Board approves consent agenda, financials, grants and rec-mill requests; wellness policy passes first reading

The Albany County School District #1 Board of Trustees approved multiple motions during its February meeting, including consent items, financial reports, grants reporting and rec-mill requests. The board also took the meeting into executive session and returned to approve a stipulated agreement.

Consent agenda and early graduation Trustees voted to approve the agenda and consent agenda, which included minutes from January meetings, personnel recommendations, a Whiting High School and Rock River student trip to New Orleans and early-graduation requests identified by staff as credit-audit approvals. An unnamed trustee moved the motion; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor.

Monthly financial reports and audit update Trustees approved the monthly financial reports, including requests to consider payment of bills and preauthorization of payroll, insurance, utilities and automatic payments. The board was told the district has completed its audit cycle and that auditors reported no new findings for the current year; staff said the single remaining audit-ticket item is a fixed-assets inventory to be addressed before the next audit cycle.

Federal and state grants The board approved the federal and state grants financial report. Staff reported that the district submitted first-wave ESSER reports on time and that Perkins end-of-year reporting was submitted and accepted with only two findings (one already corrected). Staff read the district's continuous public notice of nondiscrimination at the meeting to document corrective-action steps tied to a Perkins desk-audit finding.

REc mill requests Trustees approved the district's rec-mill grant applications recommended for approval by district staff and disclosed four applications that had been denied. Staff said the district-sponsored total recommended for approval was about $153,386.59; staff noted some denials were because proposed work was covered in another budget (major maintenance). The board moved and approved staff recommendations; final awards will be determined by the rec-mill board when it meets with county and city applicants.

Wellness policy first reading Trustees approved Policy 4045 (wellness) on first reading. District staff said the policy was updated to reflect the Wyoming Department of Education template and to address beverage standards previously missing from the policy. The motion to approve the first reading passed.

Executive session and stipulated agreement Trustees moved into executive session for personnel, litigation and student-discipline matters under Wyoming statute. After reconvening, trustees voted to approve a stipulated agreement.

Votes at a glance - Motion to approve agenda and consent items: moved, seconded; outcome: approved. - Motion to approve monthly financial reports and preauthorization of payments: moved, seconded; outcome: approved. - Motion to approve federal and state grants financial report: moved, seconded; outcome: approved. - Motion to approve ACSD1 rec-mill recommendations (district-sponsored requests totaling approximately $153,386.59; four applications denied): moved, seconded; outcome: approved; final awards subject to rec-mill board deliberations. - Motion to approve Policy 4045 (wellness) on first reading: moved, seconded; outcome: approved. - Motion to adjourn to executive session (personnel, litigation, student discipline): moved, seconded; outcome: approved. - Motion to approve stipulated agreement after executive session: moved, seconded; outcome: approved.

The board did not record a roll-call vote listing individual trustee votes on these items in the public transcript; voice votes were recorded as "aye."