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PEOTONE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #207-U
PEOTONE HIGH SCHOOL
SPECIAL MEETING
MEDIA CENTER
JANUARY 12, 2011
ROLL CALL
At 7:00 p.m. President Bettenhausen called the special meeting to order and requested all present stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. A roll call was taken and the following members answered aye: Mr. Rademacher, Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Virgl, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Baumgartner and Mrs. Robinson. Mr. Moore arrived at 7:05 p.m.
VISITOR’S LOG
No one signed the Visitor’s Log.
SPEAKER’S LOG
No one signed the Speaker’s Log.
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
No speakers were present.
RESOLUTION FOR INCREASING LIMITING RATE
Robin Long, Chairperson for the Community Finance Committee, presented to the Board the Community Finance Committee’s recommendations to go to resolution providing for and requiring the submission of the proposition of increasing the Limiting Rate for the District at the Consolidated Election to be held on the 5th day of April, 2011. A good faith effort will be needed by the Board at the March, 2012 election to lower the working cash fund limiting rate. Dr. McKinney stated that the committee will need to campaign for the referendum and communicate that this resolution will be a tax swap as the language in the resolution is not very favorable for the school district.
Mr. Nugent made a motion to approve the resolution providing for and requiring the submission of the proposition of increasing the limiting rate for the district at the consolidated election to be held on the 5th day of April, 2011. Mrs. Robinson seconded the motion and on a roll call vote the following members answered aye: Mr. Nugent, Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Robinson, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Rademacher and Mr. Virgl.
2010-2011 NON-CERTIFIED SALARIES
Dr. McKinney announced that it is the recommendation of the administration to provide a 1% salary increase to all non-certified employees with the exception of the Bookkeeper. Due to the additional duties assumed by the Bookkeeper, the administration requests that the Bookkeeper receive a 4% increase for the 2010-2011 school year. Mr. Virgl made a motion to divide the request into two (2) separate motions: 1) a motion will be made to provide a 1% salary increase for all non-certified employees and 2) a separate motion will be made to increase the bookkeeper’s pay by 4%. Mr. Nugent seconded the motion and on a roll call vote the following members answered aye: Mr. Nugent, Mr. Virgl, Ms. Robinson and Mr. Bettenhausen. The following members answered nay: Mr. Moore, Mr.
Rademacher and Mr. Baumgartner. The motion carries with a roll call vote of four (4) ayes and three (3) nays.
Mr. Nugent made a motion to approve the recommendation of the administration to provide a 1% salary increase to all non-certified employees. Mr. Baumgartner seconded the motion and on a roll call vote the following members answered aye: Ms. Robinson, Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Moore, Mr. Virgl, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Rademacher and Mr. Nugent.
Mr. Nugent made a motion to approve a 4% salary increase for Pat Carson, Bookkeeper for the 2010-2011 school year. Mr. Rademacher seconded the motion and on a roll call vote the following member answered aye: Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Moore, Mr. Virgl, Mr. Baumgartner, and Mr. Rademacher. The following members answered nay: Ms. Robinson and Mr. Nugent. The motion carries with a roll call vote of five (5) ayes and two (2) nays.
2010-2011 ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES
Dr. McKinney reviewed the recommendations of the administration to provide a 1% salary increase for all administrators and award the $4,000 stipend which is written into the Early Childhood Grant to the Early Childhood Director.
Mr. Nugent made a motion to approve the recommendation of the administration to provide a 1% salary increase to all administrative employees and award the $4,000 stipend which is written into the Early Childhood Grant to the Director of the Early Childhood Program. Mr. Virgl seconded the motion and on a roll call vote the following members answered aye: Mr. Virgl, Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Moore, Ms. Robinson, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Rademacher and Mr. Nugent.
COMMUNITY FINANCE COMMITTEE
Dr. McKinney reviewed the passionate work of the Community Finance Committee and opened the floor for any comments from the Community Finance Committee members that were present. Dr. McKinney reported that he has prepared a press release for the newspapers in regards to the referendum. The press release will be available in the district office upon request. Dr. McKinney stated that the referendum question is hard to understand and will take a lot of hard work to communicate the actions of the Community Finance Committee and the Board. Mr. Virgl requested that minutes be taken at the Community Finance Committee Meeting and be published on the website. Mr. Virgl inquired if a posting can be placed on the website explaining the referendum question to the community. Dr. McKinney stated that
the press release may be posted on the website but the district will not be able to utilize district resources to publicize the referendum and will have to rely on the community members to get the information across to the public. Dr. McKinney stated that the Community Finance Committee recommended postponing the discussion on closing any schools until next year.
OTHER
President Bettenhausen requested that the board create and review the goals of the Superintendent before the next regular board meeting of the Board of Education.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:25 p.m. Mr. Nugent moved that the meeting be adjourned. Mrs. Robinson seconded the motion and on a voice vote there were seven (7) ayes and no nays.
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Roger Bettenhausen, President Cynthia Zeilstra, Reporter
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