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you are live. >> Okay, it's 7:00 a.m. in the secondary school media center. We'll call the meeting to order and we'll start with the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. Nation under God

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with justice for all sour >> here. Vincent here is not with us this morning. Um we do have one addition to the agenda. Uh 7.9 you'll see the hire of

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Heather Westby admin to the agenda. I'll look for a motion to approve the modified agenda. So move and a second. >> Second. >> Motion carries. That brings us to our

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business report. Good morning, Tanya. >> Yes, we should have my report. I'll go through um the um report that I do and then so um preliminary results as of May

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31st. So um everything is looking at budget we have comparing what we've received the general fund we've received 10.5

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million compared to our budget of 12.2 2 million about 85.5% in the general fund. Compare that to the previous years and 85.8

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very close. Then for we've spent 10.4 million 7 million 82.2 compared to 81.7

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1.6 the prior year. So we're looking good with in comparison to the general fund. Then on the second page all the way at the bottom right with revenue

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84.1% compared to 81.9 And then expenditure is 81.6 compared to 82.2. So everything looks good. Are there any questions on that part?

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>> No. >> Okay. And then this one I'll take a little bit longer later in the agenda. uming approval for the seven budget and it's statutory require

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have a budget in place before July 1st. So that's why we're bringing this to you. Um so for the first is the um it's the column in blue fiscal year

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original budget. So for the general 12.5 million expenditures 128 million. So we are projecting a deficit of 292 92.

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So the column prior to that shows this year's budget revised and a deficit balance than the previous that's mainly due to our reductions that we did.

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So I'll go through in a little more detail on general fund revenue. So overall 426 and that is mainly due to property property tax area.

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We have paid off our BM bond revenue is coming into the general fund instead of at the service fund. So um I just want to note that LTFM is

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balanced. So it deferred maintenance projects and health and safety. So that revenue can't be used for something like salaries and benefits for a teacher. So it is restricted

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but that's the big um reason for the increase in revenue. Um for state revenue though I want to point out um we estimated 695 students which is a decrease of about 10 students

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of the prior year. Um and since we're paid our biggest state revenue is obviously for from general ed aid um that formula did increase 2.69%.

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But um they changed the compensatory formula. So now we're paid off of just the direct search kids. So um that did decrease our compensatory revenue by 146,000.

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So overall general ed aid went down 60,000 um due to all those changes. Compensatory revenue stayed the same. we would have went up in that area about 86,000

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revenue. We um increased our special ed aid by 50,000 in the local area for revenue. Um there's some changes just in revenue, rental income, and MA revenue.

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Then um for the general fund expenditures overall not a big change 72,164 um in salaries and wages and employee benefits. Those net out to about a $60,000

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increase. And so we did have reductions that we went through that process. The reductions were about 267,000. But then um our increases in salaries and benefits

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offset that. Our increases were about 3% in salaries and then for benefits health insurance went up about 11.5%. So although we did the reductions which helped the budget, the increases

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did offset that. Then for purchase services there was some changes by 18,000 to 40 that is a go up each year. >> Tonnie, can you repeat that? We lost

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connection there. Can you just repeat that last thing you said? >> So for purchase services, um the increases are from contracted services. So, our contracts with transportation, special ed, and things

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like that. So, that's the reason for the increase. Then supplies went up um about 76,000. We did have some reductions in some areas, but then um the social studies curriculum

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is accounted for most of that increase. Then equipment is a decrease of about 90,000. We took out some one-time expenses that happened in fiscal 26. So, a vehicle purchase

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and some one-time buildings and grounds types projects. So, that's overall the reasons for the changes in the expenditures. So, overall a positive change of 175 to

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62. Then on the next page um are all the other funds. I'll do food service first. Um food service revenue is at 541,575.

