Minutes for February 1, 2016
Gresham School Board Meeting
February 1, 2016 Minutes
Present: Andy Schmidt, Bill Arendt, Holly Schmidt, Jeff Hoffman, Grace Schwefel, Jeff Brady and Marge Eberhard. Also present: Principal – Keary Mattson, Assistant Principal – Newell Haffner, Director of Finance and Operations – Holly Burr and Administrative Assistant – Cathy Opperman.
Meeting Called to Order: Meeting was opened at 7:00pm by President Andy Schmidt.
Pledge of the Allegiance: The Pledge of the Allegiance was recited by all present.
Approve or Amend the Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda was made by Jeff Brady, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.
Approve the Minutes of the Previous Meetings: Motion to approve the previous meeting minutes (January 18th and 21st) was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Jeff Brady, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.
Public Comments: None
Administrative Report: Keary touched on the following items: Scheduling, autism discussion group and upcoming in-service day. Articles were discussed.
Finance and Operations Report: Holly reviewed the letter from Bowler and the 2nd quarter revenue and expense report.
Consent Agenda:
Payables: $99,003.51
Motion to approve the consent agenda with the correction to US Bank (amount should be $298.52 vs $597.03) was made by Jeff Brady, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.
Policy Committee Report:
Full Time Open Enrollment Policy #424: Motion to approve Policy #424 – Full Time Open Enrollment was made by Jeff Brady, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.
Athletic Salaries: Changes were discussed. (1st reading)
Policy #533 – Staff Recruiting and Policy #533.1 – Hiring Athletic Coaches: Both of these items were tabled at the Policy Committee meeting.
Future Construction and Remodeling: Update from the committee took place. A rubric on design-build constructors was reviewed.
Selection of Design-Build Contractor: Motion to select PSI as the design-build company was made by Jeff Brady, second by Grace Schwefel, roll call vote was Bill Arendt-no, Jeff Hoffman-no, Grace Schwefel-yes, Andy Schmidt-no, Jeff Brady-yes, Holly Schmidt-no, Marge Eberhard-no, motion failed.
Motion to accept Keller as our contractor was made by Holly Schmidt, second by Marge Eberhard, roll call vote was Bill Arendt-yes, Jeff Hoffman-no, Grace Schwefel-no, Andy Schmidt-yes, Jeff Brady-yes, Holly Schmidt-yes, Marge Eberhard-yes, motion carried.
Staff Compensation: This item will be brought to the Wage and Benefit Committee meeting.
Administrative Structure: This was briefly discussed and will be on a future agenda.
Requests for Future Agenda Items: None
Karen Gardner requested to comment. Andy Schmidt accepted. Karen expressed her concern regarding the medicine pouch issue.
Motion to Adjourn: Motion to adjourn at 8:20pm was made by Marge Eberhard, second by Jeff Brady, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.
Date Approved___________
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Andy Schmidt, President
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Grace Schwefel, Clerk