BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NORTH LINN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Regular Meeting 7:00 PM
North Linn District Office
3033 Lynx Drive
Troy Mills, Iowa
Thursday, July 20, 2023
- Call to Order
President, Jeffrey Boss, called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:03PM
- Call the Roll
Present were Directors Hoover, J Benesh, R Benesch, Price and Haughenbury, Superintendent Breitfelder and Secretary Peyton. Director Helms was absent, Secondary Principal Giegerich and Elementary Principal/Director of School Improvement Graven were excused. Also in attendance were Activities Director Hilmer and Jim Meisheid.
- Approve Meeting Agenda
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Hoover to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 6-0.
- Approve Consent Items
Secretary Peyton discussed the financial reports for June. It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to approve the following consent items: Minutes of the June board meeting, Bills, Secretary’s financial reports, Activity Fund Report and Food Service Report. Motion carried 6-0.
- Receive Visitors / Public Forum
- Principal and Coordinator Reports
Activities Director Hilmer gave a presentation on a new field paint system, Turf Tank. This robotic stripe painter could be shared among a couple of districts and would paint the lines on the football and practice fields. Higher accuracy could be attained with this GPS driven system. Jim Meisheid shared that he would be willing to help get the system set up and running this year and help to paint the fields.
- Receive Open Enrollment
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Hoover, to approve six open enrollment requests out of the district and two open enrollments into the district. Motion carried 6-0.
- Receive Personnel Recommendations
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by J Benesh to approve the following new hire: Kristen Miller, HS Spanish teacher pending background check and conditional license. Motion carried 5-0.
- Receive Construction Project Change Orders
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Haughenbury to approve the change orders as presented. Motion carried 6-0.
- Appoint School Business Official for 2023-2024
It was moved by Haughenbury, seconded by R Benesch, to appoint Kerry Peyton as the School Business Official for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried 6-0.
- Receive Depository Bank and Statutory Limits for the 2023-24 School Year
It was moved by Haughenbury, seconded by J Benesh, to name the following banks as official depositories and set the statutory limits for North Linn CSD: Hiawatha Bank (Walker State Bank), Community Savings Bank, F & M Bank, UMB Bank and ISJIT. Motion carried 6-0.
- Receive District Appointments
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price to approve the following District Coordinators, Investigators or Liasons for the 2023-2024 school year: Dominic Giegerich as the Multi-cultural/Gender Fair Coordinator and Affirmative Action and Section 504 Liason; Jaci Hilmer as the Level 1 Child Abuse Coordinator; Leisa Breitfelder as the Alternate Level 1 Child Abuse Investigator; and Sarah Meyer as the Homeless Liason. Motion carried 6-0.
- Authorize Use of Legal Counsel on Behalf of District
It was moved by Haughenbury, seconded by Hoover to grant the Superintendent the authority to see advice of appropriate legal counsel when the Superintendent/District believes it is warranted and to utilize the following firms; Ahlers & Coonery, PC of Des Moines; Lynch Dallas of Cedar Rapids; Iowa Association of School Boards and School Administrators of Iowa. Motion carried 6-0.
- Authorize us of Linn Newsletter as the Designated Official Newspaper
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by R Benesch to approve the Linn Newsletter as the official publication location for the 2023-2024 school year. Motion carried 6-0.
- Receive Insurance Renewal from EMC.
It was moved by J Benesh, seconded by Haughenbury to approve the Insurance Renewal from EMC Insurance for the 2023-2024 school year as presented. Motion carried 6-0.
- Receive Handbooks for the 2023-2024 School Year
It was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Price to approve the Teacher Employee Handbook and Elementary Student Handbook, and Little Lynx Preschool Handbook as presented. Motion carried 6-0.
- Consider Information and Discussion Items
Superintendent Breitfelder gave an update on the construction project, discussed how the transition at the district is going and presented a change to the format of the meeting agenda. Secretary Peyton discussed graduation supplies and costs with the board and also discussed the time line for the upcoming School Board Election in November.
- Adjourn
The time being 8:30 PM it was moved by R Benesch, seconded by Hoover to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 6-0.
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Kerry Peyton, Board Secretary Jeffrey Boss, Board President