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Uh expenditures 567 561. So we are projecting a deficit in food service. So with less students, we're projecting lower uh meals served, so lower revenue,

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and then salaries and benefits went up about 3%. So that's the increase in the expenditures. So we're going to have to monitor that fund um because if it stays in deficit, then it requires a transfer from the general

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fund. So we want to try to avoid that for community education. Just some small changes in the revenue 309 732 changes in aid and levy and then

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expenditures 513,499. So we are projecting a deficit of 203,767. We have typically projected deficits in community education. Um

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so we have to kind of monitor that and see if there's areas that we can help the budget. If um usually around audit time we see how our general fund balance is doing and transfer to try to help out

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community ed. And then um debt service. You can see there is no revenue, no expenditures. Um eventually there's a small fund balance that will go away

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um because the debt has been paid off. Then trust fund is very small about $100 in estimated in revenue. That's just for some small scholarships. So overall all funds projecting a

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deficit of 522 645 >> in community service for actuals 23 and then 24 and then into 26 revision. What was the reason for that in 2024 where we were a

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deficit of 206,000 then it show positive 18,000 then a deficit again of 109 and then back this coming one of 203 but just there obviously was something that happened there >> I think those are attributed to fund transfers so we took money out of the general fund to cover those

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>> okay >> yep that year we um at the end of the year year we checked we checked our audit balances in the general fund and were able to transfer money into community service. >> Any other questions? I did find an old document yesterday

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when I was in 201617 and I can send that to you but it showed what the revenues were back in community ed when you were still charging fees and I think back then the fees for school readiness were $150,000.

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So you can see what that does by offering the free programming. It's a great thing. I mean, we're hoping it cash flows out in the end, but if we had that extra revenue of that and then the ECF shows you that we probably be in a net neutral there. And then I think kind of talking to Tanya and Maggie um and then

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with the new superintendent, you'll just have to figure out some pieces too. We're we kind of always thought summer wreck was in the clear that it was making or at least breaking even and there probably is some some loss there as well. hard part is that a lot of

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that's covered on donations and we know that our other local governments are also struggling right financially and but how do we figure out to get some in so I think one of the areas might have to be fees I don't know if the fees have been increased for those um opportunities so that will probably be something you know

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be looked at down the road there as well so that one was one that I always thought was kind of clear but as we've done a little more deeper dive into it that one does have a little bit of a net loss there as All right. Any other questions for Tanya?

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>> Okay. Thank you, Tanya. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Brings us to your report, Mr. Brown. >> Okay. Well, congratulations to Coach Dwey and our girls golf team for taking fifth place down at the state uh tournament there, class A. And then congratulations to Riley Dwey as well.

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She placed fifth place in the individual tournament. So exciting times for them. And just one more time to be down at the state tournament for West Central Just's Global Renaissance Conference. Our team came back last night and so four staff

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went down. Uh they did were uh awarded with that um recognition for being a silver distinguished school and they've got some great pieces there to plan to work on to start this fall. the just do this book study that we did um this spring and that led to then the

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collective commitments that author who is also a principal was there and I know Miss Nye did go to his um session and was pretty excited about that. So I think there's some continued pieces that'll be able to be moved forward there. Curricular and co-curricular

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committee um Mr. Fosene and and Brian Chzbo and myself met to kind of discuss some of the concerns about the C squad basketball and and there's some real legitimate pieces there. So what I would the guidance that I kind of gave at the end of that meeting was probably some

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next steps would just be to have the curricular and co-curricular committee meet to lay out a process to say, "Hey, here's how we evaluate things. Here's how if funding is going to be willing to be donated that we're going to do that because there are some title N pieces that need to be considered." um as you

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move forward there, just making sure that it's transparent and that it's a process all the time, that it's not just, okay, we did it this way this time, oh, why didn't we do it that way this time? And so, I think getting that laid out um so everybody knows, hey, when these pieces happen, here's what we're going to do. Um because unfortunately, I think that's going to

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be one of those items with the way the budget's trending is going to have to be laid out clear. And the hard part is right, you look at those dollars and they say, "Well, it's only $2 or $3,000 on the overall budget." But at the same point looking at all expenditures, not

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always looking in the classroom. We got to figure out a plan there. So that would be my my suggestion on that. But you can do with that as as you want, but I think that was kind of how we left that with Brian, too, that there would be some follow-up meetings there to get those things kind of laid out and that some decisions would be happening later.

