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Votes at a glance: Jan. 27 Ralston Public Schools Board meeting
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda, equipment and policy items, a maintenance truck purchase and an increase to a voluntary separation levy; tally details were recorded during roll calls in the meeting.
The Ralston Public Schools Board of Education recorded several formal motions and votes during its Jan. 27 meeting. Following is a concise list of actions and outcomes as recorded in the public meeting.
Votes at a glance
1) Motion: Approve consent agenda items as presented. - Mover/Second: Liz (mover); Samantha (second) - Vote record: Missus Richards — Aye; Missus Hupp — Aye; Missus Moody — Aye; Missus Coomer — Aye; Missus Kress — Aye; Missus Ward — Aye. - Tally: yes 7 / outcome: approved
2) Motion: Approve purchase of an F-250 XL maintenance truck and B-blade snow plow from Woodhouse Ford as presented. - Mover/Second: motion and second on the record (names not specified in transcript segment). - Vote record: Missus Powell — Aye; Missus Richards — Aye; Missus Krauss — Aye; Missus Willie — Aye; Miss Bernie — Aye; Missus Coomer — Aye. - Tally: yes 7 / outcome: approved
3) Motion: Approve policy 50064 (exchange students) per recommendation of policy service. - Mover/Second: on the record (names provided during meeting). - Vote record: Missus Rodey — Aye; Missus Prowse — Aye; Missus Richards — Aye; Missus Kummer — Aye; Missus Willey — Aye; Missus Hupp — Aye. - Tally: yes 7 / outcome: approved
4) Motion: Approve policy 3012 (school meal program and meal charges) per recommendation of policy service. - Vote record: unanimous aye calls recorded during roll call. - Outcome: approved
5) Motion: Approve policy 505009 (adult education) per recommendation of policy service. - Vote record: unanimous aye calls recorded during roll call. - Outcome: approved
6) Motion: Approve removal/revision of policy 5021 (photograph and video) per recommendation of policy service. - Vote record: unanimous aye calls recorded during roll call. - Outcome: approved (policy removal recommended by service)
7) Motion: Approve amended 2024–2025 voluntary separation resolution (increase from $250,000 to $271,000) to fund retirements as presented. - Mover/Second: motion and second recorded (names on transcript) - Clarification: Staff said the levy used to fund the voluntary separation is a separate levy calculation outside the district's general levy and will not take effect until the next levy cycle; district must show five-year savings from separations for the program. - Outcome: approved
Notes on votes and procedures: roll-call aye calls were captured in public meeting audio; the transcript shows unanimous approval for the listed policy and procurement items. Where a full roll-call list was not explicitly read in the transcript excerpt, the meeting recorded successive "Aye" calls at roll-call and the chair declared motions passed.
Requests for more detail on individual vote records or official minutes should be directed to district clerk or the superintendent's office.
