2009-06-30
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING––JUNE 30, 2009
The special Board meeting was called to order on the above date at 7:40 a.m. by President Bonnie Zweygardt in the high school cafeteria with all members present except Kelly Gienger.
Mary Beth Miller moved to approve the agenda that had been mailed to Board members on June 23; the motion was seconded by John Knodel and carried.
The Board reviewed the minutes of the regular meeting on June 11, 2009, and the list of bills being paid on direct deposit slips numbering 0619001-0819045 and checks numbering 9210-9252 on BankWest, and checks numbering 6113-6154 on First National Bank for a total of $657,913.92. Sherry Weeks moved to approve the minutes and bills as presented; the motion was seconded by Bruce Feikert and carried.
Six additional nonlicensed employee contracts had been signed and returned for the Board’s signature. John Knodel moved, Pete Raile seconded, and it carried to approve these six contracts for signature.
Superintendent Schiltz reported on the unencumbered cash balances as of June 30, 2009, in the various funds and discussed the proposed transfers of funds. He also indicated that, just as last year, Kansas schools will not receive from the state the final payments of state aid (general state aid--$6,386, special education state aid--$39,819, and professional development state aid--$446) for the month of June until sometime in July, but the law requires that these July payments be recorded as June receipts; so these three final state aid payments, total amount of $46,651, for St. Francis USD 297, already show in the reports being reviewed at this meeting. Following further review of this year’s financial situation and the effects on various funds, Mr. Schiltz recommended that $363,785.23 be transferred from the General Fund to various funds as follows: $103,000 to Special Education; $8,384.43 to Vocational Education; $22,000 to Driver Education; $106,400 to Food Service; $35,000 to Contingency Reserve; $10,418.97 to Professional Development; and $78,581.83 to At-Risk (K-12). Following this review, John Knodel moved to approve all of the transfers as listed above and to grant authority to the administration and the school auditors to make necessary adjustments to these transfer-amounts, with such adjustments being contained as part of the official minutes of this June 30 meeting and of the Audit Report. The motion was seconded by Bruce Feikert and carried.
The Board received and read a thank-you note from a graduating senior expressing appreciation for the scholarship he had earned.
Mr. Schiltz reported on the various projects that are in progress, including new windows at the high school, suspended ceilings and new lighting in the high school hallways, remodeling of the grade school computer lab, and remodeling of the grade school girls’ restroom.
A few other miscellaneous items were discussed but no action was taken.
President Bonnie Zweygardt presented plaques to retiring Board members Bruce Feikert and Pete Raile. Both Board members have served on the Board for 16 years. President Zweygardt thanked them for their many contributions through the years and for their dedicated service to USD 297.
At 8:10 a.m., Bruce Feikert moved that the meeting adjourn; the motion was seconded by Pete Raile and carried.