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Um, I realize that basketball that doesn't impact them until November. However, I would say you'd want that laid out before the fall sports and activities are starting there. of the November 2026 election. We typically don't, as you're going to see later in the agenda, we typically don't pass the

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resolution uh for the filing dates for affidavit of candidacy, but in the transition, I just wanted to make sure that was all clearly laid out because there are some clear timelines and the biggest one is uh publishing in the newspaper. And our newspaper comes out

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on oftentimes we get it here at school on Tuesday. However, the publishing date is actually Wednesday and sometimes those deadlines are Tuesday. So, um, I'll leave a clear calendar there. I've been talking to the district office staff. The beauty of this election, remember, is the county will manage that

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one. So, this first posting, our publishing that's coming up, we're responsible for the posting in our building, but the publishing in the newspaper, uh, the Grant County um, auditor will take care of that. So, I've reached out to Chad and he said he'll take care of that. And I've notified all the other county auditors because the

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beauty is we have five counties. Um, and so I've notified them of the transition and who they need to reach out and contact and that we do have three seats up for election and a ballot question that'll be on on this uh general election here in November. So, we'll make sure that that goes smooth.

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Transition started putting together kind of a tickler file to say, hey, these are the pieces in these months. Um, I know MSBA has a board meeting calendar and things like that and and Eric has prior experience, so it's not going to be new for him as well, but we'll just make sure that all those details are laid out

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since there's going to be some um important things coming up here starting in July all the way through the end of December there. And it probably will be still as important after that, too. So, we'll make sure that those pieces are ready to go. But as you'll see the filing period July 14th through the 28th

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I do believe I had up there that's Ryan, Josh, and Nathan. Your seats are up for election. And now that'll be we'll finally be back to a 4-year um term because Josh and Nathan, you guys ran for the special election for the two term or the two-year. Ryan, you were appointed and then did a one year. So

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now we're back to the the three seats that would be open at this time for a 4-year term. So that's the filing period, the 14th through the 28th. Um, actually Chad does recommend that you come here to file. There's a $2 filing fee. However, I do

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at the county office as well, but here they'll um get that information over so they can get it up on the website for the election. And then next meeting July 15th, remember there is no

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at 7:00 and then staff all of our principal as well as Tanya to get that position filled. The person who applied the last time says she is interested. She realizes she needs to relocate. They're just trying to get a time coordinated to

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get that interview scheduled. The position is still posted in case anybody else would apply there as well uh for that position. And then the other one just to put on the radar is our special ed numbers up at North Elementary u may necessitate a possible part-time

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position up there um you know for special education. So that would be something I'm going to leave that because numbers can change so much over the course of the summer and so Todd Travis is aware of that at the at the special ed co-op and then I'll make sure

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Eric's aware of that as well um so that they can kind of and too so they can plan to see what they need to and then we'll I have to review the process um with our recall because Lauren did accept that or is going to take that one-year leave. So that does

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mean we get to pull back one of our teachers uh for the for an elementary position. So right now the plan is to move um Hannah down to the uh child or the preschool program at Kensington. Um and right now those numbers are 22 kids

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in our four-year-old program. So the plan really right there also looks like we probably can't have 22 four-year-olds, right? As we say kindergarten, we start to get nervous at 20 21. And so that would look to be a full position there. Then we're looking still working through with our

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three-year-old program at North because the numbers there are only 13 three-year-olds and that's typically been an two class offering. We can't offer two classes at 13 I would say at this point. Um but uh and so that person travel down to Kensington as well um to

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cover the other three-year-old program there uh to to take care of that. And so yeah, moving that and then that would to me recall Tracy would be would be recalled back into the fifth grade position up here at the secondary school. So I've got to do a little uh

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checking on that to see and if there's anything that the board takes action on, I would assume so at the July 15th meeting. I'll make sure that Eric's aware of that and that can be ready to go. Did >> you did you come up with a plan for the seniority list to to show th those

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leaves that Oh, it said, you know, they don't gain their seniority when it's gone. So, >> so we'll put that. So, on the side there is a leave column. I think we'll just put that there. It may be in the note section because we remember we had all those different pieces that would be

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considered in determining seniority. I'll just put that on the bottom to say and leaves, you know, and include that as well to say seniority does not acrue while on leave during the time that folks are on leave. I'll just make sure I include that in the notes. And that's all the same seniority list. So it's

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it'll be a column on the senior audio list that says leave the date that they took it >> and then it'll then in the notes it'll say you know an asterk there saying these don't cut you know that time >> just so it's documented so 15 years from now that you know if

