October 21, 2019

Gresham School Board Meeting

October 21, 2019 Minutes

Present: Alphia Creapeau, Marge Eberhard, Doug Huck, Grace Schwefel and Terrance Miller. Absent - Andy Schmidt and Joe Ejnik. Also present: Superintendent - Newell Haffner, Principal - Ben Heninger, Director of Finance and Operations - Nick Curran, Director of Finance - Densie Guex and Administrative Assistant - Cathy Opperman.

Meeting Called to Order: The meeting was opened at 8:15pm by President Alphia Creapeau.

Pledge of Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.

Approve or Amend the Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda was made by Doug Huck, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Public Comments: None

Consent Agenda

Previous Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the October 7th meeting minutes was made by Doug Huck, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 4-0 in favor, 2 absent, 1 abstained (Terrance Miller) motion carried.

New Hires:

Chase Quinney/JV Boys Basketball Coach: Motion to approve Chase Quinney as JV Boys Basketball coach was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Doug Huck, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Construction Update: Motion to move monies from contingency to construction for welding walls ($12,739.16) was made by Grace Schwefel, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Early College Credit Program (ECCP): Motion to approve one student into the Early College Credit program for spring semester was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Terrance Miller, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Start College Now: Motion to approve three students into Start College Now program was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Terrance Miller, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Administrative Report by Newell Haffner: Newell reviewed the following: Intervention report, Education for Employment, 10th hour, NWTC, varsity volleyball and streaming of basketball.

Finance and Operations Report by Nick Curran: Nick reviewed the following: 2019-2020 budget update.

Authorization of the Director of Finance to be Signer for District banking: Motion to approve the Director of Finance to be signer for District banking was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Doug Huck, voice vote was 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Adopt Final 2019-2020 Budget: Motion to adopt the final budget for 2019-2020 as presented, in the amount of $4,306,320 was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Grace Schwefel, roll call vote was taken, all in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Resolution 82-2019 - Certification of the 2019-2020 Tax Levy: Motion to approve Resolution 82-2019 - Certification of 2019-2020 Tax Levy, Fund 10 in the amount of $1,616,000, Fund 39 in the amount of $85,000 and Fund 80 in the amount of $30,000 with a mill rate of $12.999 was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Doug Huck, roll call vote was taken, all in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Motion to Move into Closed Session: Motion to move into closed session was made by Doug Huck, second by Grace Schwefel, roll call vote taken, all in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Motion to Reconvene into Open Session: Motion to reconvene in open session was made by Doug Huck, second by Grace Schwefel, voice vote 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Future Agenda Items: Long term planning.

Next Board Meeting Date: November 4, 2019, 7pm.

Adjourn: Motion to adjourn was made by Doug Huck, second by Grace Schwefel, voice vote 5-0 in favor, 2 absent, motion carried.

Date Approved___________

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Alphia Creapeau, President

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Grace Schwefel, Clerk