Board approves consent agenda and amends handbook; business office pilots ACH payments

The Cache County School District Board of Education on May 15 unanimously approved the consent agenda and an amended board handbook, and received a brief financial update from Business Administrator Jared Black about the district’s accounts‑payable transition to automated clearing house (ACH) payments.

Board action: A motion to approve the consent agenda was moved and seconded and the board voted electronically; the clerk announced the motion "passes unanimously." Later in the meeting the board moved, seconded and voted electronically to approve the revised board handbook "as amended." Members discussed removal of redlined language referencing the board role in hiring; the president confirmed that material marked in red would be removed when the handbook was approved as amended.

Financial report: Jared Black said the revenue and expenditure reports included with the meeting packet were from the wrong month; he promised corrected copies to board members. He also reported that district staff successfully executed ACH vendor payments for the first time this month, marking a change from paper checks. "It's been a much more difficult process than you would probably think," Black said, and credited staff — Stacy, Scott, Robin and Chris — for their work in implementing ACH.

Board reports — Smithfield/Skyview Recreation Center: Board member Kathy Christiansen reported on a recent Smithfield/Skyview Rec Center meeting, saying the rec center budget remains stable and that new flooring and gym refinishing are scheduled in late June/early July. She raised concerns that the rec center’s PA system was not fixed when Skyview’s was repaired and noted pending work to separate shared systems between Skyview High School and the rec center (internet, surveillance, fire systems). Business Administrator Jared Black said committee work is underway to determine safe, privacy‑compliant separation of systems.

Why it matters: The handbook approval clarifies board procedures and public/media interactions; ACH payments mark an operational shift intended to streamline vendor payments; the rec center safety and systems separation carries facility and safety implications that require coordination between the district and the rec center.

Votes and formal actions recorded: The consent agenda and amended board handbook each passed by unanimous vote; the recording clerk announced electronic votes were closed and that the motions passed unanimously. No roll‑call vote details or individual member tallies were read into the public record beyond the unanimous result.