October 21, 2019-Annual Meeting
Gresham School Board
Annual Meeting
October 21, 2019 Minutes
Present: Grace Schwefel, Alphia Creapeau, Marge Eberhard, Terrance Miller and Doug Huck. Absent: Joe Ejnik and Andy Schmidt. Also present: Superintendent – Newell Haffner, Principal – Ben Heninger, Director of Finance and Operations – Nick Curran and Administrative Assistant – Cathy Opperman.
Public Present: Kathy and Mel Froemming, Dennis Rekow, Kim Haffner, Dan Boucher, Danny Pingel, Nate Yahn and Travis Schroeder.
A packet of information was provided to all present. The packet included the agenda, minutes of the 2018 annual meeting, resolutions for the meeting and the budget.
Meeting Called to Order: The meeting was opened at 7:00 pm by President Alphia Creapeau.
Election of Chairperson: Alphia Creapeau opened the floor for nominations for Chairperson. Dennis Rekow nominated Dan Boucher for Chairperson. Three calls for additional nominations were made by Alphia Creapeau. No additional nominations for Chairperson were received. Motion to nominate Dan Boucher as Chairperson was made by Dennis Rekow, second by Kim Haffner, all present were in favor, no opposed, motion carried.
Approve the minutes from the 2018 Annual meeting: The minutes were read out loud by Grace Schwefel, Clerk. Motion to approve the annual meeting minutes was made by Mel Froemming, second by Dennis Rekow, all present were in favor, no opposed, motion carried.
Financial Report 2018-2019: The Financial Report was presented by Nick Curran.
Administrative Report – Newell Haffner: Newell reviewed 2018-2019 school accomplishments.
Construction Update: A construction update was given by Nate Yahn (Kraus Anderson) and Travis Schroeder (Ayres Architects).
Presentation of the 2019-2020 Budget: The budget was presented by Nick Curran.
Hearing on the Budget: Dan Boucher moved into the Budget Hearing and called for any questions from the floor. Motion to accept the budget as presented was made by Dennis Rekow, second by Kim Haffner, roll call vote was taken, all were in favor, no opposed, motion carried.
Resolution 81-2019 Fund 80 Community Service Fund: Motion to approve Resolution 81-2019 – Fund 80 Community Service Fund was made by Dennis Rekow, second by Mel Froemming, roll call vote was taken, all present were in favor, no opposed, motion carried.
Resolution 82-2019 Adoption of Tax Levy: Motion to approve the direct tax of $1,616,000 for the purpose of maintaining the school for the 2019-2020 school year and a direct tax of $30,000 for the purpose of Community Service Fund and $85,000 for for debt service was made by Mel Froemming, second by Dennis Rekow, roll call vote was taken, all present were in favor, no opposed, motion carried.
Resolution 83-2019 Compensation for Board Members: Motion to authorize the payment of $50 per board meeting attended, $20 per committee meeting attended while acting as a capacity of a board committee member (for the first hour); for each additional hour after that would be at a rate of $10/hour. The board president will receive a salary of $100 per month plus committee pay for meeting attended for absent committee members was made by Kathy Froemming, second by Kim Haffner, roll call vote was taken, all present were in favor, no opposed motion carried.
Resolution 84-2019 Disposal of Surplus Property: Motion to approve Resolution 84-2019 Disposal of Surplus Property was made by Dennis Rekow, second by Kathy Froemming, roll call vote was taken, all present were in favor, no opposed, motion carried.
Set Next Annual Meeting Date: Motion to set the 2020 annual board meeting date as October 19, 2020 was made by Mel Froemming, second by Dennis Rekow, roll call vote was taken, all present were in favor, no opposed, motion carried.
Other New Business: None
Motion to Adjourn: Motion to adjourn was made by Kathy Froemming, second by Dennis Rekow, voice vote was taken, all present were in favor, no opposed, motion carried. Meeting adjourned.
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Alphia Creapeau, President
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Grace Schwefel, Clerk