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>> everything move >> correct so with that we signed on that general leave of absence um and like we confirm that with the >> No I mean they don't move down like in my mind if we have a seniority list this year and I'm sitting here, the rest of

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the seniority list moves up and I and I move back in the list and that's taken care of. Then we don't have to worry about 15 years down the road for >> they still have their day to hire. >> Yeah, >> right. I got it. But I'm just saying that >> my understanding was it didn't go by day to hire when you

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>> or sorry first day of work. Yeah, first day of work. But that's where you started on the list at. >> That's where you started on the list. But if you've taken a year or two or 3 years off, you might move down to where you're below somebody even though you've had a start date earlier than somebody,

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>> right? If with this leave of absence, that's how they have that written in there. >> So it just has to show be documented that way. So it could come up down the road, >> right? Relatively. So >> I mean at some point they'll be way up there, right? But

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early on it would >> it could make a difference. >> Right. Nope. I will make sure that's there and explain that to Eric as well. So be aware of that too. >> All right. Any questions for Mr. Brown? And we'll move on to the approved payment of claims. Mr. Porter, you have

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anything for us there? >> Yeah. Um, our wire register included payroll for 530 and 6:15. So, we had two payrolls in this, uh,

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claims in our claim this month. Um, credit card fees continue to be high with Unity Ed Camps, I3 Vertical, um, which is a company that, um, helps our business management stuff, right? I3

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Vertical, >> they're the ones that's the credit card fee. So, when people um, sign up for a camp, that's the processing fee. That 3% fee that they would charge with that piece there is how that's taken care of. >> Okay. Thank you. We had those event

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signups anyway. Uh total $1,7353. Um starting be reorganizing those fees and they'll come right from the uh camp payments. We'll take them right from the camp. Uh it will be a little more difficult to

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track them otherwise. However, starting in August, we should be able to switch entirely to JMC for all those payments. So um include the lunch and daycare community ed um the credit card statement the lawn

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statement include the just flights um and registration uh so the flights are $8.99ration is 238 um the rest of that will be on next month's invoice

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um we included that was our library books for the secondary building for $639.93. We had some plywood for Mr. Craft at42. Um the golf fees for our section

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practice $168.85. Um we had an Amazon uh purchases including uh some standing desks. um 2027 class supplies that will be

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concluded recorded in July, but that total $4,938. Um we also paid Cisco uh the last payment for this fiscal year and that uh

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until September. So $9,2406. So we have a of 363,55 and 53 cents checks written um

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$610 for uh track and girls golf for meal money participants. Um uh we also had payments to two students for mileage. Um and we were able to find a grant um from

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YST. Um we also paid those students to drive to North and South to take care of the growth labs and the classrooms and driving to work experience. the Hillier gym floor refishing

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refinishing and summer supplies. That was $18,8536 with some other custodial supplies. Uh we paid our membership for Lakes Country Service Co-op of 3600

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uh $56.75 for membership fees. Fifth graders went to Prairie Woods Learning Environment for $868. And um the community ed foundation or not community education

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foundation uh reimbured them for $700. Uh we paid school perceptions um $2780 for their survey work. G&R controls for 1717 to look at the wiring at at the boilers

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and uh Grant County Child and Youth Council for $9,450 for participation in that program. Overall checks, 255 and 1 cent. And so that comes to a total of 182

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54 cent. and we will improve the donations uh of to 5 cents. All right. Any question? Is there a motion to approve the payment?

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So move second. >> Second. >> Motion carries. Um, moving agenda, we have the approval of the meeting minutes for the May 20th uh regular meeting, the May 29th special

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meeting, June 1st special meeting, the June 3rd committee meeting, and the June 15th uh finance committee meetings. Any questions on any of those minutes? We also had the corrected May um 20th 20

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26 resolution accepting donations. There was a just a mathematical error on that. So that was corrected in those and uh we will approve that adjustment. We also have uh personnel items, the resignation of Haley Wolfer, school

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counselor, and Rebecca Holland, head basketball, girls basketball coach, as well as the hires of Sarah Bremer, par professional. Tiffany Olsen, pair professional, and Nicole White, pair professional.

