:24:58: Approval of MSEA Mastery Agreement for Fiscal Years
- 00:28:35: Next Meeting Dates and Adjournment


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I call you. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all. As part of the opening hours read the district commission statement in partnership with the communities the mission of the development school district is to educate trust and effective become self-directed responsible

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all members except presend We kind of changes to the agenda. No changes. Have a motion to adopt the agenda and present. >> Motion by Angela. Do I have a second? Second. Any questions or discussion?

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Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. I. Motion carries. Public. But rebel recognition. >> Uh, one thing I do want to say about rebel recognition, I know we're going to try to move tonight's meeting. So during my report I was just going to talk

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briefly about the senior awards make that was last Friday morning. Uh so congratulations to all those kids that got scholarships etc. Just a great event and just so again congratulations to them. Um there was a lot of money handed on Friday which was it was great. So I

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just want to say that >> that's yeah and spring is crazy. So, as we get into um our next board meeting, I guess we'll get into the playoffs that we can talk about sections and all those things for all the activities that are happen.

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>> Yeah. And thanks to everyone for a great year because I think our next meeting will be 26th, right? >> So, it'll be school. So, good luck to all those teams. >> All right. Um, we go on to number six,

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uh, reports, the business management report. I think, um, we just have, uh, um, what's filed in our packet. And if you have any questions from for Marcus, please let him know. >> Yeah. And Marcus, just because we knew

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we had to because of the content tonight, we had to go a little quicker tonight. Uh, he did send an email, so if you had a chance, didn't, but if you have any questions, he said just please answer, you know, or respond to that email. Okay. a 6.2 the BJF foundation

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and you'll be hear from the foundation. So, thanks so much for coming. >> Hi, thanks for having us. This is Amy. She's our treasurer of the school foundation. So, first um I asked Jon to put us on the schedule to familiarize you all with what we're trying to do for

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a few years now. So a group of parents started the DJF school foundation as a way to get more funds as you all know tight and get more funds to our school and help you know students, teachers, everyone in the DGF school district. So

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it's been uh a labor of love of a lot of people that have come together. We are a fully 501c3 through the state of Minnesota. We have everything set up. We have, you know, some money that has been coming through and some money that has gone out. Um, we've received our first

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grant this last year, elementary grant for laptops or computers. >> So, we got that. So, we've been moving. We've been getting started. Um, I've learned it takes a lot of work to get a new foundation started versus working

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something that has already been in the works for many years like PTA. So, um, so I just want to let you guys all know who we are, what we're trying to do and, you know, kind of share that message everyone. So, I gave you a packet of the information so you can have it for

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reference material. um a list of our school board, our school foundation board and um we have you know a great group of people that dedicate their time once a month and you know we all come together have ideas um put stuff

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together and make sure we can try to move forward with um fundraising and doing what needs to be done and again Shannon's been a great resource um you know we're all parents we're not teachers we're not in the school we don't know what happens he's been a resource as to what needs to happen in

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the school. And so, um, and one thing you'll notice on this front sheet here is that we just in our past meeting decided that it would be great to have a representative of a teacher on our board. And so, we would be looking for current or retired teacher to sit on our

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board, non- voting, but as a as an influential voice to, you know, bounce ideas off and everything. So, um, so our mission, you know, to inspire community giving and to get resources to the school. Um, we're going to be starting

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with a DGF school foundation founding letter and that will be delivered hopefully soon to everyone in the community asking to be a founding member of our foundation and to help the district in any way that we on

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the second page of my handout. We've um set up areas of impact to make a real difference. And so those are the areas that our board has decided we would like to um help DGF school district in each of these ways. Um and so those are what

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we feel are important to you know help teachers, help students um and help moving forward in a lot of things like technology or scholarships or anything like that. So, um, we did partner with

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the DGF dollars for scholars. Um, that was something that was actually a group of parents that was running the dollars for scholars and they were no longer interested in continuing that. It was a lot of work. It is a lot of work. And

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so, we took that on and we now have a separate board for the dollars for scholars that runs that and does and continues the applications for the scholarships. And that money over $400,000 that was in dollars for scholars didn't go out of our district

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because if they would have not continued, it would have gone somewhere else and not to any DGF student. And so we we held on to those funds and our board and the DGF scholarship for scholars board has continued to um

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support the scholarships in 2026. So I think we have like 34,000 worth 000. So >> yeah, they were a big part of the uh program on Friday. So Matt and to Lisa's point, it was Matt and >> Matt and Sarah.

