BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting 7:00 PM
North Linn District Office
3033 Lynx Drive
Troy Mills, Iowa
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
- Call to Order
President, Jeffrey Boss, called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
- Call the Roll
Present were Directors, Hoover, J Benesh & Helms; Superintendent Hoeger, Secondary Principal Geigerich, Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven and Secretary Peyton. Director Price was present via zoom as he was traveling out of state. Directors R Benesch and Haughenbury were absent.
- Approve Meeting Agenda
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 5-0.
- Approve Consent Items
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to approve the following consent items: Minutes of the February board meeting, Bills, Secretary’s financial reports, Activity Fund Report and Food Service Report. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Visitors / Public Forum
There were no visitors.
- Principal and Coordinator Reports
Secondary Principal Giegerich shared that travel to and from the recent state tournaments went well and discussed ideas to make things work better/more efficiently in the future. He shared a list of accolades for our fine arts programs and gave an update on the construction progress. Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven discussed the ISASP testing that will take place at the end of March, shared that the desk audits have been submitted and approved, Staff have been working through the Special Education delivery plan and will meet with Grant Wood AEA staff to discuss changes. Mrs. Graven and several other staff visited another school district to see the Leader In Me Day – it was a great experience and they are looking forward to implementing this in our district. She also discussed Preschool and Kindergarten enrollment for Fall 2023.
- Receive Open Enrollment
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Helms to approve one open enrollment out and one open enrollment into the district. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Personnel Recommendations
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to approve the resignation of Carla Morrow effective at the end of the 22-23 school year. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Budget Estimate for 2023/2024 School Year and Set Budget Hearing Date and Time
It was moved by Helms, seconded by J Benesh to publish the FY24 budget as presented and set the FY24 budget hearing for April 19th at 7:00 PM in the District Office located at 3033 Lynx Dr., Troy Mills, Iowa. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive and Set Hearing Date and Time to Amend Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to publish the amended FY23 budget as presented and hold a public hearing on April 19th at 7:00 PM in the District Office located at 3033 Lynx Dr., Troy Mills, Iowa. Motion carried 5-0.
- $632,000 General Obligation School Bonds, Series 2023
- Approval of form of Tax Exemption Certificate
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to approve the form of Tax Exempt Certificate and file it as required. Roll call vote; Ayes: Hoover, J Benesh, Helms, Price & Boss. Nays: None.
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- Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Bonds and Levying a Tax for the Payment Thereof
It was moved by Hoover, seconded by Helms to adopt the Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of bonds and Levying a Tax for the Payment Thereof. Roll call vote: Ayes; Hoover, J Benesh, Helms, Price & Boss. Nays; none.
- Receive Operational Sharing Agreements
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Helms to approve the Operational Sharing Agreement with Central City CSD and Center Point CSD for the Transportation Director and Food Service Director with Monticello CSD. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Public Hearing for the Revised 2022-2023 School Calendar
President, Jeffrey Boss, opened the public hearing for the revised 2022-2023 school calendar at 7:35PM. Superintendent Hoeger presented the revised 2022-2023 calendar. No public comments were received. Jeffrey Boss closed the hearing at 7:40 PM.
- Receive 2022-2023 School Calendar
It was moved by Helms, seconded by J Benesh to approve the revised 2022-2023 calendar as presented. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Public Hearing for the 2023-2024 School Calendar
President, Jeffrey Boss, opened the public hearing for the 2023-2024 school calendar at 7:42PM. Superintendent presented the 2023-2024 school calendar. No public comments were received. President, Jeffrey Boss closed the public hearing at 7:48PM.
- Receive 2023-2024 School Calendar
It was moved by Helms, seconded by Hoover to approve the 2023-2024 school calendar as presented. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive the 900 Series of Board Policies
It was moved by Helms, seconded by J Benesh to waive the 2nd reading and approve the 900 series of Board Policies at this meeting. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive the 401.11-401.13 Series of Board Policy Updates
It was moved by Helms, seconded by Hoover to waive the 2nd reading and approve the 401.11-401.13 series of board policies at this meeting. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Final Independent Auditors Report
Secretary Peyton presented the FY22 Auditors report. It was moved by Helms, seconded by Hoover to approve the Fiscal Year 2022 independent audit of our basic financial statements and supplementary information by Terpstra, Hoke & Associates. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Cooperative Agreements for Student Teachers
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover to approve the Cooperative Agreements for Student Teachers with the University of Northern Iowa, Coe College, Mt. Mercy University and Morningside University. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive AEA Purchasing Agreement
It was moved by Hoover, seconded by J Benesh to approve the AEA Purchasing Agreement for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive FFA Overnight Travel Request for State Convention
It was moved by Hoover, seconded by Helms to approve the FFA overnight travel request to Ames April 16-18 for the State Convention. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Vocal/Band Fundraiser
It was moved by Helms, seconded by Hoover to approve the Butter Braid fundraiser request from Vocal & Band to raise funds for their trip in 2024. Motion carried 5-0.
- Consider Information and Discussion Items
- Construction Update – Superintendent Hoeger gave an update on the punch list items, delivery schedule for the chiller, and timeline for the start of Phase II construction.
- Safety Grant – Superintendent Hoeger provided information on the safety grant that the District has applied for. There should be more information available in the next month or two.
- Adjourn
The time being 7:55 PM it was moved by Helms, seconded by Hoover to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0
- The Board of Directors will meet in Exempt session to consider district position negotiations as provided in Iowa Code 20.17(3).
As provided in Iowa Code 20.17(3) the Board of Directors will meet for a negotiation strategy session.
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Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary Jeffrey Boss, Board President
