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Board votes: consulting contract, PTAB appeal resolution, fees, policies and capital contracts approved
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Evergreen Park ESD 124 Board of Education approved multiple agenda items including the Beyond Your Base engagement, audit acceptance, PTAB appeal response, registration fee schedule, policy updates and two HVAC contracts.
The Evergreen Park ESD 124 Board of Education approved multiple action items during its Jan. 22, 2025 regular meeting. Below are the items the board voted on and the recorded roll-call outcomes.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda A (monthly transaction reports, fund balance reports, expenditure and payroll projections for January 2025; minutes and closed-session tape destruction; personnel recommendations including FMLA and resignations): Approved by roll call (Doctor Michael Thomas, Rachel Merrick, David Shepherd, Lauren Dowden, Denise Jones, Michael Miller, Connie Klinsack — all recorded yes).
- Public engagement contract with Beyond Your Base (public engagement and public opinion research services; amount: $85,000): Approved by roll call (Doctor Michael Thomas, Rachel Merrick, David Shepherd, Lauren Dowden, Denise Jones, Michael Miller, Connie Klinsack — all recorded yes).
- Property tax appeal (PTAB) response regarding First Midwest Bank / Old National Bank appeals for tax years 2020–2022 (appeal seeks refunds; district to respond as outlined): Approved by roll call (Doctor Michael Thomas, Rachel Merrick, David Shepherd, Lauren Dowden, Denise Jones, Michael Miller, Connie Klinsack — all recorded yes).
- Registration and school fees for 2025–26 (fees remain at prior levels; early registration discount of 50% if families register by March 30, 2025): Approved by roll call (Doctor Michael Thomas, Rachel Merrick, David Shepherd, Lauren Dowden, Denise Jones, Michael Miller, Connie Klinsack — all recorded yes).
- Precision Control Systems contract for HVAC upgrades at Southwest (controls/humidity mitigation, $161,000): Approved by roll call (Doctor Michael Thomas, Rachel Merrick, David Shepherd, Lauren Dowden, Denise Jones, Michael Miller, Connie Klinsack — all recorded yes).
- Precision Control Systems contract for Southeast HVAC replacement (central chilled-water plant and digital controls, $3,040,000): Approved by roll call (Doctor Michael Thomas, Rachel Merrick, David Shepherd, Lauren Dowden, Denise Jones, Michael Miller, Connie Klinsack — all recorded yes).
- Second reading and adoption of revised board policies (multiple policy numbers listed on agenda): Approved by roll call (all recorded yes).
- Resolution in support of Illinois Vision 2030: Approved by roll call (all recorded yes).
The meeting’s roll calls listed each board member by name for each vote and recorded unanimous approval for the items listed above. Where the transcript did not specify the individual who moved or seconded a motion, the motion/second was recorded in the minutes as "motion" and "second" without a named mover; roll-call votes followed.
