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Board approves consent agenda; finance report flags upcoming tentative amended budget and Emerson UniVent bid
Summary
The Berwyn South SD 100 board approved the consent agenda by roll call. Finance staff reported district balances, upcoming tentative amended budget timelines and called attention to consent items including an Emerson UniVent gross maximum price bid and other capital items; a construction manager thanked the board for approval of related projects.
The Berwyn South SD 100 Board of Education approved the consent agenda by roll call during the meeting. A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded; the recorded roll call vote showed the motion carried.
The recorded roll call on the consent agenda included the following recorded votes: Irene (Elizabeth) Jimenez — yes; Jay Gonzales — yes; Drenth — aye; Butler — aye; Palace — aye; W. Gonzales — aye. Board member Steinfeld was absent from the final vote. The motion outcome was recorded as "approved." The meeting transcript did not identify which board members made the motion and second by name at the microphone, so mover and seconder are listed as board members (not specified) in the formal action record.
Finance staff reported the district’s bank balance and investments and outlined the budget timeline. The financial update reported a bank balance of 40,800,000.0 and investments of 31,000,000.0 for a total of 71,800,000.0. Staff reported revenue for the month of March to date of 12,900,000.0, including 9,000,000.0 in taxes and 3,000,000.0 in state aid, and February revenue of 5,900,000.0. The year‑to‑date total revenue was reported as 41,000,000 with an expenditure percent around 62.6 percent; staff said March taxes would increase that figure toward the expected 67 percent mark. Finance staff highlighted the budget timeline: a tentative amended budget will be approved in April, go on display for 30+ days and the final amended FY25 budget will be approved in June.
The financial report also called attention to consent agenda items described in the board packet: an item totaling 23,800,000.0 (which staff said includes a previously approved 4,700,000.0) and an item to approve a gross maximum price bid for an Emerson UniVent of 1,800,000.0. Construction manager Josh Curran, representing FH Passion, thanked the board for getting projects started and for moving forward with Emerson and the education center work; he said he looked forward to a groundbreaking after spring break.
The board also noted in comments that RJ Bialk was approved on the personnel report as the district’s new director of technology beginning July 2025. The meeting adjourned after the consent vote and other routine reports.