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Uh we also have the approval of the following contracts. Um, the Minnesota Rural Education Association membership, the Minnesota Schoolboard Association membership, Lakes Country Service Cooperative Agreement, Lakes Country

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Health and Safety, um, Interquest Detection K9 Agreement, and the CLC. And then we have the final reading of the following policies. Policy 205, the open meeting and closed meetings. Policy

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402 uh disability non-discrim non-discrimination policy policy 404 inform employment background checks and policy 515 in form protection pupil records.

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Are there any questions on any of the consent agenda items? I'll look for a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> So move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. All in favor say I. I. >> Motion carries.

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That brings us into old business. We have the propane worth propane. We had the quotes last or we went out for quotes last meeting and now we do have a quote coming in at

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Olen Oil is a recommendation at 1.095 095 cents for 2 years. Any questions on that? >> Was there an extra copy? Amazing. I didn't get access to it on the computer. What was the other?

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>> Okay. >> Yep. Those are the two we do put it out to others as well. I think we sent it out to five folks. I email it to them. Of course, it goes in the paper. Um comparison to the last time, the last two years. So, one of the things I should clarify in the agenda, it says 2627. We did a 2-year, so it should be

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26 through 28 heating seasons. You know, it's going to be the 20267 school year, 2728 school year. Um, but what we paid this lot is $1165. So, one of the areas that's going down, everything else seems to be going up, but then we're going to

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have some good savings there and that'll be over the course of the two years will be the $1.99. >> Any questions on that? Look for a motion to approve with that modification to be 26 to 28.

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Um look for a motion to approve the Olsson oil propane quote. So move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Motion carries. >> And just one piece so you realize as well remember those tanks are all owned

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by Wallet Ford. Those four large tanks. And um Donnie's done a nice job of making sure that everything's taken care of. There's a vaporizer up there and I know that that I've learned a lot about propane coding as well as dairy coding here over the last few years, but they wait till the very last moment. They

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want to know when the board's going to approve it. So they're looking at the futures is my understanding. And you get that number when that futures comes out at noon. That's the number that we got then coming in right after that. So that's how touchy. But uh yeah, we've had Donnie take care of us for a long

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time. So that'll be the continued piece there. But yeah, just down the road again. That's why we do the two-year quote in case somebody cuz those tanks in itself a huge expense to get those up there. All right. Then we will move into the resolution accepting donations for this

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month. We have uh Casey's General Store, $60.20 for cash for classrooms. Hoops boosters 131.85 85 for the boys basketball um awards and the Horizon Public Health $78 for youth activity and

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blanding busing um for a total of $2705. Is there a motion to accept those donations? >> So moved. >> And a second. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. >> Yes. >> Sanstead. >> Yes. >> Sour.

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>> Yes. >> Vincent. >> Yes. >> Gross. Yes, >> I'll be a yes as well. That brings us to our superintendent contract. Um, you had some time to look over that.

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Are there any questions on the contract for Mr. Keap? And I'll look for a motion to approve the interim superintendent contract. So move. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> I.

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>> Motion carries. Welcome. Yes. >> All right. And then we also have um this is a pretty standard for the board yearly, right Paul? >> Yep. >> Yeah. So just the um currently Paul

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obviously our our identified official with authority. So this would be designating Mr. kept then as identified official with authority for West Central Schools. So that would be your item number 7.3. Is there a motion for that? >> So move

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>> and a second. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Carries. That brings us to our preliminary budget for 27. Um any other comments? Is time still on?

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Any any comments you want to add on that? We kind of went through it a little bit, but is there any comments you'd like to add there, Tanya? >> Um, I would say just to be aware that we have a deficit projection and

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most of the funds. So, um, we always need to look at areas for reductions when it happens. Um, for example, if there is a resignation, kind of look at whether that is can be

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done differently so you don't have to fill it, things like that as they happen throughout the year. So, just keep an eye on budgets. And I think Tanya, the other thing we had kind of talked about in finance committee was the fact that they're going to find all the expenses that

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could be to those reserve accounts, staff development, LTFM, um operating capital, things like that because then that can go back to the unassigned because right now that fund balance policy is going to be very important as you go through to finish

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off the or with the bond vote. You want that to that policy to be met. The other thing is too, I think they were gonna we we've got to go back and find the minutes because there's money that wasn't transitioned out of the bus and I'm pretty sure the vehicle I'm not pretty sure I know the vehicle that was

