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Massac County Community Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education met Nov. 28.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of Massac County Unit School District No. 1, Massac County, Illinois, was called to order in the Library of the Massac County High School, located at 2841 Old Marion Rd, Metropolis, IL, in said District at 6:30 PM by Board President, Mr. Mark Souders. 

Upon a roll call, the following members answered present: 

Present: Jeff Brugger 

William Holt 

Don Koch 

Jennifer Larrison 

Kathy Rushing 

Mark Souders 

Bobette Steele 

Also Present: Jason Hayes, Superintendent 

Kristin Rousseau, Superintendent/Board Secretary 

Absent: None 

At 6:30 PM with a motion from Koch and a second from Larrison, the Board voted to go to Closed Session to consider information relative to employment, appointment, or dismissal of specific employees or officers, collective negotiating matters between employers and their employees or representatives; to discuss litigation – probable, imminent, pending or file. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

At 7:12 PM the Board returned to Open Session. 

Public Comment/Invited Guests 

● Debra Shelton-Yates- Shawnee Community College Board Member addressed the Board regarding the work that we do in collaboration with the college. 

● Jeff Stroder-Presented FY22 Audit 

A motion was made by Koch and seconded by Steele to approve the consent agenda consisting of Minutes/Treasurer’s Report/Bills/Payroll. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

Superintendent’s Report 

A. Revenue/Expenditures 

B. Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism 

C. HVAC Replacement Update 

D. New Unit Office Building Update 

Regular Meeting Minutes 

November 28,, 2022 

Unfinished Business: 

Consideration of the Memorandum of Understanding for the revised HRA with the MCEA was tabled 

New Business: 

With a motion from Rushing and a second from Larrison the Board voted to move the Regular December Board Meeting from December 26, 2022 to December 19, 2022. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried.

With a motion from Koch and a second from Rushing the Board voted to Approve the FY22 Audit as presented.. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

With a motion from Larrison and a second from Koch the Board voted to Approve the Annual Statement of Affairs as presented. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

With a motion made by Brugger and seconded by Holt the Board voted to Approve the Property Tax Relief Grant Application. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

With a motion made by Brugger and seconded by Larrison the Board voted to Approve the Tentative Tax Resolution for Tax Year 2022 as presented. Roll call: Brugger, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, and Souders voted yes. Hot and Steele voted no. Motion carried. 

Personnel: 

With a motion made by Steele and seconded by Larrison the Board voted to Approve the resignation of Brooke Johnson as MCHS School Nurse, effective December 7, 2022. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

With a motion made by Steele and seconded by Larrison the Board voted to Approve the hiring of Camilla Capps as MCHS School Nurse. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

With a motion made by Rushing and seconded by Brugger the Board voted to Approve Tim Beck and Tony Beck as volunteers for Jefferson 5th and 6th grade Boys’ Basketball and Jarelle Johnson as a volunteer for Franklin 5th and 6th grade Boys’ Basketball. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

Mr. Sounders commended the boys basketball team for winning the Vienna Holiday Tournament. 

With a motion from Larrison and a second from Rushing the Board voted to adjourn at 8:20 PM. Roll call: Brugger, Holt, Koch, Larrison, Rushing, Souders, and Steele voted yes. Motion carried. 

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