Minutes for September 21, 2015

Gresham School Board Meeting

September 21, 2015 Minutes

Present: Margaret Eberhard, Andy Schmidt, Bill Arendt, Grace Schwefel, Holly Schmidt, Jeff Brady and Jeff Hoffman. Also present: Principal – Keary Mattson, Director of Finance and Operations – Holly Burr, Assistant Principal – Newell Haffner and Administrative Assistant – Cathy Opperman.

Meeting Called to Order: Meeting was opened at 7:03pm 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 Grace Schwefel, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Approve the Minutes of the Previous Meetings: Motion to approve the previous meeting minutes as presented was made by Bill Arendt, second by Jeff Brady, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Public Comments: None

Administration Report by Keary Mattson: Articles were shared. Keary also talked about district goals. More information to follow at the next meeting.

Finance and Operations Report by Holly Burr: Holly touched on the following items:

Update on roofing/window project and 2015-2016 budget.

Consent Agenda:

Payables: $28,971.15 (28,696.15 with $275 omitted)

Motion to approve the consent agenda with the omission of WASB ($275/duplicate) was made by Jeff Brady, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried.

Policy Committee Report:

WASB School Board Resource Guide: Motion to move forward with WASB services for compliancy was made by Bill Arendt, second by Marge Eberhard, voice vote was 7-0 in favor, motion carried. On December 7, 2015, this was rescinded by Marge Eberhard, second by Holly Schmidt, voice vote was 6-0 in favor, 1 absent, motion carried. It was decided to continue with Neola.

Employee Handbook Changes:

PTO Time (1st reading)

PTO Gifting Clause (1st reading)

Voluntary Retirement Vesting Schedule

Support Staff Professional Development

Motion to table voluntary retirement vesting schedule and support staff professional development was made at the committee meeting.

Future Construction and Remodeling:

Update from Advisory Committee-Jeff Hoffman: Update given.

Contract with Performance Services, Inc.: Performance Services were present, gave a presentation and answered many questions. Motion to pursue additional bids was made by Marge. Roll call vote was taken, Marge Eberhard-yes, Holly Schmidt-yes, Jeff Brady-yes, Andy Schmidt-yes, Grace Schwefel-no, Jeff Hoffman-yes, Bill Arendt-yes.

Requests for Future Agenda Items: None

Motion to Adjourn: Motion to adjourn was made by Grace Schwefel, 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