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Votes at a glance: Merrill Area School District board actions, Jan. 15, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions at the Merrill Area School District board meeting on Jan. 15, 2025, including approvals of open enrollment capacity, Head Start waiver, administrator contracts, donations and the consent agenda; several items were approved by voice vote and some will return to the board for final contract approval.
At its regular meeting Jan. 15, 2025, the Merrill Area School District Board of Education took several procedural and financial actions. Most motions were approved by voice vote and will appear in the minutes; the board did not record roll-call tallies in the meeting transcript for these items.
Head Start Transportation Waiver Motion: Approve the Head Start Transportation Waiver as stated in the agenda. (Motion by a board member identified in the transcript as "Knobs"; second by Ron Liberty.) Outcome: Motion carries by voice vote.
Open Enrollment and Classroom Capacity for Pupils with Disabilities Motion: Approve classroom capacity for open enrollment purposes and not deny students with disabilities based on space for the 2025–2026 open enrollment period. (Motion by Ron Liberty; second by Mike Wornisher.) Outcome: Motion carries by voice vote.
Administrator and Superintendent Contracts (2025–2027) Motion: Approve the 2025–2027 administrator contracts and the 2025–2027 superintendent contract as presented. (Motion by Ron Liberty; second by Mike Wornisher.) Outcome: Motion carries by voice vote.
Fiscal Year 24 Annual Financial Audit Motion: Move to table the fiscal year 24 annual financial audit due to incomplete audit information. (Motion by Brett Waller; second by [named as] Nubs.) Outcome: Motion carries by voice vote; audit to be brought back when materials are complete.
Donations (individual motions pulled from agenda) - Incredible Bank donated $3,000 for the Washington Lighted Schoolhouse (motion carried by voice vote). - Laura Lucia Lee and Eric Lee donated $25,100 to be used as needed at the specified school (motion carried by voice vote). - Lincoln County ARC donated $3,000 for Special Olympics (motion carried by voice vote). The district followed Policy 7230 for donations exceeding the administrative threshold; each donation was presented separately to the board.
Consent Agenda Motion: Approve consent agenda items a–d, including minutes of Dec. 18, 2024 and Jan. 7, 2025; claims, vouchers and receipts totaling $2,980,422.59; donations totaling $15,634; and the attached personnel report (contingent on contract/lease satisfaction as specified). (Motion by Ron Liberty; second by Jacqueline Gremler.) Outcome: Motion carries with one abstention noted on the Dec. 18 meeting minutes; personnel report includes corrected years of service noted by staff (years of service updated to nine where packet previously showed seven).
Next steps and notes - Several items (notably the recommended transportation contractor) were advanced as recommendations and will return to the board for final contract approval after negotiations. - The fiscal-year audit was tabled pending receipt of required audit materials.
