Grundy Reporter

Gardner Community Consolidated Grade School District 72-C Board of Education met June 20.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

Board Minutes

Jamie Wilkey called the meeting to order @ 7:08pm

Roll call

Members Present: Terri Balcom, Denny Christensen, Brad Male, Jerry Olsen, Ashlee Schultz, Lauren Vitko, Jamie Wilkey

Recognition of Visitors

Consent Agenda

Motion to Approve the items contained in the consent agenda

Board of Education Meeting Minutes: Regular Open meeting minutes from May 16, 2024 with the update of Wilkey on Superintendent motion

Financial Business-

payment of bills for the month of June, 2024

payroll in the amount of $116,193.08(gross) & $91,668.71 (net)

treasurer’s report for the month of May 2024

1st: Balcom, 2nd: Male

Ayes: Balcom, Male, Christensen, Schultz, Vitko, Wilkey

Abstain: Olsen

Motion passed

Deposit List

Checks Written prior to the meeting

Budget Report

Investment Statement

Attendance Report

New Business

FOIA - none

J. Wikey read thank you notes

Motion to Approve Authorization to Spend -Request that the Board of Education approve the School District’s expenditure of funds to defray necessary and proper expenses and liabilities of the School District incurred for educational or operations or maintenance or transportation or site and construction purposes of the District for Fiscal Year 2024, until which time the Annual Budget of the District is adopted in conformity with applicable sections of the Illinois School Code.

1st: Wilkey, 2nd: Schultz

Ayes: Wilkey, Schultz, Balcom, Christensen, Male, Olsen, Vitko=

Motion passed

Motion to Approve Tentative Budget Authorization - motion to move that, Superintendent Melanie Elias, be authorized to develop a tentative budget for fiscal year 2024-2025

1st: Wilkey, 2nd: Christensen

Ayes: Wilkey, Christensen, Balcom, Male, Olsen, Schultz, Vitko

Motion passed

Motion to Approve Letter of Resignation - Paraprofessional - Kara Olson

1st: Christensen, 2nd: Schultz

Ayes: Christensen, Schultz, Balcom, Male, Olsen, Vitko, Wilkey

Motion passed

IASB PRESS Updates: First Reading: Policy - Section 2: 2:70, 2:125, 2:160; Section 4: 4:15, 4:40,

4:70, 4:80; Section 5: 5:130, 5:180, 5:285, 5:310; Section 6: 6:110, 6:140, 6:150; Section 7: 7:170

Motion to Approve Removal of Denny Christensen as authorized signer at Busey Bank; add

Jamie Wilkey, authorized signer, at Busey Bank

1st: Schultz, 2nd: Balcom

Ayes: Schultz, Balcom, Christensen, Male, Olsen, Vitko, Wilkey

Motion passed

Old Business

Motion to Approve IResolution to transfer between funds Operations & Maintenance to Transportation: Permanent Transfer up to $100,000.

1st: Wilkey 2nd: Christensen

Ayes: Wikey, Christensen, Balcom, Male, Olsen, Schultz, Vitko

Motion passed

Motion to Approve Amended Budget 2023-2024 School Year

1st: Male, 2nd: Balcom

Ayes: Male, Balcom Christensen, Olsen, Schultz, Vitko, Wilkey

Motion passed

Motion to Approve Hire Ashley Meyerhoff as Cheer Coach starting 2024/2024 school year

1st: Schultz, 2nd: Balcom

Ayes: Schultz, Balcom, Christensen, Male, Olsen, Vitko, Wilkey

Motion passed

Information and Discussion

A. Summer Library at GGS , Wednesdays, June 26-July24

B. July meeting- If not anything pressing, then we can cancel and only pay necessary bills and report out in August. I’m hopeful however that I will have a candidate for a paraprofessional to hire. Currently I only have one applicant.

C. Algebra kids going to GSW next school year - GGS 8, SWGS 5, BES 2

D. Filling of Coaching Vacancies -We are still looking for a 5th/6th grade boys’ basketball coach.

E. Who will be attending the Board Convention? .

F I talked with Mike & Tiffany Vezzetti about having our Tax Levy dollars automatically deposited into investments and then having them send us money via ACH when we need it to pay bills monthly. This used to be past practice but changed due to some issues with the bookkeeper according to Mike. Is this a direction the board would like to revisit again? It will provide more opportunities to earn larger interest returns.

Motion to Adjourn @ 8:02pm

All present members are in favor

Next Meeting: 7:00 pm Thursday, July 18, 2024

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