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>> Oh, and Sarah was up there with them, I think. Yeah. I think it was $30 some thousand they gave up. So that was >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So that when that was brought to our attention when we were starting this um school foundation, we really wanted to make sure we didn't lose those dollars for our students. So um so as

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you all know you're on the school board you know that the school are facing um you know funding limited funding and so that's where we want to make the connection for community and businesses to be able to donate to a nonprofit and get you know businesses especially need

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that um expense for their business on the donation and how can we benefit more kids right we all give to football and basketball and volleyball but how can we affect all the students within the district and not just the ones that go

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out and have the great programs that do all the work. So, um let's see any questions. Um otherwise we're you know we're still we're still working through how to fund

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raise for how to get our outreach to the community and you know and also how to make sure what is important to other families in the community is important to us. You know, we're if you see the impact guidelines, you know, we all love

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all the activities in the school, but we really want to focus on the things that don't get funds. You know, I think a great example a few years ago was a robotics program. They went to state. The community came and rallied and fundraised for that. And that's exactly what we want to you know be there so

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that the community can do that but it's not on an as need basis you know and it's emergency they need comes right away. So, um, and you know, how can we help the classroom? Um, how can we help other programs? How can we help the, you

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know, students that are in need? All that stuff is what has been in our minds for that. Um, let's see. We are so I guess for you guys, how can you help us and how can we help you? um is

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kind of what we wanted to or what I wanted to do to speak here today is how we can partner and you know one letting you know that we are a thing we are here we're we're starting to do work we are we want to help and and then also

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if you have anyone that um you know would be a great fit fundraising or you know sitting on the board or anything like that you know we're always open to more people on our board or volunteers or anything like that. So also um and

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Britney um no um yes >> thank you. She actually was the one who let us know about the grant. And so then we were able to apply for the grant with her help. And so if there's any grants

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that you guys see or know about, you know, as a nonprofit, we can definitely do that that funding um guide that can help with that um with that money. So I just I'll just say this too because

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obviously I've been a part of it from the beginning too is that just like anything trying to get it started is a process. uh working in the state of Minnesota is it process which I also but I just I want to appreciate you guys

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your consistency and and it's taking a while or has taken a while but this is just something all school districts need to some capacity I guess just for my my chair is that I always want to see staff

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be innovative and look at what missing what could be and when those opportunities come. This is where foundation, right? The school maybe can't fund a great initiative that a staff member or a team of staff members have come up with, but a foundation then

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once established can slip and say that's where we can shine, right? Or that's where you can support. >> Yeah. >> And so I'm really excited about that for the future. And it's like anything. Yep. But start slow, but slow and steady wins the race, too. >> And eventually it'll be it's going to make significant impact hopefully for

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staff. >> Yeah. and our school. So, I just really appreciate what you guys are working and even when it's slow and when it's frustrating, >> it matters. So, I just again from my chair, I just want to say thank you for what you're doing and I know we'll thank

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you to a few honors because we didn't have our meeting yesterday. We're having it next week. So, >> yeah, thank you again. Just really appreciate it. >> Yeah. No, that's and that's really uh we just want to make the um additional contributions for staff and our students and you know at the end of the day we're

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parents. We also have seen what our teachers do for all of our students and so that makes a big impact and we just want to stand behind that to really help alongside. So um I give you the information you can u we do actually have a website that's you know linked

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with the district. Um we're trying to get more information out there and hopefully you'll hear from us a little bit more as we um get out into the community and send out um you know fundraising requests. Um but we also love to hear from you guys if you have anything. So

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>> the one thing I we will be asking I think um later this summer is maybe some help and support with getting the word word out if we decide to go for rent. Yeah, >> that would be another voice for us to help or if you guys can help with that.

