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Board approves tax-levy abatement, transportation contracts, construction bids, food-service renewal and iPad lease
Summary
At its Feb. 20 meeting the Community High School District 218 Board of Education approved a partial abatement of the 2024 tax levy, awarded multiple transportation and construction contracts, renewed the food service management agreement and approved a student iPad lease; all action items recorded as carried during roll-call votes.
The Community High School District 218 Board of Education voted on multiple action items at its Feb. 20 regular meeting. Each item below records the motion described on the meeting agenda and the roll-call outcome as read by the board secretary.
Resolutions and accommodations (agenda item 4): The board voted to approve resolutions and accommodations recognizing two students. Roll-call tally read: "Miss Roe? Aye. Mister Raddis? Vote yes. Miss Hunt? Aye. Miss Contello? Aye. Miss Collier? Aye. Miss Katz? Yes. Miss Kozowski? Aye." Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Consent agenda (agenda item 7): The board approved the consent agenda, which included approval of minutes (regular board meeting 01/16/2025; O&M facility committee 01/16/2025; Education Advisory Committee 01/23/2025), payables and personnel recommendations (Personnel list 2025-2). Roll-call tally as read: "Miss Roe? Aye. Mister Raddis? Yes. Miss Contello? Aye. Miss Collier? Aye. Miss Katz? Yes. Miss Kozowski? Aye." Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Resolution partially abating the 2024 tax levy as a result of the property tax relief grant (agenda item 10a): The board voted to adopt the resolution. Roll-call sequence as read by the secretary: "Miss Roe? Aye. Mister Raddis? Yes. Miss Hunt? Miss Contello? Yes. Miss Katz..." Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Bid 1509 ' recommendation to award regular education transportation (agenda item 10b): Approved. Roll-call: "Miss Roe? Aye. Miss Durrettis? Yes. Miss Kotelo? Aye. Miss Collier, aye. Miss Katz? Yes. Miss Kozowski? Aye." Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Bid 1510 ' recommendation to award special education transportation (agenda item 10c): Approved. Roll-call: "Miss Roe? Aye. Mister Raddis? Yes. Miss Kinsello? Aye. Miss Collier? Aye. Miss Katz? Yes. Mister Kozowski? Aye." Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Recommendation to renew the food service management agreement (agenda item 10d): Approved. Roll-call as read: "Miss Roe? Aye. Miss Duraddis? Yes. Miss Contello? Aye. Miss Collier? Aye. Miss Katz? Yes. Miss Kozowski? Aye." Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Bid 1512 ' recommendation for Eisenhower High School band/coral renovation and Shepherd High School fieldhouse addition (agenda item 10e / 10e/10?): Approved. Roll-call as read: "Miss Roe? Aye. Miss Raddick? Yes. Miss Cantelo? ... Miss Collier, I. Miss Katz? Yes. Mister Kazek? Aye." Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Request to approve lease of student iPads (agenda item 10f): Approved. Roll-call as read: "Miss Roe? Aye. Mister Radisson? Yes. Miss Contello? Aye. Miss Kalia? Aye. Miss Katz? Yes. Miss Kozowski? Aye." Outcome: approved (motion carries).
Motion to enter closed session for appointment, employment, compensation or performance of specific employees; pending or probable litigation; and collective negotiation matters: The board moved to go into closed session and the motion carried on voice vote with affirmation.
Notes on procedure: Many motions were brought "to the floor" with a single motion and second recorded on the agenda; individual movers and seconders were not consistently read into the record. Where the board secretary performed roll-call votes, the transcript records the names and the spoken vote as read. The agenda did not record dollar amounts for bids or details of the food-service renewal or iPad lease in the meeting transcript; those contract amounts are "not specified" in the public record excerpt provided here.
The board took no action at the Feb. 20 meeting on the education committee's proposal to discontinue publishing class rank; that policy discussion will return to the board for further consideration.
