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Pope County Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met July 18.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

Meeting was called to order by President Hansen at 7:00 p.m. The following members were present: Aly, Schuchardt, Wallace, Simmons, Hogg, and Hansen. Walker was absent.

A motion was made by Wallace and seconded by Simmons to approve the agenda. Roll call vote: all ayes.

A motion was made by Hogg and seconded by Wallace to approve the consent agenda including the following items; 1) Approve Minutes of Board Meeting on 6/20/19; 2) Approve Closed Session Minutes; 3) Approve Bills for Payment; 4) Accept Financial Reports; 5) Approve Making All Closed Session Minutes Older Than Six Months Old Public Record; and 6) Approve Destruction of Closed Session Tapes More Than 18 Months Old. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Under Administrative reports, Mr. Fritch reported the following; 1) Custodians have been cleaning, painting, and making repairs to the buildings. They are on schedule to have the buildings ready for the new school year. Thanks to all the janitors on their hard work this summer.

Mr. Climer reported on the FY 2019 budget. He explained the budget finished up with around $60,000 deficit over all. One payment of $72,000 from Title I expenditures wasn’t received until July 1, which would have made a surplus of $12,000. Over all, the budget ended up in good shape. Mr. Climer explained the rest of the budget in each category with the revenues and expenditures. Mr. Climer stated he is very pleased with how the budget ended up and we are financially stable. Mr. Fritch and Margie are currently working on the FY 2020 budget and it’s coming right along.

A motion was made by Hogg and seconded by Wallace to enter closed session for the purpose of personnel employment. Roll call vote: all ayes. Board entered closed session at 7:15 p.m.

A motion was made by Schuchardt and seconded by Aly to return to regular session. Roll call vote: all ayes. Board returned at 7:55 pm.

Motion to post for part-time Spanish teacher was made by Simmons and seconded by Hogg. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to hire Breanne Cluck as Title I Aide for the 2019-20 SY was made by Schuchardt and seconded by Aly. Roll call vote: Walker, Aly, Schuchardt, Wallace, Hogg, and Hansen, all ayes; Simmons abstained.

Motion to hire Mary Lou Hynes as bus driver was made by Wallace and seconded by Simmons. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to re-assign Debbie Chambers as part-time high school math teacher for the 2019-20 SY was made by Simmons and seconded by Hogg. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to hire Phillip Hosfeldt as high school speech coach was made by Hogg and seconded by Aly. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to re-hire Charlee Poole and Candice Lemon as Title I Aides for the 2019-2020 SY was made by Simmons and seconded by Wallace. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to re-hire Julie Roper for Special Education Aide for the 2019-2020 SY was made by Wallace and seconded by Simmons. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to re-hire Amber Presser, Tracy O’Neal, Janet Stellakis, Tonya Walker, Kathryn Jolly, and Anne Light as Individual Aides for the 2019-2020 SY contingent upon return of assigned students was made by Hogg and seconded by Schuchardt. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to re-hire Tiffany Jones as part-time Individual Aide for the 2019-2020 SY contingent upon return of assigned students was made by Wallace and seconded by Aly. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to approve James Lewis, Chuck Hughes, Tyler Thompson, Bennett Hughes, and Dimi Crim as volunteer Jr. High baseball coaches was made by Simmons and seconded by Hogg. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Motion to authorize the purchase/lease of new buses and/or mini van to be bid out in August was made by Simmons and seconded by Schuchardt. Mr. Climer explained it was in the budget for FY 2020 and they would get the buses and/or van before Christmas to be paid in next FY year. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Under Old Business, Mr. Fritch reported that Margie and he have begun work on the FY 2020 budget to have it at the August meeting for review. He stated some major lines in the budget explaining the numbers. The ed fund is one to keep an eye on and would greatly help if we receive the Pre-K grant this year. He explained there is $60,000 in the building fund for the doors and windows replacement. If the maintenance grant comes through, then we could complete more rooms. The HVAC units will be replaced as they die. A motion to accept the bid from Randy Jones Glass for the doors/frames and windows for five classrooms was made by Hogg and seconded by Schuchardt. Roll call vote: all ayes.

Mr. Fritch stated that the loss in the budget for this year and looking at the potential loss for next year, if we don’t receive the Pre-K grant, working on a deficit, he does not recommend starting the volleyball program at this time. He suggested looking at it again next year.

President Hansen stated he has not received any word from the County Commissioners regarding the Safety Resource Officer. The Board sent an agreement for review a couple months ago and we have not received any feedback. He stated that not doing anything when they agreed to help was not acceptable. He asked the administration to send a letter to the County Commissioners asking the status of the agreement.

President Hansen stated Brett Lewis, Jr. High baseball coach, has asked the Board to cover half the cost of a valle screen. Lewis has acquired the other half of the cost from the Youth League. After some discussion, the Board tabled the item.

Other School Business, Member Hogg suggested they develop a budget for each sport for supply purchases. The uniforms would still be purchased by the District and kept on a rotation. The safety/first aid supplies would be purchased by the AD. Mr. Fritch added this would be easier for budget purposes but different sports have more spendable items than others. It would be tough to come up with a set amount.

With no further business, a motion to adjourn the meeting until the next regular meeting to be held on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the J.H. Hobbs Memorial Library was made by Wallace and seconded by Schuchardt. Roll call vote: all ayes. Meeting adjourned at 8:26 pm.

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