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I think that's something we ask given that's what >> great partnership. Thank you so much. >> 6.34. So after our last last board meeting, we did have a bud budget meeting. Uh myself and former chairman Marcus here. A

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couple things we talked about uh we talked about the land swap land swap what what effects that would have on our district and what kind of that looked like. The biggest part of what we spent is I mean myself being budget committee what what does that look like and how

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are they how are they putting the budget together. So both Shannon and Marcus kind of walk walk through the entire budget on how they're coming up with the numbers, where it's at, and what's going on. Kind of explaining some assumptions that they are they are making because again it is a is a budget. Uh we looked

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at we looked at our final final the final budget put together which still shows an operating operating loss. uh you know there's there's been some significant challenges here with uh the money that's coming in from from the state that that we don't know about. And

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then just our kind of the the moving student uh student number of where they're where we're going to be at and what that's gonna going to look like. Uh lastly, just you know talk about Lake Agassy and what that can add add to our

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budget to kind of help with that deficit. and then talk about some uh the title funds that won't be coming in and how we manage. >> Yes, sir. >> Any questions? Thank you so much.

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Superintendent coming up is the senior banquet. We talked about what a great event it was. Graduation. I think we have that figured out now that it's Mike and David that will be there to hand out the congratulations which would be great

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and I'm just going to keep it there unless you have questions for any questions for Shan. All right, we'll move on to 7.1. This is to approve the regular meeting minutes for April 27th, 2026. Do I have a

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motion? Motion by Tory. Do I have a second? I'll second. >> Second by any questions or discussion hearing? None. All those in favor say I. I. Motion carries. Onto the consent agenda. 8.1. This is the first bill for May 2026

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in the amount of $94,770. Bargain. Yeah. Treasurer's monthly budget report. uh approve that and file for audit packet and that's all do I have a motion

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by Laura I have a second any questions or discussion hearing none all those in favor say >> I this is to approve a certified contract for KDson middle school special education teacher VA step four effective

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267 motion by second. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. Both. Motion carries. 9.2. This is the certified contract for Billy Middle

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School special education teacher MA step five start 207. We have a motion. Motion. Got a second. >> Second. >> Second. So any questions or discussion hearing? None. All those in favor say I.

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I. I. Vote. Motion carries. 9.3. Um we have the class list for 2026 PGF graduates. >> Quick count. Um, it's it's it's over 100 this year. Shoot, I didn't have that number. Do you know that?

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>> Yeah, it's over 100. All right. Do you have a motion to approve? Motion by Laura. Second. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I.

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I. Motion to carry. N. This is to approve the meal prices for fiscal year 2027. Um, elementary breakfast free, elementary lunch free, secondary breakfast free, secondary lunch free,

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adult breakfast $3.75. Adult lunch $565 extra entree breakfast $2. Extra entree lunch $3. Extra milk 65. Bending snacks $1.75. ending $22. >> Any questions?

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>> Yeah, this is it's all based on the state because they kind of set these and then we >> Yep. And they kind of go off of it with their recommendation. The one thing is the extra milk and you'll notice that our milk pit is next. um milk bid is

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just a touch higher than it's been in the past. There's a there's a list of reasons why, but it's still only 65 cents. So, it's not a major change, but Shannon has a whole list and I'll share with you so can explain. But

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>> states, >> no, that but that's based off the other numbers and then she takes on that. That's a good point. the vending snacks. She sets that. Yep. And that is based on what I guess I don't know this year.

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You guys know if it's more or less the service Shannon says prices does that go into the all goes to food service. Yes. >> Um as it sits right now. Yes. it fits under their I guess say jurisdiction but

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it gets inspected by the state. That's how it's been set up. So again vending machine we've had a lot of conversation about prices one but the other thing is what it can do and that would be a policy change. So it's something we could definitely look at if

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the board want to make some changes. Any other questions or hearing? None. All those in favor say I. I. Motion carries. On the 9th, this is of

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the milk bid cast for fiscal year 2020. Do I have a motion? So motion by second by Laura. Any questions or discussion? Okay. So what happened here is 10 Finn, you guys know we had 10 finan.