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just purchased, the expedition was supposed to be used out of those funds. So, we'll get that transferred over. But I think that'll be a conversation for the finance committee and Eric here down over the next several months when the audit's complete to say, do we need to move some of those dollars out of those

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assigned funds into the unassigned just to keep us at that fund balance policy? Cuz remember, there's two. There's the long range capital improvements uh fund, which I think is an important fund to have, but now deferred or the LTFM dollars are back with the about $300,000. you take off about 50 for the

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health and safety pieces. And then the other one is the bus um dollars that were designated there many many years ago. I think at the sale of the buses way back um probably in the mid90s >> 1900s. Yeah. >> Yep. So, so I think looking to get that

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taken care of there. I think that's still correct. Um so yeah, that sounds like a long time ago. Um but uh yeah, so I think looking at that to say do we keep that because at this point you're not going to buy a bus fleet at um well it's going to be just under 500,000.

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You probably get three buses at that. So which would be a long ways away. That would really be our activity buses probably for the district. So some work that'll have to kind of go through there with Tanya and Maggie and and Eric to see how you want to position. >> How much money is in that bus? Right now

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there's 551, but we've got to take out the expedition that has not been transferred yet. So that's got to be moved out of there. So you're So 550, you're probably at 485. I would say 490. >> Is that money invested in anything? >> Yeah, we do have that in CDs at

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Kensington Bank. And that would be the other piece too now with PMA who's taken over. Remember we transitioned from Midslaf Minnesota School District liquid asset fund over to PMA. They'll they've went through with Tanya on our cash flow. see, okay, when do you need to have these dollars available? Um, and

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then they'll stagger CDs. So, they may do a two-year CD, a sixmon CD, a fiveyear CD because sometimes lending institutions, the longer they have the dollars, they may be willing to give you a higher percentage or interest rate. So, they'll be working through that as

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well. That's what I was just running through my brain is if that money's invested, is there a way to Well, there is a way, but figure out based on the interest that you're incurring on there that that fund funds those suburb those suburbans or Yukons or whatever we buy

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or buses for going out so that we don't have to budget so much per year, >> right? Y >> if that that money sits there, >> we don't have to worry about those expenses because every 5 years or whatever, we accumulate enough interest to pay for the next

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>> That's a good idea, Darren. So maybe, yeah, I think that would be something you'd want to review as well probably as that finance committee. I think right now those CDs are we got locked in about 4%. That was a few years ago that we were able to do that. So I think that's there. >> It's got to be a pretty good chunk of money then on 500,000.

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>> Yep. >> Couple. Tanya, do you know that? I mean, I I think Maggie kind of when we get the annual receipt on that, do you know what that is right off the top of your head or not? >> Um, I don't, but 5% or 4% of

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>> See, just quick math, >> 20,000. >> So, cuz in a sense, we we're kind of budgeting for if we use that money like we we have a fleet. We just don't have yellow buses, right? We have a but we do have a fleet of

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transportation. We have there just happen to be Yukons and Suburbans and vans and cars. >> So if >> which are about as much I mean they've grown a cost as well, right? To me that used to be able to get a bus for that 80,000 and now it's not there. So even though that money is sitting there

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restricted instead of maybe moving it out and spending it, we just use that at we use it as its intended purpose for transportation and within interest we occur over time. We can continue to buy those vehicles without having to make have it come out of the budget like it's

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done the last couple times. Big expenses >> kind of unforeseen expenses. >> Sure. >> Something to think about, I guess. >> Yeah, absolutely. All right. Any other comments, questions on the preliminary 27 budget?

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I'll look for a motion to approve. So move. >> Second. >> Motion in the second. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. Uh then we go to the approve the disposition of obsolete equipment.

