Waunakee board approves routine items, facility repairs, booster concession contingency and EV-charging policy

The Waunakee Community School District Board of Education approved a suite of routine and committee-recommended items at its Feb. 10 regular meeting, including minutes, the meeting agenda, several minor summer capital/repair projects, and a new policy governing electric-vehicle charging stations at Heritage Elementary.

Board members unanimously approved the meeting minutes from Jan. 13 and the Feb. 10 agenda without recorded roll-call tallies. The facility committee had earlier vetted several small repair projects for the coming summer and recommended they be forwarded to the full board. The board voted to approve the facility items as presented.

The board also approved a plan by the baseball booster club to modify the concession stand, but attached two conditions requested by the facility committee: (1) the boosters must provide documentation that tradespeople working on the project carry insurance, and (2) the district must obtain or receive a study confirming the structural suitability of the proposed window cut. Facility staff said the booster club is preparing the required paperwork and that the committee’s recommendation to the board was 3–0.

The policy committee’s recommended new policy for electric-vehicle charging stations at Heritage Elementary was approved after discussion. Presenters said a 2024 Wisconsin law requires public entities to charge the public for EV charging at public facilities; the district’s draft policy reflects that constraint and distinguishes district-use charging (no fee) from public or staff/visitor use (fee). The policy sets operating hours, authorizes use of vendor software for account setup and payment, and allows the district to set a rate that covers energy costs plus an administrative fee. The board approved the EV-charging policy on first consideration and directed staff to test the implementation and return any recommended revisions to the policy committee.

The policy committee also presented a package of updates and replacements drawn from Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) guidance and recommended by district administrators; the board approved that batch as a group.

Under consent items, the board accepted a donated 2016 (model year not specified) Chevy Traverse for use as an instructional vehicle in the district’s automotive program and approved the remainder of the consent agenda, including standard personnel and financial items. The district reported a small increase in student counts at the second Friday enrollment count.

No dissenting votes or roll-call tallies naming individual members were recorded in the meeting transcript for these motions; votes were taken by voice and recorded as approved.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes (Jan. 13) — Outcome: approved by voice. Motion moved and seconded; roll-call names not specified. - Approval of Feb. 10 agenda — Outcome: approved by voice. - Facility committee summer repair projects — Outcome: approved; committee recommendation 3–0. - Baseball booster concession modification — Outcome: approved; approval contingent on proof of trades insurance and a structural review; committee recommendation 3–0. - EV-charging policy for Heritage Elementary — Outcome: approved; policy reflects 2024 state law requiring public facilities to charge the public for EV charging; district use exempted from fee. - Batch policy updates/replacements (WASB-derived) — Outcome: approved as presented. - Consent agenda including acceptance of donated Chevy Traverse for the automotive shop — Outcome: approved.

Board members who made or seconded routine motions were not consistently named in the transcript; the meeting recorded voice votes of “aye” with no roll-call counts. Where the facility committee recorded an explicit committee vote, presenters reported that committee action was 3–0. The board did not take any ordinance- or referendum-level votes at this meeting.