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may have he did not bid it because they are going in a different direction. He didn't say exactly what they're going to do if they're just going retail or if they got some other contract or something but they are not going to contract the school thing. So something changed on the farm and what he decided to do. They're still doing it but it's

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just not the school. So when he pulled that changed a few things and so that also affected their milk price thesis is part of that description. Unfortunately, because I got to tour the farm last year, it was awesome set up. It was really cool, but yeah, they decided to

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run. >> So then cast. Yeah. So it's a slight increase, but then cast that's the new is it just are those just a one year or it's an annual bid? >> Any other questions or discussion?

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>> Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. Motion carries. On to 9.6 is approve the certified contract for Cole Meyers counselor BA plus 30 step one effective the start of 2026 2027 school. Do I have a motion?

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Motion. Any questions or discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor say I. I. I. Oppos. Motion carries. 9.7 approved certified contract for Rebecca Coriner art

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step to effectively start 2026 2027. Do I have a motion? >> Motion by Laura. Do I have a second? >> Second by any questions or discussion hearing none. All those in favor say I.

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I post motion carries 9.8. This is the certified contract for cable. Soderberg High School special education teacher BA step to effectively starting 2026 2027 by second

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>> second by item any questions or uh one thing I do want to say is you noticed in the board meeting uh that we've approved some contracts from people that we've non renewed earlier in the year uh those were license and other areas and we said

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that point. Hopefully there's some of those people we can end up hiring back because they've completed a license or something else, right? These have been through the Pelby process, but you have to post them for so long. They've been reintered and they've been offered these positions. So, we're happy to have some of them back as we discussed a little

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bit uh in our earlier meetings this just to make sure people did not remove those people. Some of them were because of their licenses for some Any other questions or

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hearing? None. All those in favor say I. I opposed. Motion carries. 949. This was approved donations. We have two of them tonight. One is from Lens $2,000

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ice cream for ice cream truck. and uh also from donation from Pender Transportation um transportation to Detroit Lakes Fishing Club. We thank both those

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groups for that. Wonderful. We just appreciate you supporting. Um this is by resolution and the resolution reads required 2/3 agreement and

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have a motion by a second. Any questions or discussion? I just think it's awesome because the way it's written, it sounds like the DJF conditioning club is taking.

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>> Do you remember it that way? Too much sugar. >> Exactly. >> You missed out on the ice cream. Any other questions or discussion? Hearing none by roll call. >> Resolution

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9.10. This is approve the mastery between independent school district number 2164 and the Minnesota school employee association MSEA for fiscal year 2027 fiscal year 2028.

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um July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2008. This is for administr say it was a great group to work with. really appreciate the dialogue and the upfront conversation that helped move things along with just to make things to

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the group was the probably the uh easiest negotiation in in a certain sense. Um and then I think everybody was just

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ready and willing to um know the situation, try to understand what was going on both sides. early. I might add something but see if I have >> the agreement called for

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>> yeah 6.2 >> 6.2 and trying to think of the focus of the um the increase. It's been just about >> Yeah. I just well the one thing I think

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that helped us is that all the information we shared ahead of time uh saying what our other settlements were and that we needed to make sure that arena and uh I think that's what helped us because they came in at the

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realistic spot we did too and I think just started in a better place and because of that it kind of helped us um move move quicker. Um there was a few language things involved but again there wasn't a lot there either.

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So >> some items sometimes we don't catch from year to year that are provisions that are no longer in place generally from a benefit standpoint change. No

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naturally just changed to the um >> and we added uh we added a longevity at five years. >> Yep. Because it was 10 years before you get longevity pay because you know those

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positions five would be more appropriate. So we added that. That was part of that 6.2 too because increase retention. Hopefully that >> we're also able to make some adjust adjustments to make that holiday season

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from December to January a little bit easier for them. Um so able to some during that period where there was a break. >> Any other questions or discussion? >> See none. All those in favor say I. I.

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I. Both. Motion carries. And on to number 10. 10.1. The next board meeting is Tuesday, May 26 here at the DF elementary meal center at 6 p.m. 10.2. The facilities transportation committee meeting will

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fall in the same location. Number 11. This is to adjourn the regular meeting of the billion. Second by any questions or discussion hearing none. All those in favor say I carry