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Any comments on that one, Mr. Brown? That's pretty pretty simple and basic. Um I know that Chad went down in those uh storage bins that are down at South and we've just got many desks and chairs, you know, new things were purchased and they just got moved to

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storage instead of being um sold or things like that. So put them on K bid. I don't think we're going to get much money for them, but there's no sense in having all that stuff sitting in storage year after year after year. I mean, the equipment's good still. I mean, it's good equipment. It's all ceramic. um

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desks and things like that, some old ceramic chairs. So, they're they're going to last a long time. Uh so, we'll get those out there, but I wouldn't plan on anything helping the budget down the road for what you're going to probably get for that uh for those pieces there. But, um you'll see that yeah, we

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probably have 150 of those that need to be because they've re replaced that with newer equipment. And then there's just some small miscellaneous tables. It's like a library book cart, you know, let's have the books on there and then a few bookshelves just to dispose of that

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instead of having it stay in storage and not be used for years. Okay, any questions on that? I look for a motion for that approval. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I.

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>> I. Yes. Uh then we have the memorandum of understanding with the nine month employees. Um you want to touch on that a little bit, Mr. Brown though? >> I can. Yep. So National Insurance Services is our health insurance broker.

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They also make sure that we meet the guidelines of the Affordable Care Act. So there's a certain percentage that an employee can spend towards their health insurance. Often times our employees will say it's still not affordable. Well, we don't set those rules. That's all set by the by the federal government through the Affordable Care Act. And so

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what we found is um even with our increase um in health insurance when the new rates take effect July 1st, we're going to be about $81 short um per employee and right now that impacts six employees. So it's not all of them. Um I mean it would be the entire group if

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they all opted to do that, but they probably we won't even with an $80 to1 increase look to make that change. So, we've got the $81 for those six people for two months and then the remaining 10 months is just an $11 difference. Um, and that's always hard to tell what that's going to be when you're

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negotiating because we don't know what the new rates are going to be. So, that could be a um something, but that could be happening down the road as well. Something you'll want to work with NIS. Like I said, they you just give them the information and they say, "Yep, here's where it's affordable." And all of our employee groups, all the other ones are affordable. So, this was the only group

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that we needed to to address there. So, it's looking to add that. Um, so then we don't have to worry about incurring any penalties from the IRS. Questions on that? >> Look for a motion to approve. >> So

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we going to get >> Who wants to be a second? >> Nathan and Claire. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. Then we have the Palmer Transportation Agreement.

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Looks like just a standard increase on that. >> Yeah, it's a 3% increase. You know, we had we have checked around a little bit before. I know Eric has some experience in that as well with a different bus company. Um when I did talk last year to a a company, they said they really don't

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like to bid against each other because the margin is so minimal. struggle with that um response, but that's what they tell me is it's so minimal. So, they typically will not um offer a bid. What this individual told me is he said if you do go out for a bid, so he said, "Please give me a

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call." Cuz he there are certain companies that you wouldn't want to probably he said it would be a nightmare for transportation. um point is to stick with Palmer again um with that 3% increase and then still continuing to monitor our you know we've

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got our own special um transport and so I think trying to take advantage of that and use that as much as we can will be a greater benefit um and maybe that's something too down the road to look at a second vehicle for special ed if there's ways that we can transport some of those students on our own could be some cost

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savings there as well the hard part is sometimes it's hard to find those folks that are available just in the morning and the afternoon. If you can find a retiree or something like that, it's a pretty good gig, but not always easy to find. So, recommendation is to go with a 2-year agreement with Palmer.

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Questions, comments there for a motion to approve that contract. >> Is there a second? Second. >> All in favor say I. Um then we establishing dates affidate. This one just reads

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uh be it resolved the school district school board of independent school district 23 area schools state of Minnesota as follows a period of filing affidavit of the office of school board members of school district number 2342

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shall begin on July 14th 2026 and shall close on July 28th 2026. An affidavit of must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and a $2 filing fee paid prior to 5:00 p.m. on July

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26th. >> 28th. >> 28th. I apologize. 28th. Yes. 28th, 2026. How about that? So, any questions on that? And I would look for a motion for that resolution. >> Some moved.

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>> Is there a second? Second >> roll call vote. Sour, >> yes. >> Vincent, >> yes. >> Gross, >> yes. >> Porter, >> yes. >> Sansstead, >> yes. >> And I will say yes as well.

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And then our last item is the hire of Heather Westby, administrative assistant, North Elementary. Are there any questions on that? I'll look for a motion for that. So

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moved. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. That brings us to the bottom of our agenda. Mr. Porter, there's no discussion. I

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will make a motion to adjourn. >> Is there a second? >> Yep. >> All in favor say I. >> I. Awesome care.