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Votes at a glance: Minooka CHSD 111 meeting actions and outcomes
Summary
The board approved routine personnel actions, technology upgrades and a five‑year bus lease; it rejected an internet IGA with GAVC and took multiple personnel and contract votes by roll call.
At its meeting the Minooka Community High School District 111 Board of Education approved several routine personnel appointments and contracts and rejected one intergovernmental internet agreement. Key actions included technology upgrades, a five‑year bus lease and multiple hiring and retirement acceptances.
The board approved an SHI International proposal for network equipment and configuration in the amount of $297,886 with E‑rate reimbursement available upon completion. The board also approved a five‑year bus lease to Central States Bus with financing through American Capital; staff recommended leasing four 71‑passenger buses and two 43‑passenger buses with lifts on a five‑year schedule to reduce maintenance burden. The board approved those financing terms by roll call.
The board considered and rejected an Internet intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with GAVC; a roll call vote produced a majority of “no” votes and the motion failed. Other approved items included routine resignations and hires (listed below), a five‑year employment contract for Superintendent Robert Schiffbauer, and a memorandum of understanding with the Minooka Education Association (MEA) on summer hours for support staff.
Votes at a glance (items approved or actioned): - Consent agenda: approved (motion carried earlier in the meeting). - SHI International network equipment and services: approved; total $297,886; E‑rate reimbursement expected (~$111,000 returned as noted by staff). - Five‑year bus lease/financing (Central States bus; financing through American Capital): approved; recommended annual financing $24,280.25 per 71‑passenger bus and $29,226.87 per 43‑passenger bus (figures presented by staff). Lease chosen for maintenance/warranty benefits. - Internet IGA with GAVC: not approved (motion failed on roll call). - Superintendent contract (5‑year): approved by roll call. - Assistant athletic director (Nick Barello) and multiple certified/support staff hires and extracurricular volunteers: approved as presented, pending favorable background checks and paperwork. - Acceptance of resignations/retirements (Ashley Tuff and Lyle Selk): approved. - MOU with MEA on support staff summer hours: approved.
Ending: Several significant operational approvals cleared the board; the GAVC internet IGA failed and the larger GAVC capital IGA remains under negotiation.
