Votes at a glance: March 17 West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board meeting
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Summary
Summary of formal actions taken March 17: consent agenda approved, CG Schmidt contract approved, board voted to convene an executive session on a DPI boundary appeal.
The West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board took three formal actions at its March 17 meeting.
1) Consent agenda approved The board approved the consent agenda including minutes from the March 10 regular meeting (10.1), the employment summary (10.2), submodeling contracts (10.3) and the financial summary (10.4). The motion was moved and seconded and carried on a voice vote.
2) Construction management contract approved (11.1) The board approved awarding the construction management services contract and owner’s‑representative scope to CG Schmidt following an RFP and interview process. See the separate article for discussion of fees, communications capacity and next steps. Motion passed by voice vote.
3) Executive session to confer with legal counsel (statute cited) The board voted to convene an executive session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g) “to confer with legal counsel for a governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy related to a DPI boundary appeal.” The motion passed on a roll‑call vote; members recorded as voting “yes” were Burns, Becker, Kaiser, Keller, Steele, Kirk, Miss Lee and President Lee. Mister Sikich was excused.
No final decisions related to the DPI boundary appeal were disclosed in open session; the vote was to enter executive session as permitted by state law.